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22.Lender of the Year: Bank
HSBC
OakNorth
Santander UK
SMBC Group
Virgin Money
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23. Lender of the Year: Alternative
Ares Management
AshGrove Capital
Bridgepoint Credit
CAPZA
Eiffel Investment Group
Eurazeo
HIG WhiteHorse Europe
Kartesia
TDC
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21. Asset-Based Lender of the Year
ABN AMRO Asset Based Finance
Eurazeo
Kartesia Asset Finance, managed by Flexam
PNC Business Credit
Secure Trust Bank Commercial Finance
Wells Fargo Capital Finance (UK)
8
25. Commercial Due Diligence Provider of the Year
Alvarez & Marsal
Armstrong Transaction Services
Candesic
Fairgrove
Food Strategy Associates
Luminii Consulting
Mansfield Advisors
OMMAX
10
26. Financial Due Diligence Provider of the Year
Accuracy
Buzzacott
Cortus Advisory Group
CP Deals, part of Cooper Parry
Grant Thornton UK
K3 Advantage
Quantify Advisors Group
Queen's Tower Advisory
RÖDL
Wilson Partners Corporate Finance
10
27. Technology or Cybersecurity Due Diligence Provider of the Year
Cydea
FTI Consulting
Intium
OMMAX
Panamoure Group
Rational Partners
RingStone
S-RM
VAULTINUM
West Monroe
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28. Specialist Due Diligence Provider of the Year
Anthesis
Capstone
Claritas Tax
Confidas People
Food Strategy Associates
Fortius Partners
GK Strategy
Neotas
Palladium Group
S-RM
10
24. Corporate Finance House of the Year
Alantra
Alvarez & Marsal Corporate Finance
Clearwater
FRP Corporate Finance
Grant Thornton UK
Houlihan Lokey
LAVA Advisory Partners
Rosedge Capital
Rothschild & Co
William Blair International
10
29. Legal Adviser of the Year: National/Regional
ADVANT Nctm
Arendt & Medernach
Browne Jacobson
Foot Anstey
Freeths
Gleiss Lutz
Shoosmiths
Simmons & Simmons
Walker Morris
Womble Bond Dickinson (UK)
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30. Legal Adviser of the Year: Pan-European
Addleshaw Goddard
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
CMS
Eversheds Sutherland
Latham & Watkins
Mayer Brown
McDermott Will & Schulte
Squire Patton Boggs
Taylor Wessing
White & Case
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31. Fundraising Adviser of the Year
Alvine Capital
Asante Capital Group
Athos Partners
Raymond James Private Capital Advisory
Reach Capital
Rede Partners
Stone Mountain Capital
UBS Private Funds Group
Vitellius Invest
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35. Secondaries Adviser of the Year
Jasmin Capital
Raymond James Private Capital Advisory
Reach Capital
Stephenson Harwood
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32. M&A Insurance Provider of the Year
BMS Group
Lockton
Marsh
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33. Technology Provider of the Year
73 Strings
AssetMetrix
AXA Altitude
Chronograph
Filament Syfter
Gain.pro
InvestorFlow
Maestro
Novata
Quantium Technology
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34. Value Creation Adviser of the Year
Advention
Coppett Hill Growth Advisory
Cydea
Foot Anstey
Humatica
OMMAX
Panamoure Group
Re:Co Insights
Spooner Fitzgerald
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19. ESG Champion of the Year: Small or Lower Mid-Cap
Bluefront Equity
Foresight Group
KYIP Capital
LDC
NorthEdge
Resource Partners
10
19. ESG Champion of the Year: Mid-Cap
Abenex
Argos Fund
Cibus Capital
Eiffel Investment Group
EMK Capital
Innova Capital
Mirova
Renaissance Partners
RGREEN INVEST
Summa Equity
10
20. ESG Champion of the Year: Upper Mid-Cap or Large-Cap
Ambienta
Ardian
Bregal Investments
Eurazeo
FSN Capital Partners
Investindustrial Advisors
Nordic Capital
Permira
TowerBrook
Trill Impact
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16. Secondaries Investor of the Year
Ardian
Coller Capital
G Squared
Hollyport Capital
LGT Capital Partners
Patria Investments
StepStone Group
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17. Fundraise of the Year: Under €500m
Argos Fund for Argos Climate Action
August Equity for August Equity Partners VI
GREENPEAK Partners for Fund III
Growth Capital Partners for GCP Fund VI
Hypha for Hypha I
Invalda INVL Group for INVL Private Equity Fund II
Kester Capital for Kester Capital IV
Northcote Equity for Northcote Fund I
Qualitas Funds for Qualitas Funds VI
Queen’s Park Equity for Queen’s Park Equity Partners II
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17. Fundraise of the Year: €500m-2bn
Ambienta for Ambienta Small Cap
Aurelius for Aurelius Opportunities V
CBPE for CBPE Fund XI
Eiffel Investment Group for Eiffel Energy Transition III
IK Partners for IK Small Cap IV
MML Capital for Keystone
Nordic Capital for Evolution II
Norvestor for Norvestor Nova I
Pophouse Investment Advisor for Pophouse Fund
Verdane for Verdane Freya XII
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17. Fundraise of the Year: Over €2bn
Ardian for Ardian Expansion Fund VI
Ares Management for Ares Capital Europe VI
Eurazeo for Eurazeo Private Debt VII
GHO Capital for Fund IV
Hollyport Capital for Hollyport Secondary Opportunities IX
Investindustrial Advisors for Investindustrial VIII
Oakley Capital for Oakley Capital Fund VI
Ufenau Capital Partners for Ufenau VIII Asset Light
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18. Fund Performance of the Year
CBPE for CBPE Fund IX
ECI Partners for ECI 10
Motion Equity Partners for Motion III
Synova for Synova Fund III
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10. Benelux Deal of the Year
BC Partners for Synthon
Carlyle for HSO Group
CBPE for Centralis
IK Partners for Acture Group
NewPort Capital for Capital Cleaning Group
Vendis Capital for Alpine Hearing Protection
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08. Central and Eastern European Deal of the Year
Horizon Capital for Datagroup-Voila
Invalda INVL Group for InMedica
MCI Capital for IAI Group
MidEuropa for Diagnostyka
V4C General Partner for Shoper
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09. DACH Deal of the Year
Aurelius for VAG Group
Bain Capital for STADA
Blue Cap for con-pearl
Cinven for Viridium
MAIN Capital Partners for Perbility
Maxburg Capital Partners for synvert
Permira for Personal & Informatik
Triton Partners for FläktGroup
Unigestion for Tecvia
Verdane for Hornetsecurity
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10. France Deal of the Year
Andera Partners for Mastergrid
Ardian for Artefact
Bridgepoint for Kereis
CAPZA for Magellan Partners
Eurazeo for Albingia
IK Partners for Ascentiel Groupe
Mérieux Equity Partners for Theravia
Revaia for Hublo
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12. Nordic Deal of the Year
Altor for Marshall Group
Evolver Equity for Nordic BIM Group
IK Partners for Mecenat Group
Nordic Capital for NOBA Bank Group
Norvestor for 4Service
Norvestor for PHM
Summa Equity for Infobric
Verdane for Danelec
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11. Southern European Deal of the Year
Advent for Donte Group
Aurica Capital for Babel Group
Aurica Capital for SAMY
Charterhouse Capital Partners for Casa Optima
Oakley Capital for vLex
Suma Capital for TradeInn
Ufenau Capital Partners for CVS Group
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13. UK & RoI Small-Cap Deal of the Year
Growth Capital Partners for Bridewell
Imbiba for Pizza Pilgrims
Inspirit Capital for Inspiro Learning
Inspirit Capital for Spaldings
Mobeus Equity Partners for Star Brands
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14. UK & RoI Mid-Cap Deal of the Year
All Seas Capital for Hakim Group
August Equity for AAB
Baird Capital for Subsea Technology & Rentals
CGE Partners for Aurora Energy Research
Endless for KTC Edibles Group
Oxford Investment Consultants for OrganOx
Phoenix Equity Partners for Ava Global
Soho Square Capital for Assured Data Protection
Sovereign Capital Partners for Shackleton
Synova for JMG Group
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15. UK & RoI Upper Mid-Cap Deal of the Year
CBPE for The Key Group
Inflexion Private Equity for Medik8
MidEuropa for Optegra
One Equity Partners for BRUSH Group
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07. Emerging Manager of the Year
All Seas Capital
Copilot Capital
Fremman Capital
Inspirit Capital
Lauxera Capital Partners
McWin Capital Partners
Morphosis Capital
Queka Real Partners
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06. Multi-Strategy House of the Year
Ambienta
Andera Partners
Ardian
Argos Fund
Eurazeo
IK Partners
Inflexion Private Equity
MML Capital
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01. Private Equity House of the Year: Small-Cap
Atena Equity Partners
Clean Growth Investment Management
Connection Capital
Evolver Equity
Foresight Group
FPE
GREENPEAK Partners
Ufenau Capital Partners
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02. Private Equity House of the Year: Lower Mid-Cap
August Equity
Genesis Capital Equity
LDC
Maxburg Capital Partners
NorthEdge
Queen’s Park Equity
Soho Square Capital
WestBridge
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03. Private Equity House of the Year: Mid-Cap
CAPZA
CBPE
Endless
Growth Capital Partners
MAIN Capital Partners
Motion Equity Partners
Summa Equity
Synova
Wise Equity
9
04. The Finatal Award for Private Equity House of the Year: Upper Mid-Cap
Altor
Ambienta
Aurelius
Eurazeo
Inflexion Private Equity
Nordic Capital
Norvestor
Oakley Capital
Verdane
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05. The Finatal Award for Private Equity House of the Year: Large-Cap
Advent
Ardian
Bain Capital
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Investindustrial Advisors
PAI Partners
Permira
Triton Partners
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36. Diversity & Inclusion Leader of the Year