OpEx Awards

Sun European Partners acquired ELIX Polymers as part of a corporate carve-out in April 2012. ELIX supplies ABS polymers and products used in the manufacture of consumer goods, consumer electronics, medical devices and automotive dashboards. Those products are sold to over 300 customers in more than 40 countries. Since the original investment, Sun European Partners […]

A new leadership team at Manuka Health put a strong focus on ESG and saw Pacific Equity Partners almost triple its money.

Welcome to Private Equity International’s eighth Operational Excellence Awards – our annual celebration of the industry’s best value-creation stories of the last year.

Geographic expansion was central to the strategies of all three companies.

EQT Partners’ approach with robotics firm Piab was dependent on innovation – in both Piab’s products and in EQT’s approach.

The winners of the Americas categories run the gamut from companies baking cookies to manufacturers of titanium castings and wellness products.

Veterinary care provider AniCura grew fourfold under Nordic Capital’s ownership, expanding from three to 11 European countries to become a leading pan-continental platform.

Blue Point identified Selmet as an attractive prospect due to its strong position in a changing market and was able to triple earnings.

Carving Fasford Technology out from Hitachi High-Technologies helped cement its position as a dominant leader in its field.

EQT already had knowledge of warehouse automation firm AutoStore when it became available to buy, giving the GP a jump on the competition.