Shortlist:
If your firm has been shortlisted, don’t miss your chance, submit your pitch to george.sengulovski@iongroup.com by the 9th of May.
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UK & Ireland Direct Lending Manager of the year | DACH & Poland Direct Lending Manager of the year | Benelux Direct Lending Manager of the year |
Ares Blackstone Credit Apollo Investec Private Debt Goldman Sachs Private Capital | CVI HF Private Debt Berenberg Bright Capital MountTFI | Kartesia Muzinich Partners Group |
France Direct Lending Manager of the year | Nordics Direct Lending Manager of the year | Italy Direct Lending Manager of the year |
CIC Private Debt Eurazeo Tikehau Goldman Sachs Private Capital Bpifrance Zencap | TureInvest CVC Arcmont Cordet Capital KKR Credit PSP Invest Sixth Street | Anthilia Muzinich Ver Capital Equita Capital Pemberton |
Iberia Direct Lending Manager of the year | Senior debt provider of the year | Junior debt provider of the year |
Oquendo Capital Tresmares Capital Kartesia Muzinich | Ares Goldman Sachs Private Capital Blackstone Credit Apollo Investec Private Debt Muzinich | Equita Capital Park Square Oquendo Capital |
ESG Direct Lending Manager of the year | ||
Eurazeo Ares Pemberton Fiduciam Bridgepoint Credit |
Manager of the Year Shortlist:
We have updated the People’s Choice Awards process. Submissions for the Large-Cap, Mid-Market, and Small-Cap Direct Lending Manager of the Year categories are no longer being accepted outside of shortlisted firms. The below shortlist has been determined based on Debtwire data. The winner in each category will now be selected through a combination of votes from the industry and input from our expert judging panel. Public voting opens 21 May and closes 30 May 2025. If your firm has been shortlisted submit your pitch to george.sengulovski@iongroup.com by the 9th of May.
European Large-cap Direct Lending Manager of the year | European Mid-market Direct Lending Manager of the year | European Small-cap Direct Lending Manager of the year |
Apollo Blackstone Credit CVC Goldman Sachs Private Capital PSP Invest SMBC Private Credit | Arcmont Ares Eurazeo Muzinich Pemberton Tikehau | Bright Capital CVI Eurazeo Fiduciam HF Private Debt Investec Private Debt |
Deal of the Year Shortlist:
European Large-cap Direct Lending Deal of the year (>$/€200m of total debt / >$/€50m EBITDA) | European Mid-market Direct Lending Deal of the year ($/€40m-$/€200m of debt / $/€10m-50m EBITDA) | European Small-cap Direct Lending Deal of the year ($/€40m of debt / <$/€10m EBITDA) |
SLR by Goldman Sachs Private Capital Sunday Naturals by Deutsche Bank Aspen Pumps Group by SMBC Private Credit Specialist Risk Group by Arcmont | Schuberg Philis by Arcmont Nafinco by Barings Playgreen by Crescent St Hubert By Deutsche Bank Finanzen.net by Pemberton Arche MC2 by Ardian | ENTRO Group by HF Private Debt Synectics by Barings Grupo Ñaming by Muzinich |
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