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