Independent Sponsor of the Year

This award recognises the activity of sponsors in the UK that invest outside of the traditional closed-end fund structure within the qualifying period of July 2024 to June 2025.

Questions

1. Executive summary – 250 words max.
2. Describe in detail one case study how your firm originated a deal within the judging period and structured the investment to benefit the portfolio company and your LP network. – 550 words max.
3. Name and briefly describe all UK-based investments (platform and bolt-on) and exits you achieved during the judging period.
4. Describe your strongest exit in the judging period, including return figures and exit dynamics.
5. Highlight any changes to your team and how this is relevant to adapting market conditions, including IR, portfolio management and executive level plus any other functions deemed relevant.
6. Highlight any ways deemed relevant in how you've changed your working relationship with your LPs in the period, for example in reporting practices.

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Entries for the 2025 awards closed on 1 August 2025.