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
Distressed debt manager 
ELTIF of the year 
Evergreen fund of the year 
Fund manager 
Fund ($1bn+)
Fund (Sub $1bn)
Fund finance provider
Impact fund manager 
Infrastructure debt manager 
Innovative fund ($1bn+)
Innovative fund (Sub $1bn)
Interval fund of the year
Junior lender 
Lower mid-market lender 
Market commentator
Performance ($1bn+)
Performance (Sub $1bn)
Private credit secondaries fund 
Real estate debt manager 
Senior lender 
Special situations debt manager 
SRT investor 
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

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 
Compliance service 
Fund administration software 
Fund administrator – overall
Fund administrator – tech innovation
FX solution
Law firm – transactions
Law firm – fund structuring
Placement agent 
Portfolio management solution 
Loan agency services
Regulatory and compliance technology solution 
Tech provider