British Private Equity Awards Shortlist 2023

3 October

British Private Equity Awards Shortlist 2023

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Each year, we hold our annual awards to recognise private equity's contribution to the growth of British businesses. Our judging process has four stages, which combine the expertise of industry veterans with the public vote. All entries go through a rigorous evaluation, ensuring that only the most deserving are shortlisted.

To find out who won, book a table at the British Private Equity Awards on 03 October 2023, by contacting Chris Coe

The Shortlist

Commercial Due Diligence Provider of the Year

  • Armstrong Transaction Services
  • Fairgrove Partners
  • Graph Strategy
  • Luminii Consulting  

Corporate Financier of the Year

  • Alantra
  • Clearwater
  • Houlihan Lokey
  • Lincoln International
  • Rothschild & Co

Debt Adviser of the Year

  • BDO
  • Clearwater
  • Deloitte
  • FRP Corporate Finance
  • Lincoln International

ESG Deal of the Year

  • Bridges (Impact Food Group - IFG)
  • ECI (Tusker)
  • Foresight Group (Mowgli)

Financial Due Diligence Provider of the Year

  • Alvarez & Marsal
  • BDO
  • Grant Thornton

Fundraising of the Year

  • CVC Capital Partners IX
  • Permira VIII 
  • Synova V

Impact Investor of the Year

  • Apposite
  • Bridges
  • GHO

Law Firm of the Year - Structuring

  • Addleshaw Goddard
  • Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
  • Proskauer Rose

Law Firm of the Year - Transactions

  • Addleshaw Goddard
  • Browne Jacobson
  • CMS
  • Eversheds Sutherland
  • Macfarlanes LLP
  • Proskauer Rose

Lender of the Year

  • Ares European Direct Lending
  • Hayfin Capital Management
  • HSBC Bank

M&A Insurance Broker of the Year

  • Howden
  • Lockton
  • Marsh

Mid-Market Buyout House of the Year

  • ECI
  • Equistone Partners Europe
  • Inflexion
  • Montagu
  • Synova

Mid-Market Exit of the Year

  • AURELIUS (Distrelec)
  • ECI Partners LLP (MiQ)
  • Inflexion Private Equity (Goat)

Placement Agent of the Year

  • Asante Capital
  • Campbell Lutyens
  • Rede Partners

Responsible Investor of the Year

  • AIB Foresight SME Impact Fund
  • Bridges
  • Kartesia

Secondaries Advisor of the Year

  • Evercore
  • Lazard
  • Rede Partners

Small Buyout Exit of the Year

  • Connection Capital (Tempcover)
  • Kester Capital (VIXIO Regulatory Intelligence)
  • Tenzing Private Equity (CitNOW Group)

Small Buyout House of the Year

  • Connection Capital
  • Foresight
  • Sovereign Capital Partners

Specialist Due Diligence Provider of the Year

  • GK Strategy
  • Marsh
  • Palladium Group Limited

To find out who won, book a table at the British Private Equity Awards on 03 October 2023, by contacting Chris Coe