2009 winners

Corporate Finance House of the Year  

  • Independent: ICON Corporate Finance
  • Large: William Blair & Company

Professional Services Firm of the Year

  • Generalist: Ernst & Young
  • Specialist: Langham Hall

Legal Adviser of the Year

  • Macfarlanes

Debt Provider of the Year

  • Lloyds Acquisition Finance

Venture Capital Deal of the Year

  • DFJ Esprit for Buy.at

Buyout Deal of the Year

  • Dunedin for Gardner

Fundraising of the Year

  • <£1bn: ECI Partners for ECI 9
  • >£1bn: CVC Capital Partners for CVC European Equity Partners V

Secondaries House of the Year

  • HarbourVest Partners

The Transparency and Disclosure Award

  • Cinven

House of the Year

  • Venture and small buyouts: Bowmark Capital
  • Mid-market and large buyouts: ECI Partners

Personality of the Year

  • Jonathan Russell, 3i and EVCA Chairman 2008 – 2009

Hall of Fame 2009

  • Adrian Beecroft, Apax Partners