Award categories

You can apply for as many categories as you like, either nominating your own company or a third party. All submissions will be kept confidential.

Fund manager categories:
Asset-backed finance manager of the year
Asset-backed finance deal of the year
Best market innovation (This category is open to any institution that has launched a new and innovative offering related to the alternative credit space over the past year)
Distressed debt manager of the year
ELTIF of the year
Evergreen fund of the year
Fund finance provider of the year
Fund manager of the year
Fund of the year (Sub $1bn)
Fund of the year ($1bn+)
Impact fund manager of the year
Infrastructure debt manager of the year
Junior lender of the year
Lower mid-market lender
LTAF of the year
Market commentator of the year
Partnership of the year
Private credit secondaries fund manager of the year
Real estate debt manager
Senior lender of the year
Special situations debt manager
SRT investor of the year
Wealth market proposition of the year (This category is for fund managers that have an alternative credit fund open to the wealth market

CLOs: 
BSL CLO manager of the year
BSL CLO deal of the year
Middle market CLO manager of the year
Middle market CLO deal of the year

UK specialist lenders: 
UK property development lender of the year (sub £1bn)
UK bridging lender of the year (sub £1bn)
UK SME finance provider of the year (sub £1bn)
Innovative Finance ISA provider of the year

Global specialist lenders: 
Peer-to-peer lender of the year

Service providers:
AI solution of the year
Compliance service of the year
Fund administrator of the year– tech innovation
Fund administrator of the year– overall
Fund administration software of the year
Fund advisory firm of the year
FX solution of the year
Insurance provider of the year
Law firm of the year – fund structuring
Law firm of the year – transactions
Loan agency services of the year
Portfolio management solution of the year
Tech provider of the year