Three East Midlands companies win in the BVCA Midlands Management Team Awards 2016

The British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (BVCA) is pleased to announce the winners of the Midlands Management Team Awards 2016, its annual celebration of excellence in private equity and venture capital, produced in association with Grant Thornton UK LLP.

Now in its eighth year, the BVCA Management Team Awards recognise and reward the achievements and success of businesses across the UK which are backed by private equity and venture capital funds. Of the five winners of the Midlands awards, three are based in the East Midlands.

Drug development company Quotient Clinical based in Nottingham has won the Large Company Team category.

Forest Holidays, based in Moira in South Derbyshire and which offers luxurious holiday cabins set in nine Forestry Commission-owned estates across the UK, has won the Social Responsibility Team category.

Derby-based cloud, data centre and communications specialist Node 4 Ltd, has won the Mid-Market team of the Midlands category.

All winners will be announced and presented with their prize tonight as part of the annual BVCA Midlands Dinner. More details about the winners, including quotes from the judges, can be found below.

All of the winners will now be entered into the national final to compete against other UK regions before the national winners are announced at the BVCA Gala Dinner on 8 December in London.

The full list of winners for the BVCA Midlands Management Team Awards:

Andrew Ferguson, chairman of the Midlands judging panel and a Partner at Maven Capital Partners, said: “The BVCA Management Team Awards are all about showcasing what UK businesses back by private equity and venture capital can achieve through talent and hard work, and once again the Midlands has shown its mettle with an outstanding array of winners. The sheer range of businesses is particularly impressive and illustrates not only what a hotbed of industry the Midlands is, but also how important private equity and venture capital are to the local and national economy.”

Mustafa Abdulhusein, who leads Grant Thornton’s corporate finance team in the Midlands and was a member of the awards judging panel, said: “Grant Thornton is proud to be associated with the BVCA Management Team Awards and delighted that the quality of entries and level of competition for this year’s awards has been so high. The winners reflect perfectly the huge diversity of ambitious, growing, private equity-backed businesses which contribute so much to the vibrancy of the Midlands economy.  This success is a testament to the passion and drive not just of the management teams, but also to the support provided by their respective backers.”