Placement Agent of the Year

Asante Capital

Asante’s key differentiator to all our competitors is our unique “Fused+” operational model, we’ve honed over almost two decades. Via this structure, all Asante team members work seamlessly across GP advisory, project management and distribution. The Asante model maximizes efficiency, communication, and collaboration across the GP, Asante, and the LP universe. Team members that perform deep diligence on prospective GPs follow through with seamless continuity to managing the fundraise and serving as key members leading distribution of the fund. Importantly our team is uniquely aligned with the GP to hit target and hard-cap on every fund we raise. This model incentivizes 100% focus and hard work all the way through the finish line across all projects, rather than simply a percentage of capital our individual professionals raise personally. 

Through this integrated model, Asante focuses on streamlining communication at all stages, and maximizing successful outcomes. We have proven this over 13 years with over 90% of our funds closing oversubscribed.

Campbell Lutyens

The 12 months to June 2024 represented another excellent year for Campbell Lutyens (“CL”), with the firm closing capital for 33 primary funds, with over $17.8bn raised. In European private equity, CL continued to build on the success of previous years, working with a diverse pool of managers from across the region. Highlights including: 

• Adagia Capital Europe I: Final close held in September 2023 at €1.1bn 
• Bregal Unternehmerkapital IV: Final close held in May 2024 at €2.65bn hard cap 
• Epiris III: Final close held in February 2024 at £1.04bn hard cap 
• FSN Capital Compass Fund I: Final close was held in April 2024 in excess of €400m target.

CL has continued to strengthen its sustainability practice, having advised on or currently advising on sustainable investment strategies totalling $30bn. Continued expansion of the firm’s specialist team allowed greater focus on research activities including profiling more than 1,000 LPs appetite for sustainable investing and mapping over 500 dedicated sustainable investing funds.

Rede Partners

In a challenging fundraising environment, Rede has achieved record results for its clients working across 27 primary fundraising mandates and four transactions which totalled €2.4bn in value. 12 clients held final closes in the period, representing c.€24.6 billion. Rede’s coverage team has grown to 39 people and used its global reach to raise a record €8.4 billion of new money. Highlights included: 

• Vidia, a female-led first-time impact fund, closed at its hard cap of €425m. 
• Ara III, a $2.8 billion industrial decarbonization fund, closed over 150% larger than its predecessor
• PAI Partners VIII, one of the largest European raises of 2023 closed at €7.1 billion -Volpi III closed at €425m, a 33% increase over the prior fund, including over €200m of new money. Rede has advised Volpi since inception. 

This year Rede 

• Strengthened its transactions advisory team, appointing Riccardo Villa as Head of Strategic Capital Advisory. 
• Partnered with Greater Share, a philanthropic investment model using RedeWire, Rede's digital portal with over 1000 users to connect with institutional investors.
• Published the 13th Rede Liquidity Index, now a leading indicator of fundraising sentiment. 
• Produced its second sentiment survey on NAV finance.
• Hosted 1000 participants for the RedeConnect

Voting Closed

To find out who won, book a table at the Mergermarket British Private Equity Awards on 01 October 2024, by contacting Chris Coe.