The Mergermarket British Private Equity Awards return for its 21st edition, celebrating the firms, teams and individuals driving growth and innovation across the UK market. This year’s awards include new categories that reflect the evolving priorities of the industry, alongside established awards recognising achievements in fundraising, dealmaking and exits. Together, they showcase the work that has defined the past year. See who was recognised last year here.
Shortlists are determined through a rigorous judging process that blends expert analysis with industry insight. Winners will be decided by a combination of public voting and input from our judging panel, before being announced at the awards ceremony. Public voting opens 8 September and closes 12 September 2025.
The Shortlist
Financial Advisor of the Year
- Arma Partners
- Clearwater
- Houlihan Lokey
- Raymond James
- Rothschild
Debt Advisor of the Year
- BDO Debt Advisory
- Clearwater
- Deloitte
- FRP Corporate Finance
Commercial Due Diligence Provider of the Year
- Armstrong
- Fairgrove
- Luminii Consulting
Specialist Due Diligence Provider of the Year
- Capstone
- Food Strategy Associates
- Fortius Partners
- OMMAX
- Palladium
Legal Advisor of the Year (Transactions)
- Addleshaw Goddard
- CMS
- Latham & Watkins
- Macfarlanes
- Squire Patton Boggs
- Taylor Wessing
Insurance Broker of the Year
- Aon
- BMS Group
- Marsh
Placement Agent of the Year
- Asante Capital
- Rede Partners
Legal Advisor of the Year (Funds)
- Addleshaw Goddard
- Fried Frank
- Proskauer
Fundraise of the Year (>750m)
- AURELIUS Opportunities V
- Bridgepoint Development Capital V
- Inflexion Enterprise Fund VI
Fundraise of the Year (<750m)
- CBPE Fund XI
- GCP Fund VI (Growth Capital Partners)
- Northcote I
- Queen’s Park Equity II
Specialist Fundraise of the Year
- Dementia Discovery Fund 2 (SV Health Investors)
- Metric Capital V
Independent Sponsor of the Year
- Perwyn
- Sullivan Street
Private Credit Lender of the Year
- Arcmont Asset Management
- Ares Management
- Blackstone Credit
- Bridgepoint Credit
- Permira Credit
- SMBC Private Credit
Bank Lender of the Year
- HSBC UK
- Investec
- OakNorth
Small Cap Buyout House of the Year
- Endless
- FPE
- Queen’s Park Equity
Mid-Market Buyout House of the Year
- Bridgepoint
- Bowmark Capital
- CBPE
- ECI Partners
- Epiris
- Inflexion
Small Cap Exit of the Year
- DR&P (Inflexion)
- Encore (Queen’s Park Equity)
- Star Brands (Mobeus Equity Partners)
Mid-Market Exit of the Year
- Bridewell (GCP)
- JMG Group (Synova)
- Medik8 (Inflexion)
- MetaCompliance (Tenzing)