AVCJ Awards 2023 - voting has closed
Voting for the 2023 AVCJ Private Equity & Venture Capital Awards has now closed. Many thanks to all those who participated.
The results will be announced at a presentation dinner in Hong Kong on November 13. For full information on the awards process and the shortlisted nominees, please visit the AVCJ Awards website (https://community.ionanalytics.com/avcj-awards-2023).
The region’s PE and VC community has a 50% say in the result, with the panel of industry judges that has already made recommendations as to the composition of the shortlists accounting for the other 50%.
As in previous years, voting is not limited to AVCJ subscribers but participants must register - providing name, company and contact details - so as to avoid vote packing. No more than 10 votes will be accepted from employees of a single firm.
Three categories are not subject to a public vote. The Operational Value Add Award and the Responsible Investment Award are presented at the discretion of the AVCJ Editorial Board with substantial input from separate judging panels of industry professionals with expertise in those fields. Meanwhile, the AVCJ Special Achievement Award is presented solely at the discretion of the AVCJ Editorial Board.
Relying on industry recommendations and input from the judging panel, the AVCJ Editorial Board drew up the following nominee shortlists:
FUNDRAISING OF THE YEAR – VENTURE CAPITAL
• Blackbird Ventures Fund V (Blackbird Ventures)
• Globis Fund VII (Globis Capital Partners)
• Matrix Partners China VII (Matrix Partners China)
• Monolith Venture Fund I (Monolith Management)
• Nexus Ventures VII (Nexus Venture Partners)
FUNDRAISING OF THE YEAR – MID-CAP
(FUND SIZE - BELOW USD 2BN)
• Advantage Partners VII (Advantage Partners)
• ChrysCapital IX (ChrysCapital Partners)
• Dymon Asia Private Equity Fund III (Dymon Asia Private Equity)
• Growtheum Capital Partners SEA Fund I (Growtheum Capital Partners)
• Pacific Equity Partners Secure Assets Fund II (Pacific Equity Partners)
FUNDRAISING OF THE YEAR – LARGE CAP
(FUND SIZE – USD 2BN AND ABOVE)
• Primavera Capital Fund IV (Primavera Capital Group)
DEAL OF THE YEAR – SMALL CAP
(EQUITY COMMITMENT – BELOW USD 50M)
• David Jones (Anchorage Capital Partners)
• Endowus (Citi Ventures, EDBI, Lightspeed SEA, MUFG Innovation Partners, Prosus Ventures, SingTel Innov8, UBS Next)
• Helix Security Services, Quantum Security Services, ZX Security (Quadrant Private Equity)
• Kream (Altos Ventures, Mirae Asset Capital, Samsung Securities)
• Privy (KKR, MDI Ventures, GGV Capital, Telkomsel Mitra Inovasi, Okta Ventures, Singtel Innov8)
DEAL OF THE YEAR – MID CAP
(EQUITY COMMITMENT – USD 50M-USD 199M)
• Anhui SV Foods Technology (DCP Capital)
• Musinsa (KKR, Wellington Management)
• Sakura Pharmacy Group (NSSK)
• Straits Orthopaedics (Quadria Capital)
• Viewpoint (BPEA EQT)
DEAL OF THE YEAR – LARGE CAP
(EQUITY COMMITMENT – USD 200M AND ABOVE)
• Bandhan Mutual Funds (ChrysCapital Partners, GIC)
• iNova Pharmaceuticals (TPG)
• Osstem Implant (MBK Partners, UCK Partners)
• Proterial (Bain Capital, Japan Industrial Partners, Japan Industrial Solutions)
• SK Future Materials (Hahn & Company)
EXIT OF THE YEAR – IPO
• CSI Solar (CDH Investments, CICC Capital, Oriza Holdings, SND Ventures Group, Tsinghua Capital)
• Global Health (Novo Holdings, SBI Holdings, Temasek Holdings, The Carlyle Group)
• Hesai Technology (Detong Capital, GL Ventures, Lightspeed China Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Pagoda Investment, Qiming Venture Partners, ZhenFund)
• Mankind Pharma (Capital International, ChrysCapital)
• Rise Consulting Group (Sunrise Capital)
EXIT OF THE YEAR – SMALL CAP
(EQUITY COMMITMENT ON ENTRY – BELOW USD 50M)
• Canva (Blackbird Ventures)
• Japan Drilling (Aspirant Group)
• Lunit (Legend Capital)
• Welfare Suzuran (NSSK)
• Yaruki Switch Group (Advantage Partners)
EXIT OF THE YEAR – MID CAP
(EQUITY COMMITMENT ON ENTRY – USD 50M-USD 149M)
• FV Hospital (Quadria Capital)
• Medit (UCK Partners)
• Quasar Medical (The Longreach Group)
• SciClone Pharmaceuticals (CDH Investments)
• Up Education (Pacific Equity Partners)
EXIT OF THE YEAR – LARGE CAP
(EQUITY COMMITMENT ON ENTRY – USD 150M AND ABOVE)
• iNova Pharmaceuticals (Pacific Equity Partners, The Carlyle Group)
• Manipal Health Enterprise (National Investment & Infrastructure Fund, TPG)
• Sona Comstar (The Blackstone Group)
• Vistra (BPEA EQT)
• Works Human Intelligence (Bain Capital)
FIRM OF THE YEAR – VENTURE CAPITAL
• Altos Ventures
• Blackbird Ventures
• Globis Capital Partners
• Nexus Venture Partners
• Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India
FIRM OF THE YEAR – MID CAP
(AUM – BELOW USD 7.5BN)
• Advantage Partners
• Allegro Funds
• ChrysCapital Partners
• Dymon Asia Private Equity
• Pacific Equity Partners
FIRM OF THE YEAR – LARGE CAP
(AUM – USD 7.5BN AND ABOVE)
• Advent International
• Bain Capital
• BPEA EQT
• The Blackstone Group
• TPG
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