The Private Equity Awards are the oldest, most respected accolades bestowed on the industry and its advisers. Our Private Equity Awards ceremony recognises Europe's very best private equity transactions and most successful firms, and we are now pleased to announce the shortlists for the Deal of the Year and House of the Year categories. 

Congratulations to all! It now falls to a select group of outstanding PE professionals who will decide the winners when they convene for the judging panel in March.

Central and Eastern European Deal of the Year

Abris for Patent Co 
BaltCap for Vendon 
Resource Partners for Maced 
Target Global for Minit

DACH Deal of the Year

AURELIUS Equity Opportunities for AKAD University
CONSTELLATION CAPITAL for Swiss E-Mobility Group
Montagu for Universal Investment
NORD Holding for Bock Group
Oakley Capital for Contabo 
Ufenau Capital Partners for Altano
Ufenau Capital Partners for Corius AG

France and Benelux Deal of the Year

3i for Havea
Ardian for Trustteam Group
Eurazeo for Orolia Group
Kester Capital for Avania Clinical
Montagu for Arkopharma
Navis Capital Partners for B Medical Systems

Mediterranean Deal of the Year

Bravo Invest for MTW Holding 
CVC Capital Partners for Sisal Group
Diana Capital for Gransolar
Ergon Capital for Palex
GED CAPITAL for VITRO
InvestCorp for Dainese SpA
Magnum Industrial Partners for Aire Networks
NB Renaissance for Biolchim

Nordic Deal of the Year

Accent Equity for Oral Care
Accent Equity for Scandinavian Cosmetics Group
Adelis Equity Partners for Säkra
Battery Ventures for Forterro
Summa Equity for EcoOnline
Triton Partners for Ewellix
Verdane Advisors for Scanmarket

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

August Equity for Amtivo
Chiltern Capital for VIMA Group
Foresight Group for Codeplay Software
Pelican Capital for Wheelhouse Advisors
Pelican Capital for YourParkingSpace
Synova for Mintec
WestBridge for bChannels

UK Lower-mid cap Deal of the Year (EV on entry of €25-100m)

Battery Ventures for Sample Prep Technologies
BGF for St Pierre Groupe
Endless for BSW Timber
Equistone Partners Europe for OneOcean
Inflexion Private Equity for Virgin Experience Days
Motive Partners for Global Shares
Soho Square Capital for Technical Fire Safety Group
Tenzing for CitNOW Group

UK Upper-mid cap Deal of the Year (EV on entry of €100m+)

CVC Capital Partners for Theramex
ECI Partners for MiQ
Inflexion Private Equity for Alcumus
Inflexion Private Equity for Phenna Group
Livingbridge EP for Network Plus Group
Nordic Capital for The Binding Site
Phoenix Equity Partners for Forest Holidays

Venture Capital/Growth Deal of the Year (EV on entry of less than €25m) 

Augmentum Fintech and MMC Ventures for Interactive Investor
Beringea for Zoovu
Connection Capital for Tempcover
IQ Capital for TMG 
Summit Partners for ViroClinincs

Continental Regional House of the Year

Accent Equity
CAPZA
Ergon Capital 
FSN Capital
NB Renaissance
Summa Equity
Ufenau Capital Partners AG

Global House of the Year

Advent International
Apax Partners
Apollo Global Management
CVC Capital Partners
Hg
Investcorp
TA Associates

Pan-European House of the Year

Ardian
Astorg
Equistone Partners Europe
Ergon Capital 
Eurazeo 
Nordic Capital

Special Situations House of the Year

Endless
HVD Partners 
Inspirit 
Zetland Capital Partners 

UK Small-cap House of the Year (EV on entry of less than €25m)

Chiltern Capital
Enact
Foresight Group
FPE Capital
Pelican Capital 

UK Mid-cap House of the Year (EV on entry of more than €25m)

Bowmark Capital
ECI Partners
Inflexion Private Equity
LDC
Montagu
Synova
WestBridge

Venture Capital/Growth House of the Year

Connection Capital
DN Capital
IQ Capital
MMC Ventures
Octopus Ventures
Summit Partners
Target Global