Nominations open for the 15th AVCJ Awards

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. To qualify as late-stage technology, the target company must have an enterprise valuation of $500 million or above. The cut-off for the mid cap and large cap deal awards remains $100 million.

Exits are also unchanged: IPO, mid cap (investment size below $100 million on entry), and large cap (above $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.

Nominations for the AVCJ Awards are now open and will remain so until September 18. For more information 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).

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 final shortlists 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%.

As was the case last year, two categories are not subject to a public vote. The Operational Value Add Award is presented at the discretion of the AVCJ Editorial Board with input from a separate judging panel of industry professionals who work on the operations side. 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 are considered and valued.

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

• 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

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