2025 WINNERS
SPECIALIST & ADVISORY AWARDS
Asset-Based Lender of the Year
Secure Trust Bank Commercial Finance (Winner)
Arbuthnot ABL
BZ
Eurazeo
Lender Of The Year: Bank
SMBC Group (Winner)
HSBC UK
OakNorth
Lender Of The Year: Alternative
Arcmont Asset Management (Winner)
Ares Management
Beechbrook Capital
Bridgepoint Credit
CAPZA
Eurazeo
H.I.G. WhiteHorse
Muzinich & Co
Thincats
Diversity & Inclusion Leader of the Year
Eiffel Investment Group (Winner)
Apheon
Brackendale Consulting
FSN Capital Partners
Hg
Kartesia
Keensight Capital
Neuberger Berman
Commercial Due Diligence Provider of the Year
Candesic (Winner)
Armstrong
Fairgrove Partners
Food Strategy Associates
GRAPH Strategy
Luminii Consulting
OMMAX- Building Digital Leaders
PMSI Strategy
Stax
Financial Due Diligence Provider of the Year
Cortus Advisory Group (Winner)
Accuracy
Alvarez & Marsal
Buzzacott Corporate Finance
Grant Thornton
Rödl & Partner
Wilson Partners Corporate Finance
Technology Due Diligence Provider of the Year
OMMAX - Building digital leaders (Winner)
Crosslake
Palladium Digital Group
Ringstone
Vaultinum
Specialist Due Diligence Provider of the Year
Food Strategy Associates (Winner)
Altitude
Capstone
Confidas People
Flint Global
Fortius Partners
GK Strategy
S-RM
The Risk Advisory Group
Corporate Finance House of the Year: UK
FRP Corporate Finance (Winner)
Clearwater
Grant Thornton
Houlihan Lokey (Highly Commended)
Corporate Finance House of the Year: Pan-European
Clearwater (Winner)
Alantra
Houlihan Lokey
Lazard
Raymond James European Investment Banking
Rosedge Capital
William Blair International
Legal Adviser of the Year: National/Regional
Arendt & Medernach (Winner)
Astera Legal
Browne Jacobson
Capital Law
Foot Anstey
Gleiss Lutz
Stephenson Harwood
Legal Adviser of the Year: Pan-European
Addleshaw Goddard (Winner)
CMS
Eversheds Sutherland
Latham & Watkins
Mayer Brown
Reed Smith
Squire Patton Boggs
Taylor Wessing
White & Case
Fundraising Adviser of the Year
Rede Partners (Winner)
Asante Capital
Athos Partners
Houlihan Lokey
M&A Insurance Provider of the Year
CFC (Winner)
BMS Group
Howden M&A
Technology Provider of the Year
AssetMetrix (Winner)
73 Strings
Altitude
Auquan
Filament Syfter
Maestro
Quantium Technology
Sourcescrub
Treble Peak
Untap
Value Creation Adviser of the Year
Humatica (Winner)
Foot Anstey
Fortius Partners
OMMAX– Building Digital Leaders
Palladium Digital Group
Panamoure Group
GP AWARDS
ESG Champion of the Year: Lower Mid-Cap (EV on entry <€50m)
Livonia Partners (Winner)
Accent Equity
KYIP Capital
NorthEdge Capital
Queen’s Park Equity
Resource Partners
ESG Champion of the Year: Mid-Cap (EV on entry €50-100m)
Tenzing Private Equity (Winner)
Apheon
CBPE
ETF Partners
Graphite Capital
Innova Capital
MML
Revaia
Summa Equity
Synova
ESG Champion of the Year: Upper Mid-Cap (EV on entry €100-500m)
Ambienta (Winner)
Agilitas Private Equity
AIP Management
Andera Partners
Arcus Infrastructure Partners
Argos
Bregal Investments
FSN Capital Partners
Three Hills
Trill Impact
ESG Champion of the Year: Large-Cap (EV on entry >€500m)
Permira (Winner)
Apax Partners
CVC
Hg
Investindustrial
PAI Partners
Secondaries Investor of the Year
Adams Street Partners (Winner)
Access Capital Partners
Coller Capital (Highly Commended)
Eurazeo
Fundraise of the Year: Under €1bn
Bowmark Capital (Winner)
Ashgrove Capital
ETF Partners
Kester Capital
Mirova
Patron Capital
Qualitas Funds
Tenzing Private Equity
Fundraise of the Year: Over €1bn
Norvestor (Winner)
Cinven
Epiris
Inflexion
Verdane
Fund Performance of the Year
Genesis Capital Equity (Winner)
Ardian
capiton
Longship (Highly Commended)
Phoenix Equity Partners
Signal Capital Partners
Verdane
Central And Eastern European Deal of the Year
Genesis Capital Equity for HP Tronic – Datart (Winner)
Enterprise Investors for Nu-Med Grupa
Livonia Partners for Freor
The Finatal Award for DACH Deal of the Year
Triton Partners for RENK Group (Winner)
Ardian for Imes-Icore
Equistone Partners Europe for Otto Life Sciences Engineering (Highly Commended)
Nordic Capital for Sunrise Medical
Synova for Avantra
France & Benelux Mid-Cap Deal of the Year (EV on entry <€100m)
Summit Partners for GRESB (Winner)
21 Invest for Productlife Group
Andera Partners for Octime
Andera Partners for Amolyt
IK Partners for Yellow Hive
RAISE for EFOR
Tikehau Capital for Preligens
Ventech for Believe
France & Benelux Upper Mid-Cap Deal of the Year (EV on entry >€100m)
CAPZA for Eurofeu (Winner)
Ardian for Finaxy (Highly Commended)
Ardian for Planisware
HPE Growth for WeTransfer
IK Partners for Eres Group
Triton Partners for EQOS Energie
Nordic Deal of the Year
Bridgepoint for Vitamin Well (Winner)
IK Partners for Mabtech
Longship for Sensio
Nordic Capital for Consilium Safety Group
Polaris Equity for North
Solix Group for Svanehøj Group
Summa Equity for Olink
Triton Partners for Norstat
Southern European Deal of the Year
GHO Capital for FairJourney Biologics (Winner)
Alantra Private Equity for Frías Nutrición
Ardian for F2A
BC Partners for Forno d’Asolo
Bridgepoint for Dorna Sports
Buenavista Equity Partners for Envases Soplados
Nexxus Iberia for TwentyFour Seven Group (Highly Commended)
Permira for Universidad Europea
Triton Partners for Blitz Luxco
UK & ROI Small-Cap Deal of the Year (EV on entry <€25m)
Queen’s Park Equity for Encore (Winner)
BGF for Hydrock
Connection Capital for 23.5 Degrees
Foresight Group for Specac
Kester Capital for Atec (Highly Commended)
Nimbus for Hawthorn Timber
Pelican Capital for Atech Cloud
Synova for Vistair
The Finatal Award for UK & ROI Lower Mid-Cap Deal of the Year (EV on entry €25-100m)
MML Ireland for Kyte Powertech (Winner)
Endless for Findel
Inflexion for Automotive Transformation Group
Inflexion for DR&P
Omni Partners for Vivup
Rutland Partners for JSM Group
Soho Square Capital for Assured Data Protection
Synova for InsurEvo
WestBridge for Eque2
UK & ROI Upper Mid-Cap Deal of the Year (EV on entry >€100m)
Advent for Evri (Winner)
Ardian for Audiotonix
Bregal Milestone for Cube
Exponent for H&MV Engineering
Exponent for Isio
PE House of the Year: Small-Cap (EV on entry <€25m)
Rockpool Investments (Winner)
Connection Capital
Foresight Group (Highly Commended)
FPE
Imbiba
Morphosis Capital
Ufenau Capital Partners
PE House of the Year: Lower Mid-Cap (EV on entry €25-50m)
MML Ireland (Winner)
Accent Equity
Genesis Capital Equity
Kester Capital (Highly Commended)
Longship
NorthEdge Capital
Omni Partners
Queen’s Park Equity
The Accuracy Award for PE House of the Year: Mid-Cap (EV on entry €50-100m)
Synova (Winner)
21 Invest
CBPE
Endless
Eurazeo
Growth Capital Partners
Nexxus Iberia
Phoenix Equity Partners
Summa Equity
Wise Equity
The Finatal Award for PE House of the Year: Upper Mid-Cap (EV on entry €100-500m)
Inflexion (Winner)
AURELIUS
Bowmark Capital
Epiris
GHO Capital
IK Partners
Keensight Capital
MidEuropa
Nordic Capital
Verdane
PE House of the Year: Large-Cap (EV on entry >€500m)
Hg (Winner)
Advent
Apax Partners
Ardian
Bridgepoint
Cinven
Investindustrial
PAI Partners
Permira