The Private Equity Awards are the oldest, most respected accolades bestowed on the industry and those that advise it. Our Private Equity Awards ceremony recognises Europe's very best private equity transactions and most successful firms and advisers.

We are pleased to announce the shortlists for the Deal of the Year and House of the Year categories. 

Congratulations to all! 

Shortlists:

Central and Eastern European Deal of the Year

3TS Capital Partners for SalesManago

Advent International for InPost

BaltCap for Ecoservice

Black Pearls for Skyrise.tech

MCI for Pigu

Resource Partners for Maczfit

Value4Capital for Shoper

DACH Deal of the Year

Afinum for Garz & Fricke Group

Apax Partners for Unilabs

Astorg for Autoform

Beyond Capital Partners for Sysob IT-Unternehmensgruppe

Capiton for Engelmann Sensor GmbH

Main Capital for b+m Group 

Nord Holding for Engelmann Sensor GmbH

Triton for Meine Radiologie Holding GmbH

Ufenau Capital Partners for Swiss IT Security Group

France and Benelux Deal of the Year

Activa Capital for Alliance Etiquettes

Charterhouse Capital Partners for Cooper

Eurazeo for Orolia

Eurazeo for Intech 

Eurazeo for IM Global Partner 

Kennet Capital, Goldman Sachs for Nuxeo

Sliverfleet Capital for Coventya 

Mediterranean Deal of the Year

Ambienta for Nactarome

Apax France for Business Integration Partners (BIP)

Arta Capital for Alvinesa Natural Ingredients

Corpfin Capital for Secna Natural Ingredients

EQT for Igenomix

InvestIndustrial for Polynt-Reichhold/Speciality Chemicals

InvestIndustrial for GeneraLife (Universal Clinics)

Itago for ISA Altanova Group

Nordic Deal of the Year

FSN Capital for EET A/S

Nordic Capital for Cary Group

Procuritas for Pierce Group

Procuritas for SOFACOMPANY

Procuritas for Dantherm Group

Summa Equity for Sortera

Summa Equity for Lakers

Triton Partners for Polygon Holding AB

Verdance for Desenio 

UK Upper Mid-cap Deal of the year

Caledonia Investments for Deep Sea Electronics (DSE)

Exponent for Dennis

Exponent for Moonpig

Graphite Capital for U-POL

Inflexion for Bollington Wilson

Inflexion for Medivet

Livingbridge, Charme for Witherslack Group

MML for Waystone 

Permira for Dr Martens 

UK Lower Mid-cap Deal of the year

Calculus Capital for ActiveOps

CBPE for Xceptor

Connection Capital, Mobeus for Virgin Wines

FPE Capital for TNP

Inflexion for Halo Technnology

Mayfair Equity Partners for Seraphine 

Phoenix Equity Partners for Sygnature Discovery

Synova for Tonic Games

Tenzing for Smoothwall

UK Small Deal of the Year (EV on entry less than €25m)

BGF and Octopus Ventures for Semaphone

Causeway Capital Partners for In the Style

Encore Capital for Third Space

Foresight for Hedges Direct Group

NVM for Music Magpie

Rockpool Investments for Outright Games

YFM Equity Partners for Deep Secure

YFM Equity Partners for FourNet

HOUSE OF THE YEAR

Continential Regional House of the Year

Activa Capital

Apax Partners France

Astorg

BaltCap

Capza

DBAG

Litorina Capital

Procuritas

Summa Equity

Global House of the Year

Advent International

Bain Capital

Carlyle Group

CVC Capital Partners

EQT

KKR

Permira

TA Associates

Pan European House of the Year

Ardian

Equistone

Eurazeo

IK Partners

Nordic Capital

Triton

Verdane

Waterland

Special Situations House of the Year

Alchemy Partners

Aurelius

Endless

HVD Partners

Inspirit Capital

Intriva Capital

R Capital

Rutland Partners

Zetland Capital

UK House of the Year

August Equity

Endless

Foresight

Inflexion

LDC

Livingbridge

MML

Palatine Private Equity

Synova