2023 Finalists

Deal of the Year

Central and Eastern European Deal of the Year

  • Abris for Patent Co
  • BaltCap for Vendon
  • Resource Partners for Maced
  • Target Global for Minit

DACH Deal of the Year

  • AURELIUS Equity Opportunities for AKAD University
  • CONSTELLATION CAPITAL for Swiss E-Mobility Group
  • Montagu for Universal Investment
  • NORD Holding for Bock Group
  • Oakley Capital for Contabo
  • STAR Capital Partnership for Datacenter One
  • Ufenau Capital Partners for Altano
  • Ufenau Capital Partners for Corius AG

France and Benelux Deal of the Year

  • 3i for Havea
  • Ardian for Trustteam Group
  • Eurazeo for Orolia Group
  • Investindustrial for Benvic
  • Kester Capital for Avania Clinical
  • Montagu for Arkopharma
  • Navis Capital Partners for B Medical Systems

Mediterranean Deal of the Year

  • Bravo Invest for MTW Holding
  • CVC Capital Partners for Sisal Group
  • Diana Capital for Gransolar
  • Ergon Capital for Palex
  • GED CAPITAL for VITRO
  • InvestCorp for Dainese SpA
  • Magnum Industrial Partners for Aire Networks
  • NB Renaissance for Biolchim

Nordic Deal of the Year

  • Accent Equity for Oral Care
  • Accent Equity for Scandinavian Cosmetics Group
  • Adelis Equity Partners for Säkra
  • Battery Ventures for Forterro
  • Summa Equity for EcoOnline
  • Triton Partners for Ewellix
  • Verdane for Scanmarket

UK Small-cap Deal of the Year (EV on entry of less than €25m)

  • August Equity for Amtivo
  • Chiltern Capital for VIMA Group
  • Foresight Group for Codeplay Software
  • Pelican Capital for Wheelhouse Advisors
  • Pelican Capital for YourParkingSpace
  • Rockpool Investments for Blume
  • Synova for Mintec
  • WestBridge for bChannels

UK Lower-mid cap Deal of the Year (EV on entry of €25-100m)

  • Battery Ventures for Sample Prep Technologies
  • BGF for St Pierre Groupe
  • Endless for BSW Timber
  • Equistone Partners Europe for OneOcean
  • Inflexion Private Equity for Virgin Experience Days
  • Motive Partners for Global Shares
  • Soho Square Capital for Technical Fire Safety Group
  • Tenzing for CitNOW Group

UK Upper-mid cap Deal of the Year (EV on entry of €100m+)

  • CVC Capital Partners for Theramex
  • ECI Partners for MiQ
  • Inflexion Private Equity for Alcumus
  • Inflexion Private Equity for Phenna Group
  • Livingbridge EP for Network Plus Group
  • Nordic Capital for The Binding Site
  • Phoenix Equity Partners for Forest Holidays

Venture Capital/Growth Deal of the Year

  • Beringea for Zoovu
  • Connection Capital for Tempcover
  • IQ Capital for TMG
  • MMC Ventures and Augmentum Fintech for Interactive Investor
  • Summit Partners for Viroclinics-DDL
  • TempoCap for Currencycloud

House of the Year

Continental Regional House of the Year

  • Accent Equity
  • CAPZA
  • Ergon Capital
  • FSN Capital
  • NB Renaissance
  • Summa Equity
  • Ufenau Capital Partners AG

Global House of the Year

  • Advent International
  • Apax Partners
  • Apollo Global Management
  • CVC Capital Partners
  • Hg
  • Investcorp
  • TA Associates

Pan-European House of the Year

  • Ardian
  • Astorg
  • Ergon Capital
  • Eurazeo
  • Equistone Partners Europe
  • GHO Capital
  • InvestIndustrial
  • Nordic Capital

Special Situations House of the Year

  • Endless
  • HVD Partners
  • Inspirit
  • Zetland Capital Partners

UK Small-cap House of the Year (EV on entry of less than €25m)

  • Chiltern Capital
  • Enact
  • Foresight Group
  • FPE Capital
  • Pelican Capital

UK Mid-cap House of the Year (EV on entry of more than €25m)

  • Bowmark Capital
  • ECI Partners
  • Inflexion Private Equity
  • LDC
  • Montagu
  • Synova
  • WestBridge

Venture Capital/Growth House of the Year

  • Connection Capital
  • DN Capital
  • IQ Capital
  • MMC Ventures
  • Octopus Ventures
  • Summit Partners
  • Target Global

Advisory Finalists

Asset-Based Lender of the Year

  • ABN AMRO Commercial Finance
  • BZ
  • Leumi ABL
  • Secure Trust Bank Commercial Finance

Commercial Due Diligence Provider of the Year

  • Armstrong
  • Baringa Partners
  • BDO
  • CIL Management Consultants
  • GRAPH Strategy
  • Luminii Consulting
  • Mansfield Advisors
  • OMMAX - Building Digital Leaders

European Corporate Finance House of the Year

  • Alantra
  • Arma Partners
  • Clearwater International
  • DC Advisory
  • Houlihan Lokey
  • Lincoln International
  • Rothschild & Co
  • William Blair

Financial Due Diligence Provider of the Year

  • Alvarez & Marsal
  • EY
  • Grant Thornton
  • KPMG
  • PWC

Fund Administrator of the Year

  • Alter Domus
  • Aztec Group
  • Citco Group of Companies ("Citco")
  • HIGHVERN
  • IQ-EQ
  • NAV Fund Administration Group
  • SEI
  • SS&C GlobeOp
  • Vistra

Lender of the Year - Bank

  • HSBC UK Bank
  • Investec
  • OakNorth Bank
  • Shawbrook Bank
  • SMBC Group

Lender of the Year - Specialist

  • 17Capital
  • Apollo Global Management
  • Ares Management
  • Beechbrook Capital
  • CAPZA
  • CVC
  • Hayfin Capital Management
  • Kartesia

Pan-European Legal Adviser of the Year

  • Addleshaw Goddard
  • Clifford Chance
  • CMS
  • Eversheds Sutherland
  • Goodwin
  • Linklaters
  • Mayer Brown
  • Squire Patton Boggs
  • White & Case

Placement Agent of the Year

  • Asante Capital Group
  • Athos Partners SAM
  • Campbell Lutyens
  • Houlihan Lokey
  • Quest Fund Placement
  • Reach Capital
  • Rede Partners

Regional Legal Adviser of the Year

  • Arendt & Medernach
  • Browne Jacobson
  • Capital Law
  • Foot Anstey
  • Gateley Legal
  • Stephenson Harwood
  • Walker Morris
  • Wardyński and Partners
  • Womble Bond Dickinson

Specialist Adviser of the Year

  • Acuity Knowledge Partners
  • Alvarez & Marsal
  • Confidas People
  • Humatica
  • onefourzero
  • Palladium Digital Group
  • PMC Treasury
  • WA Communications

Technology Due Diligence Provider of the Year

  • Candesic
  • Crosslake Technologies
  • Intechnica a Crosslake company
  • Netlight Consulting
  • OMMAX - Building Digital Leaders

UK Corporate Finance House of the Year

  • BDO
  • Clearwater International
  • DC Advisory
  • FRP Corporate Finance
  • Grant Thornton
  • Houlihan Lokey
  • Lincoln International
  • Rothschild & Co


Specialist Awards Finalists

Co-investor of the Year

  • Capital Dynamics
  • GHO Capital
  • Neuberger Berman
  • Qualitas Funds
  • Schroders Capital
  • Unigestion

Diversity and Inclusion Leader of the Year - GP

  • Advent International
  • Dyal Capital, a Division of Blue Owl Capital
  • Ergon Capital
  • Hg
  • MMC Ventures
  • MTIP
  • MV Credit
  • Triton Partners
  • Zetland Capital Partners

Diversity and Inclusion Leader of the Year - LP

  • Capital Dynamics
  • IG4CAPITAL
  • Neuberger Berman
  • Snowball

Environmental, Social and Governance - GP (Large-cap)

  • Apax Partners
  • Ardian
  • Astorg
  • Carlyle
  • Hg
  • Montagu
  • Nordic Capital
  • Tikehau Capital
  • Triton Partners

Environmental, Social and Governance - GP (Mid-cap)

  • Abris Capital Partners
  • Ambienta SGR
  • Bridges Fund Management
  • Earth Capital
  • EMK Capital
  • Foresight Group
  • NorthEdge
  • Summa Equity
  • Trill Impact

Environmental, Social and Governance - LP

  • AG2R LA MONDIALE
  • AXA IM Alts
  • Capital Dynamics
  • IG4CAPITAL
  • Neuberger Berman
  • Schroders Capital
  • Snowball
  • SWEN Capital Partners - Multi-strategy
  • Unigestion

Environmental, Social and Governance - VC

  • Blume Equity
  • Cathay Innovation
  • Clean Growth Fund
  • ETF Partners
  • MMC Ventures
  • SWEN Blue Ocean

European Mid-Cap Private Equity Fund

  • Ambienta SGR
  • CAPZA
  • GHO Capital
  • Magnum Industrial Partners

Mid-Cap Private Equity Investment Leader

  • Dale Alderson - LDC
  • Antonia Cheong - Bowmark
  • Neil Cochrane - Motive Partners
  • Robert Devonshire - MML Capital
  • Ben Hopper - Stirling Square
  • Richard Shaw at GCP
  • Tom Wrenn - ECI Partners