Private Equity
Awards 2020

Discover the winners and nominees of the 2020 edition of the PE Awards.

Venture company of the year, defined as a company backed by a venture capital firm, where the investment was primarily aimed at developing an innovative product or service, at scaling-up the company or accelerating the go-to-market process;

Growth company of the year, defined as a company backed by a private equity firm, typically through a minority investment, that is looking to expand and improve operations or enter new markets in order to accelerate its growth;

Buy-out company of the year, defined as a company backed by a private equity firm holding a majority or a controlling stake, and financed through a mix of equity and debt.

Venture Company of the year:

iStar Medical!

Wavre

iStar Medical! iStar Medical was founded in 2011, is based in Wavre and specializes in ophthalmic implants for the treatment of glaucoma, the second most important cause of blindness in adults worldwide, impacting more than 92 million people.

Growth Company of the year:

Cegeka

Hasselt

Cegeka is a leading European IT solutions provider. The company was established in 1992 and specializes in multi-cloud services, cloud orchestration, managed services and optimization of applications, infrastructure and business processes and takes care of the development and integration of applications, eco-systems and platforms.

Buy-Out Company of the year:

Destiny

Zaventem

Destiny NV/SA, established in 2008 is a secure cloud communication solutions provider, serving innovative companies offers cloud based and UcaaS (a service streamlining all corporate communications tools) communication services. Destiny is the leading alternative and fourth B2B telecom operator in Belgium.

Other Nominees

PDC*line Pharma, (Venture company)

PDC*line Pharma, a clinical stage biotech company developing a new class of potent and scalable active immunotherapies for cancers.

Unifly (Venture company)

Unifly developed a user friendly technology including Unmanned Traffic Management, Drone Operations Management and Air Security Management. Unifly makes drone aviation approachable for everyone in the airspace.

CluePoints (Growth company)

CluePoints is the premier provider of Risk-Based Study Execution (RBx) and Data Quality Oversight Software. Its products utilize comprehensive statistical algorithms to determine the quality, accuracy, and integrity of clinical trial data both during and after study conduct

OncoDNA (Growth company)

OncoDNA is a leader in personalised molecular analysis for cancer patients. It develops software for data interpretation and reporting, These medical innovations assist medical doctors with treatment choice and/or provide better monitoring of tumor evolution in patients.

Amadys (Buy-out company)

Amadys provides passive network equipment solutions to utility networks, including fixed and mobile telecom networks, water, gas and electricity grids, as well as to general industrial players in Belgium and neighbouring countries.

CID LINES (Buy-out company)

CID LINES is a leader in disinfectants for combatting infectious animal diseases. Today, the Group’s product range includes a variety of veterinary medicinal products as well as an extensive range of high-quality, branded biosecurity solutions for disinfection and cleaning procedures in farming environments.

Our aim is to reward and celebrate high-performing Belgian companies that are backed by a private equity or venture capital investor, thus highlighting private equity as an asset class supporting the development and growth of Belgian businesses. By creating three award categories, we reflect the three major archetypes in our industry; Venture, Growth and Buy-out. The direct financial return for the private equity investor does not constitute the decisive factor for selecting the award winners.

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Venture Company

iStar Medical! - winner

Growth Company

Cegeka - winner

Buy-out Company

Destiny - winner

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