Shortlist
Shortlist
The shortlist for the Alternative Credit Awards Europe 2026 has now been announced. Read the full list below!
Asset-backed finance manager of the year
- AB CarVal
- Kartesia Asset Finance
- Fasanara Capital
- LCM Partners
Asset-backed finance deal of the year
- Signal Capital Partners
- Fasanara Capital
- Ares Management
- Blackstone
Best market innovation
- GFA Exchange
- Foresight
- Liquidity
- Goldman Sachs Asset Management
Distressed debt manager of the year
- Ironshield Capital Management
- GoldenTree Asset Management
- LCM Partners
- Arrow Global
ELTIF of the year
- M&G Investments
- Claret Capital
- Ares Management
- Allianz Global Investors
Evergreen fund of the year
- Carlyle
- Zenzic
- Magnetar
- Goldman Sachs Asset Management
Fund finance provider of the year
- 17Capital
- Aegon Asset Management
- Pemberton Asset Management
- NLC
Fund manager of the year
- Goldman Sachs Asset Management
- Adams Street Partners
- Arcmont Asset Management
- Barings
- LCM Partners
Fund of the year (Sub $1bn)
- Fair Oaks Capital
- TwentyFour Asset Management
- NorthWall Capital
- Lendable LCOR III
Fund of the year ($1bn+)
- Eurazeo
- Arcmont Asset Management
- Coller Capital
- Ares Management
Impact fund manager of the year
- Colesco Capital
- Eiffel Investment Group
- Ambienta
- Allianz Global Investors
Infrastructure debt manager of the year
- BNP Paribas Asset Management Alts
- Barings
- Allianz Global Investors
- Ares Management
Junior lender of the year
- Park Square Capital
- Clessidra Capital
- Arcmont Asset Management
- Kartesia
Lower mid-market lender
- AshGrove Capital
- Arini Capital Management
- Aurelius Finance
- Permira
- Federated Hermes
Private credit secondaries fund manager of the year
- Coller Capital
- Tikehau Capital
- Ares Management
- Allianz Global Investors
Real estate debt manager
- AllianceBernstein
- Balbec Capital
- Arrow Global
- Federated Hermes
Senior lender of the year
- Ares Management
- Blackstone
- Goldman Sachs Asset Management
- Capza
- Hayfin
Special situations debt manager
- Permira
- Polus Capital Management
- GoldenTree Asset Management
- NorthWall Capital
SRT investor of the year
- Whitecroft
- Newmarket Capital
- M&G Investments
- Magnetar
Wealth market proposition of the year
- Foresight Group
- CVC Capital Partners
- Ares Management
- Goldman Sachs Asset Management
BSL CLO manager of the year
- Pemberton Asset Management
- CVC Capital Partners
- Benefit Street Partners
- Permira
BSL CLO deal of the year
- Pemberton Asset Management
- M&G Investments
- Fair Oaks Capital
Private credit CLO manager of the year
- Signal Capital Partners
- Barings
- Ares Management
- Antares Capital
UK property development lender of the year (sub £1bn)
- Blend Network
- CapitalRise
- Relendex
- Invest & Fund
UK bridging lender of the year (sub £1bn)
- easyMoney
- Blend Network
- Arrow Global
- London Credit
UK SME finance provider of the year (sub £1bn)
- LND Capital
- Blend Network
- LendingCrowd
- Folk2Folk
Innovative Finance ISA provider of the year
- easyMoney
- Folk2Folk
- Energise Africa
- CrowdProperty
Peer-to-peer lender of the year
- easyMoney
- Zinc Euro
- The Money Platform
- Relendex
- Folk2Folk
AI solution of the year
- F2
- 73 Strings
- GFA Exchange
- Liquidity
Compliance service of the year
- Addition Compliance
- Allvue Systems
- S&P Global
- Acuity KP
Fund administrator of the year– tech innovation
- Aztec Group
- BNY
- Alter Domus
- Allvue Systems
Fund administrator of the year– overall
- Alter Domus
- IQ-EQ
- Altum
- Ocorian
Fund administration software of the year
- Aztec Group
- Allvue Systems
- S&P Global
- Juniper Square
Fund advisory firm of the year
- Stone Mountain Capital
- Rosedge Capital
- Campbell Lutyens
- Devonshire Warwick Capital
FX solution of the year
- MillTech
- Record Financial Group
- Chatham Financial
- Apex Group
Law firm of the year – fund structuring
- Proskauer
- Dechert
- Linklaters
- Ropes and Gray
Law firm of the year – transactions
- Fox Williams
- Proskauer
- Dechert
- Latham & Watkins
Loan agency services of the year
- GLAS
- S&P Global
- Altum Group
- Wilmington Trust
Portfolio management solution of the year
- Five Sigma
- Oxane Partners
- 73 Strings
- Cardo AI
Tech provider of the year
- Treble Peak
- Oxane Partners
- Octus
- Credibur