2015 AVCJ Awards - last call for nominations

Following a significant change in format last year, the 15th iteration of the awards features just one new prize. The venture capital deal of the year category has been split in two: early stage technology and late stage technology (for companies with enterprise valuations above $500 million). This is intended to acknowledge the proliferation of sizeable transactions in the technology space that would more accurately be described as growth capital than venture capital.

Elsewhere, the cut-offs between categories are largely unchanged. For mid cap and large cap deals, it is an investment size of $100 million; for mid cap and large cap exits it is an investment size on entry of $100 million. For fundraising, there is one tweak. The dividing line between mid cap and large cap has been raised to $1.5 billion - a nod to the fact that fund sizes are, in general, rising - while venture capital funds continue to be defined by strategy rather than size.

For more information, including details of past winners, and to submit nominations, please go to: www.avcjforum.com/awards. They should relate to investment, exit and fundraising activity in the last 12 months, i.e. October 1, 2014 to September 18, 2015. Nominations can also be made by email (avcjawards@incisivemedia.com). For answers to any further questions, contact Tim Burroughs, managing editor of AVCJ (tim.burroughs@incisivemedia.com).

The AVCJ Editorial Board will evaluate the entries and submit a long list in each category to a select panel of industry judges. The judges will make their recommendations and then final shortlists - with no more than five contenders per category - will then be drawn up.

The shortlists will be posted online for the entire private equity and venture capital community to vote on from October 5 until October 20. Voters must register - providing name, firm and contact details - so as to avoid vote packing. No more than 10 votes will be accepted from employees of a single firm. The AVCJ subscriber base has a 50% say in the final result, with the judges and the AVCJ Editorial Board each accounting for 25%.

The winners will be announced at an invitation-only gala dinner in Hong Kong on November 2, preceding the AVCJ Forum, which runs from November 3 to November 5.

The categories are as follows:

• Fundraising of the Year - Venture Capital
• Fundraising of the Year - Mid Cap
• Fundraising of the Year - Large Cap
• Deal of the Year - Early Stage Technology
• Deal of the Year - Late Stage Technology
• Deal of the Year - Mid Cap
• Deal of the Year - Large Cap
• Exit of the Year - IPO
• Exit of the Year - Mid Cap
• Exit of the Year - Large Cap
• Venture Capital Professional of the Year
• Private Equity Professional of the Year
• Operational Value Add Award
• Firm of the Year
• AVCJ Special Achievement Award

The Operational Value Add Award recognizes private equity-driven value creation in an Asia-based business. It is awarded at the discretion of the AVCJ Editorial Board with substantial input from a separate judging panel of industry professionals who work on the operations side. Submissions from the private equity community must include supporting information.

Similarly, the AVCJ Special Achievement Award is presented solely at the discretion of the AVCJ Editorial Board, although suggestions from the private equity and venture capital community will be considered and valued. It recognizes an Asia-focused individual who has distinguished himself or herself in facilitating the growth of the PE and VC industry.

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