
Bain, CVC lead nominations for 2012 AVCJ Awards
Bain Capital leads the way with four nominations in the 2012 AVCJ Asian Private Equity & Venture Capital Award, including the Firm of the Year category where it will compete for the honor against Archer Capital, Hony Capital, KKR and Navis Capital Partners. CVC Capital Partners has the second-highest number of nominations, with three.
Voting for the awards opens on Monday and runs until October 31. Votes are cast via the AVCJ website. (There will be an update on Monday including a link to the awards voting page.) The nomination shortlists...
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