The Sunday Times Buyout Track 100 league table ranks Britain's 100 mid-market private equity-backed companies with the fastest-growing profits (EBITDA) over their latest 2 years of available accounts.

The league table will not be published at the beginning of 2013 due to decreased activity in the mid-market, however, this will remain under review and is subject to securing sponsorship.

To see the 2012 league table select 'League table' in the left hand menu.

Buyout Track 100 is compiled by Fast Track and published in The Sunday Times each February, with an awards event in March and regional dinners in the year.

A typical Buyout Track 100 company has:

• average 2 year profit growth ranging from 25% pa to 100% pa
• profits ranging between £3m and £50m
• sales ranging between £20m and £200m
• at least a 20% owned by private equity

The Buyout Track '10 biggest' league table of private equity-owned companies with the fastest-growing profits over £50m also appears in the same supplement.

Recent companies on the league table include:

Companies on past league tables include: