Recognising the best of European private equity

London Hilton on Park Lane
16th April 2013

About

Now in their twelfth year, the Real Deals Private Equity Awards are the oldest and most respected accolades bestowed on the private equity industry and those that advise it.

Working with Cass business school and a judging panel of leading industry practitioners, these Awards stand apart in both rigour and prestige and are the ones that GPs - and their advisers - really want to win.

Winners of the 2013 awards are now announced! Click on the categories below to find out who they are.

Categories

Select a category:

Adviser

Professional services

  • BDO
  • Deloitte
  • Ernst & Young
  • Grant Thornton
  • KPMG
  • PricewaterhouseCoopers
Winner - PricewaterhouseCoopers

Placement agent

  • Capstone Partners
  • Credit Suisse
  • MVision
  • Probitas
  • Rede Partners
  • UBS
Winner - Rede Partners

Bank

  • BNP Paribas
  • Deutsche Bank
  • HSBC
  • Lloyds
  • LCL le Crédit Lyonnais
  • Unicredit
Winner - Lloyds 

Sponsored by

Merrill Datasite

Regional corporate finance

  • Vienna Capital Partners (CEE)
  • Bucéphale Financial (France and Benelux)
  • Hauck & Aufhäuser (Germanics)
  • N+1 (Mediterranean)
  • SEB Enskilda (Nordics)
  • Catalyst Corporate Finance (UK)
Winner - Catalyst Corporate Finance 

Sponsored by

Pan-European law firm

  • Clifford Chance
  • CMS Cameron McKenna 
  • Latham & Watkins
  • Linklaters
  • Freshfields
  • SJ Berwin 
  • Travers Smith
Winner - Linklaters

Regional law firm

  • Schoenherr (CEE)
  • Gide Loyrette Nouel (France and Benelux)
  • P+P Pöllath + Partners (DACH)
  • Garrigues (Mediterranean)
  • Accura (Nordics)
  • Eversheds (UK)
Winner - Schoenherr

Fundraising and house of the year

House of the Year

  • HgCapital
  • Investindustrial
  • Advent International
  • Procuritas
  • HIG Europe
  • Dunedin
Winner - Investindustrial

Sponsored by

Secondaries House of the Year

  • Coller Capital
  • AXA Private Equity
  • HarbourVest Partners
  • Partners Group
  • Pomona Capital
  • Lexington Partners
Winner - AXA Private Equity

Fundraising of the year

  • Deutsche Beteiligungs for Dbag Fund VI
  • Isis Equity Partners for Isis V
  • Procuritas for PCI V
  • Better Capital for Better Capital Fund II
  • Advent International for GPE VII
  • Egeria for Egeria Private Equity Fund IV
Winner - Advent International for GPE VII

Sponsored by

Deal of the year

Central and Eastern Europe

  • Riverside Europe for MK Chimney
  • CVC Capital Partners for Starbev
  • Enterprise Investors for Zelmer
  • Mid Europa for Lux Med
Winner - Enterprise Investors for Zelmer

Sponsored by

OC&C Strategy Consultants

Mediterranean

  • N+1 for ZIV Aplicaciones y Tecnologia
  • Mercapital for Gasmedi
  • Investindustrial for Ducati
  • Aksia Group for Robuschi
Winner - Investindustrial for Ducati

DACH

  • Equistone Partners Europe for Global Blue
  • Bridgepoint for Aenova
  • Argantis for Frostkrone
  • Montagu Private Equity for BSN Medical
  • CapVest for United Coffee
  • Capvis Equity Partners for Bartec
Winner - Equistone Partners Europe for Global Blue

Nordics

  • Procuritas for Dackia
  • EQT Partners for Dako
  • FSN Capital Partners for VIA Travel
  • IK Investment Partners - Europris
  • Palamon Capital Partners - Espresso House
Winner - Palamon Capital Partners - Espresso House

Sponsored by

Baird

France & Benelux

  • Cinven and Warburg Pincus for Ziggo
  • Doughty Hanson for Norit
  • Milestone Partners for Cadum
  • Perfectis Private Equity for Romus
Winner - Milestone Partners for Cadum

UK (Exits with an enterprise value of less than €250m)

  • Nova Capital for Carbolite
  • LDC for Eveden
  • Sovereign Capital Partners for the National Fostering Agency
  • Lyceum Capital Partners for M&C Energy
  • Inflexion Private Equity for Harrington Brooks
  • Palatine Private Equity for Air Energi
Winner - Lyceum Capital Partners for M&C Energy

Sponsored by

Benchmark

Testimonial

The timings and organisation were spot on and you got through the formal business on the night very efficiently - leaving plenty of time for networking and socialising.

Garry Wilson, Endless LLP

Judges and process

Deal of the Year shortlists are assembled following research carried out by Real Deals and Cass Business School. Cass then undertakes further analysis and conducts in-depth interviews with each shortlisted candidate, before presenting their findings to an esteemed panel of judges for final deliberation.

House of the Year shortlists have been assessed in the same manner. Meanwhile, the Corporate Finance, Debt Provider, Professional Services, Placement Agent and Legal Adviser category shortlists are decided by through detailed interviews with more than 300 European private equity firms.

Nicolas Lanel

Nicolas Lanel

UBS

Chris Norman

Chris Norman

HSBC

Mounir Guen

Mounir Guen

Mvision

Scott Moeller

Scott Moeller

Cass Business School

Javier Loizaga

Javier Loizaga

Mercapital

John Holloway

John Holloway

European Investment Fund

Josyane Gold

Josyane Gold

SJ Berwin

Kathryn Baker

Kathryn Baker

Reiten & Co

George Anson

George Anson

Harbourvest

Ian Armitage

Ian Armitage

Ian Sale

Ian Sale

Lloyds Acquisition Finance

Thierry Baudon

Thierry Baudon

Mid Europa Partners

Amy Carroll

Amy Carroll

Real Deals