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Awards for Excellence in Private Equity Europe 2008

2nd April 2008

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SHORTLIST

Benelux Private Equity Firm of the Year

Bencis Capital Partners
Candover
Cinven
Egeria
Gilde Buyout Partners
Warburg Pincus
Waterland Private Equity Investments

Central & Eastern European Private Equity Firm of the Year

Advent International
Baring Vostock Capital Partners
Enterprise Investors
Lion Capital
Mid Europa Partners
Mint Capital
Pamplona Capital Management

French Private Equity Firm of the Year

Activa Capital
AXA Private Equity
Butler Capital Partners
Eurazeo
LBO France
PAI Partners
Sagard

German Private Equity Firm of the Year

Advent International
Allianz Capital Partners
Baird Capital Partners
EQT
KKR
Nordwind Capital
Orlando Management
Quadriga Capital

Mediterranean Private Equity Firm of the Year

Clessidra
Gala Capital
Giza Venture Capital
Investitori Associati
Marfin Investment Group
Mercapital
The Carlyle Group

Nordic Private Equity Firm of the Year

Altor Equity Partners
Capman
EQT
Ferd Private Equity
Industri Kapital
Nordic Capital
Ratos
Segulah

UK & Ireland Private Equity Firm of the Year

Cinven
Graphite Capital
HgCapital
LGV
KKR
PPM Capital
Terra Firma Capital Partners

MENA Private Equity Firm of the Year

Abraaj Capital
Arcapita
Citadel Capital
Dubai International Capital
Gulf Finance House
Investcorp
Istithmar
Ithmar Capital

European Large Buyout Firm of the Year

Apax Partners
Cinven
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice
CVC Capital Partners
KKR
Permira
The Blackstone Group
The Carlyle Group

European Mid-market Firm of the Year

3i
Advent International
AXA Private Equity
Bridgepoint
Candover
EQT
Industri Kapital
Mid Europa Partners

European Venture Capital Firm of the Year

Abingworth
Amadeus Capital Partners
Balderton Capital Management
Coller Capital
Index Ventures
Sofinnova
SV Life Sciences
Wellington Partners

European Exit of the Year

Argenta: Advent International
BTC: Novator/Advent International
Capital Safety Group: Electra Partners LLP
Computer Software Group / Iris: Hg Capital
Intelsat: Apollo Management, Madison Dearborn, Permira, Apax Partners
MySQL: Balderton Capital Management/Index Ventures
Taminco: Alpinvest
Tognum: EQT
Brakes: Clayton Dubilier & Rice

European Fundraising of the Year

Apax Partners
Balderton Capital Management
Bridges Ventures
Coller Capital
Graphite Capital
Industri Kapital
Marfin Investment Group
Terra Firma Capital Partners

European Investment of the Year

Aibel: Ferd Private Equity
Alliance Boots: KKR
Hyatt Regency: BC Partners
One: Mid Europa
Primacom: Aletheia Partners
ProSiebenSat.1: KKR/Permira
Stork: Candover
UN RoRo: KKR

European Mezzanine House of the Year

Accession Mezzanine Capital
European Capital
Goldman Sachs
GSC Group
Hutton Collins
Intermediate Capital Group
Park Square Capital

European Private Equity Infrastructure Firm of the Year

3i
AIG Global Investment Group
Babcock & Brown
Colonial First State
Deutsche Bank
Global Infrastructure Partners
Macquarie
Star Capital

European Private Equity Personality of the Year

Damon Buffini
Sir Ronald Cohen
Nicholas Ferguson
Martin Halusa
Johannes Huth
Jon Moulton
Philip Yea

European Real Estate Private Equity Firm of the Year

Benson Elliot Capital Management
Brockton Capital
Doughty Hanson
The Carlyle Group
The Blackstone Group
Three Delta

European Restructuring Firm of the Year

Alchemy Partners
Cerberus Capital Management
Cognetas
Endless
Nordwind Capital
Oaktree Capital Management
Orlando
Sun Capital Partners

European Secondaries House of the Year

Arcis Capital
AlpInvest
Campbell Lutyens
Coller Capital
Goldman Sachs
Hamilton Lane
HarbourVest
Lexington Partners
Pantheon Ventures
Vision Capital

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