PARIS – Verdane has been awarded the Gold Award for Best European Growth Private Equity Fund at the 10th edition of the Private Equity Exchange Awards, held at the Pavillion d’Armenonville in Paris on November 27th, 2019. The gala evening gathered over 400 key players in private equity to reward the industry’s best performers from across private equity funds, Limited Partners and management teams.
“Our goal is to be the preferred growth partner to tech-enabled companies in Northern Europe, and we are hugely proud to be recognised in this manner for our work. On behalf of the Verdane team, I would like to thank all our portfolio companies for the trust, dedication and hard work that has made this award possible”, says Bjarne Kveim Lie, Managing Partner at Verdane.
The event serves as an opportunity for participants to meet and build relationships with those recognised as the best in their field. More than 80 high-profile experts from across the world, including Limited Partners, elected the best players of private equity, who were fêted on stage.
Nominations are based on a number of studies, surveys, rankings and recommendations provided by an Advisory Board to the Private Equity Exchange Awards.
About Verdane
Verdane is a specialist growth investment firm that partners with tech-enabled and sustainable European businesses. Verdane can invest as a minority or majority investor, either in single companies or through portfolios of companies, and looks to deploy inside two core growth themes; digitalisation and decarbonisation.
Verdane funds hold over €6 billion in total commitments and have made over 400 investments in fast-growing businesses since 2003. Verdane’s team of over 140 investment professionals and operating experts, based out of Berlin, Munich, Copenhagen, Helsinki, London, Oslo, and Stockholm, is dedicated to being the preferred growth partner to tech-enabled and sustainable businesses in Europe.
Verdane is also a certified B Corporation, the most ambitious sustainability accreditation globally. The firm only backs businesses that pass its 2040 test, which indicates whether the company can thrive in a more sustainable future economy.
Verdane is partly owned by the Verdane Foundation, which is focused on two areas: climate change and more equitable and inclusive local communities.
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