AES wins four Queen's Awards For Enterprise
3i portfolio company AES Engineering Ltd has received the Queen’s Award for Enterprise: Sustainable Development 2009 and the Queen’s Award for Enterprise: Innovation 2009. In addition, their Belfast subsidiary, AESSEAL (MCK) Ltd applied for and has been granted two Queen’s Awards for Enterprise; for International Trade 2009 and Innovation 2009. This is the first time a Northern Irish company has received two Queen’s Awards in a single year. To date, AES has now been awarded 11 Queen's Awards for Enterprise.
We'd like to add our congratulations to the team at AES for their outstanding success.
For more information about AESSEAL and details of previous industry awards for CSR and Management, click here.
Private Equity International Awards
3i has been voted 'The best Private Equity firm in the UK' by readers of Private Equity International.
This follows last year's successful awards where 3i was voted 'European mid-market firm of the year' and Editor's Choice 'mid-market firm of the year'. The awards, which recognise the private equity industry's achievements in the year 2008, are featured in the PEI annual review, published in Spring 2009.
The award will be presented at The 2009 Global Winners’ Celebration, on the evening of 4th June 2009 at the V&A museum, London.
Sunday Times Buyout Track 100
Six 3i portfolio companies have been named in the Sunday Times Buyout Track 100 list for 2009. The annual league table ranks Britain's 100 private equity backed companies with the fastest growing profits measured over the latest two years of available figures.
In addition, two of our Growth Capital portfolio companies were presented with awards at the Sunday Times Buyout Track 100 owners and directors dinner in March.
Foster + Partners, the renowned architect firm was named 'fastest growing company' and SLR, a world leader in environmental consulting was awarded 'best management team'.
Also listed in the Buyout Track 100 list for 2009 were 3i Buyouts investments Civica, Ultralase and Radius and 3i investment Thomas Vale.
Click here to download and read the PDF of the Sunday Times supplement which includes the full list and a brief description of each company.
Acquisitions Monthly Awards 2009
3i has won mid-market private equity firm of the year in the 2009 Acquisitions Monthly awards. Widely acknowledged as the M&A industry's premier event, the awards are decided by a combination of pitch submissions, the editorial team’s research and the views of external judges.
3i wins Mid-Market Buyout House of the Year
3i's consistent winning run of industry awards continued in November 2008, when it was voted Mid Market House of the Year at the British Private Equity Awards. The judges noted that:
"Synonymous with the mid-market, 3i won kudos for “retaining its strategy” in today’s market." What also impressed judges was 3i’s in-house banking team. Established in 2005, the team helps 3i to be strongly placed among the increasingly fragile international banking community. In addition, it was noted that: "The group's global network is among the most impressive in the industry, and that puts its target companies in a strong position to utilise countless synergies".
The British Private Equity Awards are managed by Unquote" and celebrate excellence and innovation in the dynamic UK private equity sector.
AES wins CIMA award for CSR
The CIMA judges stated that: "AES is a fantastic example of a small business making a significant contribution to its local community – and the wider environment."
Rotherham-based business, AES, is a small firm with a big vision to be a CSR role model. It has gone out of its way to meet the highest quality standards and ensure that these standards are fully integrated into its management philosophy, systems and the decision making process. In so doing, the company has reduced its carbon footprint by 75%. The company's CEO is the principal architect and driver behind the firm’s wetlands wildlife sanctuary project which is located at the company’s headquarters. This has the dual role of diverting water during flash flooding and providing a sanctuary for wildlife.
For more about AES, click here.
3i and NORMA Group receive Maetova award
3i and NORMA Group received the Maetova-Award for "The most successful succession solution with private equity for small to medium-sized businesses" on 4 November 2008.
The Maetova-Award
The award was presented by Deloitte in cooperation with two universities and a leading German business magazine, and honours successful partnerships with private equity firms and investment companies. Maetova stands for Mergers Acquisitions and Equity to Value.
For more information about NORMA Group, click here.
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The Private Equity Awards 2008
Further reinforcing its position as a world leader in private equity, 3i has won House of the Year and Large Deal of the Year (NCP*) at the annual Private Equity Awards, hosted by RealDeals and BVCA. The judging panel acknowledged 3i's 'seminal' year, including investment of over £1.2bn and the successful launch of 3i Quoted Private Equity Limited. For NCP, the judges were impressed by the cleverly structured finance package, the increase in employee numbers and the subsequent sale of half the business, with 3i retaining the high-growth NCP Services.
*NCP rebranded itself as NSL in April 2009.
Danish Venture Capital & Private Equity Association: Awards 2008
Congratulations to 3i Copenhagen who have been awarded Deal of the Year, for the 2007 realisation of Danish marine valve manufacturer Damcos. The judges considered how the 3i team had contributed to the strategic development of the company, making particular note of the fact that international growth was achieved with no reduction in the Danish workforce.