OpEx Awards

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.

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.

A mix of organic expansion and add-ons saw Rise Baking Company become a leading national bakery, achieving exceptional EBITDA growth along the way.

Blackstone’s second ownership of Intelenet Global Services was even more successful than its first and led to a record capital gain.

The winners of our Operational Excellence Awards, which honour the best examples of general partners transforming portfolio companies.