We’re over the moon to announce that ECI have been recognised in three shortlists at the GP Bullhound 2023 Investor Allstars awards, or ‘The Oscars of the tech world’. Investor Allstars recognises and celebrates the successes and achievements within Europe’s technology universe, drawing attention to those who are shaping the industry’s future and creating the global winners of tomorrow.
ECI has been nominated as the Growth & Buyout Fund of the Year, following an exceptional 12 months which saw ECI realise 7 investments during the judging period, generating gross returns of 4.5x gross MOIC, as well as completing one new investment and 11 portfolio acquisitions.
One exit, the realisation of Tusker, was also shortlisted in the Exit of the Year category. The sale of Tusker, a market-leading UK-based vehicle management and leasing company to Lloyds Banking Group for a value of c.£300m generated a return of 6.2x gross MOIC.
Tom Wrenn, Managing Partner at ECI, has also been shortlisted as Investor of the Year, acknowledging Tom’s leadership in ECI’s investment in BCN Group, and the exit of MiQ generating a 6.1x return.
See the full shortlist here.
