Judging process
In keeping with the values that have made Unquote the industry’s most trusted source of private equity information, there were three stages in the judging process for the Awards.
Those wishing to enter the Awards did so firstly by self-nomination, highlighting the efforts they felt best represented their achievements over the 12-month period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020.
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also conducted extensive research to determine which firms deserved to be considered, and proactively approached those that did not put themselves forward.
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readers had their say by voting through a secure online system… This year’s vote attracted in excess of 2,300 responses
The judges
Greg Gille joined Unquote in 2010 as a reporter, initially focusing on the French private equity market. He was promoted to senior reporter and then news editor, before becoming deputy editor in 2013 and online editor a year later. He is currently editor, overseeing editorial content in print and online.
Greg graduated from Sciences Po Paris with a Master's degree in media management in 2009. He started his career in Paris before moving to London in 2010.
Charles is a managing partner of Bowmark and co-chairman of the Investment Committee. He established Bowmark in 1997 and has jointly led the business with Kevin Grassby since 2000. Prior to Bowmark, he worked in investment banking with Morgan Stanley in London and New York, and in strategic management consultancy with the Boston Consulting Group.
Scott Moeller
Professor in the Practice of Finance, Director (M&A Research Centre)
The Business School, City, University of London
Scott is the director of the M&A Research Centre at The Business School (formerly Cass), City, University of London and formerly an executive with both Morgan Stanley and Deutsche Bank. He also teaches Mergers & Acquisitions in the MBA and MSc programmes, and also teaches 'Corporate Finance' and 'Private Equity' in the executive education programmes.
Paul joined Unigestion in June 2002 and is a member of Unigestion’s private equity investment committee. Paul began his career in 1995 as a financial analyst at Procter & Gamble. He then went on to advise on public and private capital raising for technology companies at Quartz Capital and was later an investment officer at BancBoston Capital, making and managing venture capital investments in Europe. Paul has a first class Master's degree in engineering, economics and management from Oxford University and is a Chartered Management Accountant.
Ian Sale is one of London Team heads on HSBC’s Middle Market Financial Sponsors team. He has over 18 years’ experience in the leveraged finance arena, firstly with Lloyds Bank and now with HSBC. Ian and his team provide senior debt and working capital facilities for private equity investments in the UK and overseas. Ian also serves on the Member Engagement Advisory Committee of the BVCA.
Prior to co-founding Synova in 2007, Philip worked at Phoenix Equity Partners. Prior to this, he advised private equity houses and mid-market companies on UK acquisitions whilst working at UBS and Dresdner Kleinwort Benson. Philip is a Non-Executive Director of Mintec Global and MediaTonic.
Joe joined Ontario Teachers' London office in 2016 and is responsible for private equity funds in the EMEA region. He previously worked at StepStone, a global private markets advisory firm where he was responsible for business development, investment research and client management across Europe. He started his career as a management consultant and worked in private equity and investment banking prior to joining StepStone.
Adam is a co-founder of Rede Partners. He is responsible for the leading the Advisory team for all mandates bringing clients over 15 years of private equity fundraising experience during which he has led more than 30 primary fundraisings totalling over €30 billion of capital. He has also led secondary transactions totalling over €3 billion. Prior to co-founding Rede, Adam spent seven years at Credit Suisse in their Private Fund Group before becoming Director of Fundraising at Actis, a leading emerging markets private equity firm. Adam holds a BA in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from the University of Oxford.
Since becoming a partner in 2001, Tim has acted on more than 150 completed transactions. He now heads up DLA’s European PE team of over 40 PE transactional partners. Tim acts for a number of PE houses and management teams.
With more than 110 entries having been reviewed over the summer, our Judging Panel – comprising some of the most influential figures in private equity and chaired by
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editor Greg Gille - selected a shortlist of contenders in each category and eventually cast their votes for their winning entries.
Finally, in what has become a time-honoured tradition unique in the industry, Unquote
readers had their say by voting through a secure online system that contained a short summary of the shortlisted candidates’ successes. This year’s vote attracted in excess of 2,300 responses, and the survey results were considered alongside the Judging Panel’s decisions to determine the overall winners
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