PRIVATE EQUITY | AFRICA Awards Clarifying the market. Celebrating the best. Private Equity Africa will in 2012 host its maiden awards to celebrate the achievements of the best-in-class investors and advisers in the African private equity industry. The exclusive awards have been created to showcase best-in-class transactions in Africa’s private equity industry and provide a platform for global investors to recognise the leading players in the field. The accolades will cover the complete private equity deal making and fundraising cycles, with emphasis on ground-breaking achievements, innovation and commitment to the industry.
Awards structure The awards will be structured and endorsed by a panel of General Partners currently active in the market.
The judging panel Winners will be selected by a panel of judges made up of Limited Partners, nonAfrica-focused General Partners and advisers. The voting results will be collated by the Private Equity Africa editorial team and forwarded to the judging panel, which will then make its final recommendations.
SELECTION PROCEDURE Winners will be selected through a three-stage process: Phase I – Private Equity Africa will partner with key market data providers and analysts to generate deal making and advisory league tables, which will be used to create shortlists for the respective categories. Phase II – Nominees will be invited to submit a short write-up to support their nomination with key reasons as to why they believe they should win the specified category. Phase III – The independent judging panel will be invited to analyse and vote on the finalists, based on both the nominee submissions and industry data. Winners will be announced at the Private Equity Africa dinner gala to be held in London on 24 May 2012.
Awards entry opens in September 2011. To request an entry form, email awards@peafrica.com.
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