Winners 2011

 
The 2011 Private Equity Exchange Awards winners and laureates were:
 
     LPs Awards
     Management Awards
     France Awards

Category: LPs Awards


Best Institutional Investors, Regional Strategy 2011

Ex Aequo Winners: Adveq (click here for more information) & Akina (click here for more information)

Nominees distinguished:

  • Alpha Associates
  • Amanda Capital
  • AP-Fonden 6
  • Aviva Investors
  • Idinvest Partners
  • Pictet & Cie
  • Scottish Widows Investment Partnership
  • Sofina
  • Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company

  

Best Institutional Investors, Global Strategy 2011
 
Winner: ATP Private Equity (click here for more information)
 
Nominees distinguished:
 
  • Access Capital Partners
  • CalPERS
  • CalSTRS
  • Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
  • Credit Suisse Asset Management
  • Goldamn Sachs AIMS Private Equity Group
  • Government of Singapore Investments Corporation
  • HarbourVest
  • Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners
  • Swiss Re Private Equity Partners
  • Wellcome Trust
 
Best Secondaries fund 2011
 
Ex Aequo Winners: AXA Private Equity (click here for more information) & Coller Capital (click here for more information)
 
Nominees distinguished:
 
  • Adams Street Partners
  • AlpInvest
  • Goldman Sachs AIMS Private Equity Group
  • Greenpark Capital
  • HarbourVest
  • Lexington Partners
  • LGT Capital Partners
  • Newbury Partners
  • Pantheon
  • Partners Group
 
Category: Management Awards

Best Management Team / MBOs 2011
 
Winner: Securitas Direct (click here for more information)
 
Nominees distinguished:
 
  • CBP Prevoyance
  • Cegos Group
  • Converteam
  • Geoservices
  • Gerflor
  • Gruppo Coin
  • Hyva
  • Pets at Home
  • Picard
  • Saverglass
  
Best Build Up in tandem with LBO Funds 2011
 
Ex Aequo Winners: Go Voyages (click here for more information) & Médi-Partenaires (click here for more information)
 
Nominees distinguished:
 
  • Carewatch
  • Civica
  • Histoire d’Or-Marc Orian (Thom Europe)
  • Kiloutou
  • Lux Med
  • Merlin Entertainments
  • Spie
  • Trescal
 
Category: France Awards

 Best French Small and Lower Mid-Market LBO Fund 2011
 
Ex Aequo Winners: Activa Capital (click here for more information) & Argos Soditic (click here for more information)
 
Nominees distinguished:
 
  • Acto Capital
  • Ciclad
  • Crédit Agricole Private Equity
  • Hexagone (LBO France)
  • MBO Partenaires
  • Montefiore
  • NiXen
   
Best French Mid and Upper Mid-Market LBO Fund 2011
 
Winner: Astorg Partners (click here for more information)
 
Nominees distinguished:
 
  • 21 Centrale Partners
  • Abenex Capital
  • Apax Partners
  • Astorg Partners
  • AXA Private Equity
  • Chequers Capital Partners
  • Equistone Partners Europe
  • Groupe Alpha
  • IK Investment Partners
  • Qualium Investissement
   
Best French Large LBO Fund 2011
 
Winner: PAI Partners (click here for more information)
 
Nominees distinguished:
 
  • BC Partners
  • Bridgepoint Capital
  • Cinven Limited
  • Eurazeo
  • LBO France
  • PAI Partners
  • Wendel
 
  Best French Turnaround LBO Fund 2011
 
Ex Aequo Winners: Caravelle (click here for more information) & Butler Capital (click here for more information)
 
Nominees distinguished:
 
  • HIG Capital France
  • Oaktree Capital France
  • Verdoso Industry
 
Category: National Awards

Best German LBO Fund 2011
 
Winner: Deutsch Beteiligungs (click here for more information)
 
Nominees distinguished:
 
  • Auctus Capital
  • Capital Management Partners
  • Capiton AG
  • Halder
  • Equita Management GmbH
  • Hannover Finanz GmbH
  • Steadfast Capital
  • Triton Partners 
  
Best Nordic LBO Fund 2011
 
Winner: EQT Partners (click here for more information)
 
Nominees distinguished:
 
  • Altor Equity Partners
  • HitecVision
  • Litorina
  • Nordic Capital
  • Priveq Investments
  • Procuritas Partners
  • Segulah
  • Triton Partners
  • Valedo 
 
Best Italian LBO Fund 2011
 
Winner: 21 Investimenti (click here for more information)
 
Nominees distinguished:
 
  • BC Partners
  • Clessidra
  • InvestIndustrial
  • Permira
  • Private Equity Partners
  • Stirling Square Capital
  • Wise SGR
  • Xenon
   
Best Spanish LBO Fund 2011
 
Winner: Corpfin Capital (click here for more information)
 
Nominees distinguished:
 
  • Diana Capital
  • Dinamia Capital Privado
  • GED Iberian Private Equity
  • InvestIndustrial
  • MCH Partners
  • Mercapital
  • Nazca 
 
Best UK LBO Fund 2011
 
Ex Aequo Winners: HgCapital (click here for more information) & Inflexion (click here for more information)
 
Nominees distinguished:
 
  • Apax Partners
  • Bridgepoint Capital
  • Charterhouse Capital Partners
  • CVC Capital Partners
  • Equistone Partners Europe
  • HgCapital
  • Inflexion Private Equity
  • Lion Capital
  • Montagu Private Equity
  • Permira
 
Category: Paneuropean Awards

Best European Mid-Market LBO Fund 2011
 
Ex Aequo Winners: Advent International (click here for more information) & Equistone Partners Europe (click here for more information)
 
Nominees distinguished:
 
  • 3i
  • Advent International
  • Altor Equity Partners
  • Alpha Group
  • AXA Private Equity
  • Bridgepoint Capital
  • Lion Capital
  • Rhone Capital
  • Waterland Private Equity Investments
  
Best European Large LBO Fund 2011
 
Ex Aequo Winners: BC Partners (click here for more information) & Cinven (click here for more information)
 
Nominees distinguished:
 
  • Apax Partners
  • Charterhouse
  • CVC Capital Partners
  • EQT Partners
  • PAI Partners
  • Permira
  • The Carlyle Group
   
Best European Turnaround Investor 2011
 
Winner: Oaktree (click here for more information)
 
Nominees distinguished:
 
  • Apollo Management
  • Caravelle
  • Endless
  • Rutland Partners
  • Sun European Partners
  • TowerBrook Capital Partners
   
Best European Fundraising and Investor Relations 2011
 
Winner: Astorg (click here for more information)
 
Nominees distinguished:
 
  • Argos Soditic
  • Auctus
  • Chequers Capital
  • EQT Partners
  • HgCapital
  • Inflexion Private Equity
  • LGT Capital Partners
  • Montagu Private Equity
  • Waterland Private Equity Investments 
 
Category: US Awards

Best US Large LBO Fund 2011
 
Winner: Bain Capital (click here for more information)
 
Nominees distinguished:
 
  • Blackstone Group
  • Clayton Dubilier & Rice      
  • First Reserve Corporation
  • Goldman Sachs Capital Partners
  • Hellman & Friedman
  • Kohlberg Kravis & Roberts
  • Texas Pacific Group Capital
  • The Carlyle Group
  
Best US Mid-Market LBO Fund 2011
 
Winner: Berkshire Partners (click here for more information)
 
Nominees distinguished:
 
  • American Securities
  • GTCR Golder Rauner
  • Kelso & Company
  • Leonard Green & Partners
  • Madison Deaborn Partners
  • New Mountain Capital
  • The Riverside Company
  • TA Associates
  • Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe
  
Best US Turnaround Investor 2011
 
Winner: TowerBrook Capital Partners (click here for more information)
 
Nominees distinguished:
 
  • Apollo Management
  • Cerberus
  • GI Partners
  • Matlin Patterson
  • Oaktree Capital Management
  • Sun Capital Partners
  • WL Ross & Co. LLC
 
Category: Emerging countries Awards

Best Emerging Countries Private Equity Fund 2011
 
Winner: Turkven (click here for more information)
 
Special distinction: Emerging Capital Partners (click here for more information)
 
Nominees distinguished:
 
  • Actis
  • Advent
  • Affinity Equity Partners
  • BTG Pactual
  • Citadel Capital
  • EFG Hermès
  • Navis Capital Partners
  • Patria Investimentos
  • Southern Cross Group
  
Best Russian, Central & Eastern Europe Private Equity Fund 2011
 
Winner: Baring Vostok (click here for more information)
 
Nominees distinguished:
 
  • 3 TS Capital Partners
  • Abris Capital Partners
  • Enterprise Investors
  • Horizon Capital
  • Mid Europa Partners
  • Penta Investments
  • Russia Partners 
 
Category: Personality of the year

Winner: Dominique Senequier, CEO, AXA PRIVATE EQUITY
 
 

 

 

 

Platine sponsors

  • Alix Partners
  • PwC
  • Bonn Steichen & Partners
  • Leonardo & Co

Hosting Sponsors

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  • HIG Capital
  • HIG Whitehorse
  • KPMG
  • Gide Loyrette Nouel
  • Allen & Overy
  • Scotto & Associés
  • Flichy Grangé Avocats
  • Creative value
  • Crédit Mutuel - CIC
  • Alvarez & Marsal
  • Callisto Finance
  • TAJ société d'avocats
  • Fontenay Managers
  • Natixis
  • Landwell & Associés
  • Fitch Ratings
  • DealMarket
  • Paul Hastings
  • S&P Capital IQ
  • Skillcapital
  • Vistra
  • De Pardieu Brocas Maffei
  • Perceva
  • Legance
  • Pictet
  • Ober & Beerens
  • Vandenbulke
  • Sedlo Jimenez Lunz Clément
  • Banque Privée 1818
  • Altius - Tiberghien
  • SGG
  • Qualium Investissement
  • Credit Suisse
  • Trans Consult International
  • Vintageandco
  • Champagne Jacquart
  • Jaguar
  • Rhum Clément

Media & institutions

  • HEC
  • Wharton
  • Kellogg
  • Revue Banque
  • Europlace
  • Insol Europe
  • FUSACQ
  • Closing Circle
  • Limited Partner
  • LPEQ