Award Categories

Alternative investment platform
Asset-backed finance manager 
Asset-backed finance deal of the year 
BDC of the year
Best investment-grade private credit offering
Best new entrant
Best market innovation
Climate transition fund manager 
Distressed debt manager 
ELTIF of the year 
Evergreen fund of the year 
Fund manager 
Fund ($1bn+)
Fund (Sub $1bn)
Fund finance manager 
Impact fund manager 
Infrastructure debt manager 
Innovative fund ($1bn+)
Innovative fund (Sub $1bn)
Interval fund of the year
Junior lender 
Lower mid-market lender 
LTAF of the year 
Market commentator
Performance ($1bn+)
Performance (Sub $1bn)
Private credit secondaries fund 
Real estate debt manager 
Senior lender 
Special situations debt manager 
SRT investor 
SRT issuer
Wealth market proposition

Direct lending deal of the year (large cap – $500m+)
Direct lending deal of the year (mid cap – $100-500m)
Direct lending deal of the year (small cap – under $100m) 

CLOs: 
BSL CLO manager 
Private credit CLO manager
BSL CLO deal of the year
Private credit CLO deal of the year
BSL CLO arranger
Private credit CLO arranger 
CLO trustee

UK specialist lenders: 
UK property development lender (sub-£1bn)
UK bridging lender (sub-£1bn)
UK SME finance provider (sub-£1bn)
IFISA provider 

Specialist lenders (open to firms globally): 
Peer-to-peer lender

Service providers:
AI solution 
CLO rating agency
CLO tech provider 
Compliance service 
Data provider
Fund administration software 
Fund administrator – overall
Fund administrator – tech innovation
Fund finance adviser 
FX solution
Law firm – transactions
Law firm – fund structuring
Placement agent 
Portfolio management solution 
Loan agency services
Ratings provider 
Regulatory and compliance technology solution 
Valuation service 
Tech provider