MTA 2012: South West & Wales shortlist
The BVCA is pleased to announce the shortlisted candidates for the BVCA Management Team Awards 2012 for the South West of England & Wales, sponsored by Clearwater Corporate Finance.
This regional shortlist is the first stage on a path which climaxes at the national awards ceremony on July 5 in London. From this shortlist winners in each category will be selected by our expert judging panel and all of those will then be entered into the national final. There are a total of six regions: Scotland & Northern Ireland, North East, North West, Midlands, South West & Wales, and London & South East.
The BVCA Management Team Awards is the successor to the Portfolio Company Awards. These are the only awards to celebrate the outstanding work of private equity and venture capital backed portfolio companies. For more information please click here.
Shortlist for Management Team Awards 2012- South West & Wales
Venture Capital-backed Management Team of the Year
Chromogenex Technologies - backed by Finance Wales
Excelerate Technology - backed by Finance Wales
Glasses Direct - backed by Index Ventures, Highland Capital Partners and Acton Capital Partners
NanoSight - backed by Shackleton Ventures and YFM Equity Partners
New Earth Solutions - backed by Impax Asset Management
Mid Market Private Equity-backed Management Team of the Year
A-Gas - backed by Growth Capital Partners (until April 2011), LDC (from April 2011)
Aim Aviation - backed by LDC
Wiggle - backed by ISIS Equity Partners (until December 2011), Bridgepoint (from December 2011)
Large Buyout Private Equity-backed Management Team of the Year
Merlin Entertainments - backed by The Blackstone Group
PHS Group - backed by Charterhouse
Warwick Chemicals - backed by CBPE Capital
Exit Management Team of the Year
A-Gas - backed by Growth Capital Partners
Bottlegreen - backed by Piper Private Equity
Wiggle - backed by ISIS Equity Partners
International Impact Management Team of the Year
A-Gas - backed by Growth Capital Partners (until April 2011), LDC (from April 2011)
Chromogenex Technologies - backed by Finance Wales
Merlin Entertainments - backed by The Blackstone Group
Wiggle - backed by ISIS Equity Partners (until December 2011), Bridgepoint (from December 2011)
Community & Environmental Action Award
Bluestone - backed by Finance Wales
New Earth Solutions - backed by Impax Asset Management
CEO of the Year
Stan Boland, Icera - backed by Accel Partners, Amadeus Capital Partners, Atlas Venture, Balderton Capital and DFJ Esprit (until May 2011)
Humphrey Cobbold, Wiggle - backed by ISIS Equity Partners (until December 2011), Bridgepoint (from December 2011)
Mark Edwards, Aim Aviation - backed by LDC
Peter McGuinness, Chromogenex Technologies - backed by Finance Wales
Notes to editor
- The British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (BVCA) is the industry body for the UK private equity and venture capital industry. The BVCA has approximately 520 member firms, representing the overwhelming number of UK-based private equity and venture capital firms and their advisers.