2024 Shortlist
Central and Eastern European Deal of the Year
Winner: Enterprise Investors for Unilink
Abris Capital Partners for Graal
Innova Capital for Inelo
Group MidEuropa for Profi
Tar Heel Capital for Transsystem
DACH Deal of the Year
Winner: Oakley Capital for IU Group
AnaCap for MRH Trowe
Ardian for d&b Group
Ardian, Afinum for LIFTKET
Bregal Unternehmerkapital for EA Elektro-Automatik
DPE Deutsche Private Equity for Green Mobility Holding (formerly: Company Bike)
Main Capital for GBTEC
France and Benelux Deal of the Year
Winner: Archimed for Polyplus
Andera Partners for Flex Composite Group
Andera Partners for Platinum Group (Orest)
Argos Wityu for La Compagnie des Desserts
Apheon for Sofico
Equistone Partners Europe for Amadys
Mediterranean Deal of the Year
Winner: Wise Equity for Cantiere del Pardo
Ambienta for Next Imaging
AnaCap for Gestión Tributaria Territorial, SA
Palamon Capital Partners for 24 ORE Business School
Portobello Capital for Trison Wise Equity for Cantiere del Pardo
Wise Equity for Tapì
Nordic Deal of the Year
Winner: Norvestor for Kaba
AnaCap for Oona Health
Bregal Milestone for Epassi
GRO Capital and Kirk Capital for Tacton Systems
Nordic Capital for Macrobond
Norvestor for Kabal
Summa Equity AB for Infobric
UK Lower Mid-Cap Deal of the Year (EV on entry of €25-100m)
Winner: Palatine for Anthesis
Horizon Capital for Sapphire
Inflexion for The Goat Agency
Palatine Private Equity for Anthesis
Soho Square Capital for Churchill Group
The Riverside Company for Guestline
UK Small-Cap Deal of the Year (EV on entry less than €25m)
Winner: AURELIUS for Distrelec
Connection Capital for Tempcover
Foresight Group for Mowgli Street Food
Frog Capital for Evotix
NVM Private Equity for Pareto FM
UK Upper Mid-Cap Deal of the Year (EV on entry of €100m+)
Winner: Equistone Partners Europe for Acuity Knowledge Partners
Advent International for Tag
ECI for Tusker Equistone Partners Europe for Acuity Knowledge Partners
GHO Capital for Sterling Pharma Solutions
Inflexion for Chambers and Partners
Motive Capital Management for With Intelligence
Warburg Pincus for OFA
PE House of the Year - Large-Cap (EV on entry of €500m+)
Winner: Bridgepoint Group
Apax Partners
Ardian
IK Partners
TA Associates
Triton Partners
PE House of the Year - Upper Mid-Cap (EV on entry of €100-500m)
Winner: Oakley Capital
Ambienta
AnaCap
Equistone Partners Europe
Exponent
Inflexion
Investindustrial
Tikehau Capital
PE House of the Year - Mid-Cap (EV on entry of €25m-100m)
Winner: ECI Partners
Andera Partners
CBPE Capital
DPE Deutsche Private Equity
MidEuropa
Norvestor
Portobello Capital
Summa Equity
Ufenau Capital Partners
Wise Equity
PE House of the Year - Small-Cap (EV on entry of less than €25m)
Winner: Kester Capital
Connection Capital
Eiffel Investment Group
Foresight Group
FPE
Ufenau Capital Partners
Special Situations House of the Year
Winner: AURELIUS
Endless
Mutares
Asset-Based Lender of the Year
Winner: ABN AMRO Commercial Finance
BZ
Secure Trust Bank Commercial Finance
Commercial Due Diligence Provider of the Year
Winner: Armstrong
Fairgrove Partners
GRAPH Strategy
Luminii Consulting
OMMAX
PMSI Strategy
Stax
European Corporate Finance House of the Year
Winner: Houlihan Lokey
Arma Partners
Clearwater International
DC Advisory
Edmond de Rothschild Corporate Finance
Lincoln International
Raymond James
Financial Due Diligence Provider of the Year
Winner: Alvarez & Marsal
Buzzacott
Grant Thornton
KPMG
Fund Administrator of the Year
Winner: Aztec Group
BNP Paribas
Citco Fund Services Companies
IQ-EQ
JTC Group
Langham Hall
Vistra
Lender of the Year – Bank
Winner: HSBC UK
Investec
OakNorth
SMBC Group
Lender of the Year – Specialist
Winner: Ares Management
Apollo Global Management
Blazehill Capital
BZ
CAPZA
Investec
TDC
Pan-European Legal Adviser of the Year
Winner: Eversheds Sutherland
Addleshaw Goddard
CMS
Latham & Watkins
Mayer Brown
Squire Patton Boggs
White & Case
Regional Legal Adviser of the Year
Winner: Foot Anstey
Astera Legal
Birketts
Browne Jacobson
Capital Law
Walker Morris
Specialist Adviser of the Year
Winner: Capstone
Confidas People
GK Strategy
Humatica
Palladium Digital Group
Rosedge Capital
Specialist Fund Adviser of the Year
Winner: Asante Capital Group
Briggs Capital Formation
Campbell Lutyens
Reach Capital
Rede Partners
Stone Mountain Capital
Technology Due Diligence Provider of the Year
Winner: Crosslake
OMMAX
RingStone
UK Corporate Finance House of the Year
Winner: Clearwater International
Alantra
FRP Corporate Finance
Grant Thornton
Houlihan Lokey
Lincoln International
Raymond James
Diversity and Inclusion Leader of the Year
Winner: Hg
Abris Capital Partners
Apheon
Ardian
Eurazeo
MTIP
ESG Champion of the Year – Large-Cap
Winner: Nordic Capital
Ardian
Eurazeo
PAI Partners
Permira
ESG Champion of the Year – Upper Mid-Cap
Winner: Investindustrial
AnaCap
Hg
Triton Partners
ESG Champion of the Year – Mid-Cap
Winner: Abris Capital Partners
Ambienta
Argos Wityu
Bregal Investments
ECI Partners
LDC
Summa Equity AB
European Fund of the Year
Winner: ECI Partners
Ambienta
Andera Expansion
Andera MidCap
Investindustrial
Vauban Infrastructure Partners
Mid-Cap Private Equity Investment Leader
Winner: Robert Knorr, MidEuropa
Gwenola Chambon, Vauban Infrastructure Partners
Lucy Heintz, Actis
Naveen Wadhera, TA Associates
Walid Fakhry, Soho Square Capital