Shortlisted Firms
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European M&A Financial Adviser of the year
Goldman Sachs & Co LLC
JP Morgan
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Deloitte LLP
Morgan Stanley
Rothschild & Co
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European M&A Legal Adviser of the year
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
Linklaters
Latham & Watkins LLP
DLA Piper LLP
CMS
Eversheds Sutherland
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European Mid-Market M&A Financial Adviser of the year
Goldman Sachs & Co LLC
JP Morgan
Rothschild & Co
Lazard
Jefferies LLC
Morgan Stanley
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European Mid-Market M&A Legal Adviser of the year
Latham & Watkins LLP
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Linklaters
Allen Overy Shearman Sterling LLP
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
White & Case LLP
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European Private Equity Financial Adviser of the year
Goldman Sachs & Co LLC
Rothschild & Co
JP Morgan
Lazard
Jefferies LLC
Citi
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European Private Equity Legal Adviser of the year
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Goodwin Procter LLP
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP
Latham & Watkins LLP
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
DLA Piper LLP
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Accountancy - European Due Diligence Firm of the year*
Ernst & Young
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
KPMG Corporate Finance LLC
Alvarez & Marsal Holdings LLC
Deloitte LLP
BDO International Ltd
RSM
Grant Thornton
Baker Tilly International Ltd
Eight Advisory
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Accountancy - European Tax Advisory Firm of the year*
Ernst & Young
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
KPMG Corporate Finance LLC
Alvarez & Marsal Holdings LLC
Deloitte LLP
BDO International Ltd
RSM
Grant Thornton
Baker Tilly International Ltd
Eight Advisory
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For 2024, the accountancy award is divided into two categories: tax and due diligence, aiming to provide greater insight into the industry. Submissions should highlight recent landmark advisory projects and innovative strategies in these two areas, rather than aggregating total work done by the firm. We seek to recognise firms that have demonstrated exceptional expertise and value creation in tax advisory and due diligence over the past year. Judges will favour entries that are explicit and transparent about their impactful work in these specialised fields.
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Austria Financial Adviser of the year
Jefferies LLC
KPMG Corporate Finance LLC
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Deloitte LLP
Deutsche Bank AG
UBS Investment Bank
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Austria Legal Adviser of the year
Schoenherr Rechtsanwaelte Gmb
Wolf Theiss Rechtsanwaelte GmbH
Baer & Karrer
E+H Rechtsanwaelte GmbH
Binder Groesswang Rechtanswaelte GmbH
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Baltics Financial Adviser of the year
Superia
Access Partners
Carnegie Investment Bank AB
Danske Bank A/S
HLP Corporate Finance
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Baltics Legal Adviser of the year
COBALT
Ellex
TGS Baltic
Avance Attorneys Ltd
Borenius Attorneys Ltd
SORAINEN
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Benelux Financial Adviser of the year
Morgan Stanley
JP Morgan
GCG
Rabobank NV
Lazard
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Benelux Legal Adviser of the year
Linklaters
Clifford Chance LLP
Allen Overy Shearman Sterling LLP
DeBreij BV
DLA Piper LLP
Ingen-Housz BV
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CEE Financial Adviser of the year
Goldman Sachs & Co LLC
Deloitte LLP
JP Morgan
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Ernst & Young
Patria
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CEE Legal Adviser of the year
DLA Piper LLP
CMS
Linklaters
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Schoenherr Rechtsanwaelte GmBH
Slaughter and May
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Denmark Financial Adviser of the year
Morgan Stanley
Deloitte LLP
Ernst & Young
Citi
JP Morgan
Danske Bank
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Denmark Legal Adviser of the year
Accura
Gorrissen Federspiel Advokatpartnerselskab
Moalem Weitemeyer Advokatpartnerselskab
Kromann Reumert
Bech-Bruun Law Firm P/S
Linklaters
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Finland Financial Adviser of the year
Goldman Sachs & Co LLC
KPMG Corporate Finance LLC
Carnegie Investment Bank AB
HLP Corporate Finance
Access Partners
Deutsche Bank A/S
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Finland Legal Adviser of the year
Asianajotoimisto Krogerus Oy
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP
Roschier Asianajotoimisto Oy
Borenius Attorneys Ltd
Plesner Advokatpartnerselskab
Eversheds Sutherland
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France Financial Adviser of the year
BNP Paribas SA
Goldman Sachs & Co LLC
Lazard
Cambon Partners SAS
NATIXIS SA
Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank
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France Legal Adviser of the year
Bredin Prat
Goodwin Procter LLP
Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP
Clifford Chance LLP
Hogan Lovells International LLP
White & Case LLP
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Germany Financial Adviser of the year
Morgan Stanley
Sonntag Corporate Finance GmbH
Goldman Sachs & Co LLC
Houlihan Lokey Inc
KPMG Corporate Finance LLC
JP Morgan
Deutsche Bank AG
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Germany Legal Adviser of the year
Heuking Kuehn Lueer Wojtek
CMS
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
Gleiss Lutz Hootz Hirsch PartmbB
Luther
Latham & Watkins LLP
Hengeler Mueller
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Iberia Financial Adviser of the year
Morgan Stanley
Goldman Sachs & Co LLC
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Deloitte LLP
Rothschild & Co
JP Morgan
Santander (SCIB)
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Iberia Legal Adviser of the year
Garrigues
Uria Menendez
Cuatrecasas Goncalves Pereira SLP
PwC Legal
Clifford Chance LLP
KPMG Abogados SL
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Ireland Financial Adviser of the year
Grant Thornton
JP Morgan
Barclays
Rothschild & Co
PKF Brenson Lawlor Ltd
Clearwater
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Ireland Legal Adviser of the year
William Fry
Wallace Corporate Counsel
Eversheds Sutherland
Philip Lee & Co Solicitors
Arthur Cox
Flynn O’Driscoll LLP
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Israel Financial Adviser of the year
Jefferies LLC
Morgan Stanley
Goren Capital
Bank of America
Goldman Sachs & Co LL
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Israel Legal Adviser of the year
Herzog Fox & Neeman
Latham & Watkins LLP
Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.
Goldfarb Gross Seligman & Co
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Italy Financial Adviser of the year
JP Morgan
Deutsche Bank AG
UniCredit SpA
Goldman Sachs & Co LLC
Mediobanca S.p.A
Deloitte LLP
Equita SIM
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Italy Legal Adviser of the year
Gianni Origoni
Legance Avvocati Associati
Studio Legal PedersoliGattai
Gatti Pavesi Bianchi Ludovici
Portolano Cavollo Studio Legale
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
Chiomenti
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MENA Financial Adviser of the year
Rothschild & Co
HSBC
Morgan Stanley
Houlihan Lokey Inc
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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MENA Legal Adviser of the year
Freshfield Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
Latham & Watkins LL|P
Herzog Fox & Neeman
Moalem Weitemeyer Advokatpartnerselskab
Goldfarb Gross Seligman & Co
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Norway Financial Adviser of the year
ABG Sundal Collier Holding ASA
Bank of America
Carnegie Investment Bank AB
Arctic Securities AS
Alpha Corporate Finance
DNB Bank ASA
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Norway Legal Adviser of the year
Advokatfirmaet Wiersholm AS
Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS
Wikborg Rein
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flim LLP
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
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Sweden Financial Adviser of the year
Goldman Sachs & Co LLC
Carnegie Investment Bank AB
Jefferies LLC
Deutsche Bank AG
Citi
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Sweden Legal Adviser of the year
Advokatfirman Vinge KB
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Baker McKenzie
Roschier Asianajotoimisto Oy
Gernandt & Danielsson
Advokatfirmaet Wiersholm AS
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Switzerland Financial Adviser of the year
UBS Investment Bank
Rothschild & Co
Baker Tilly International Ltd
Daiwa Securities Group / DC Advisory
JP Morgan
Deutsche Bank AG
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Switzerland Legal Adviser of the year
Baer & Karrer
Freshfield Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
Lenz & Staehelin
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP
Travers Smith LLP
Niederer Kraft Frey AG
Vischer AG
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Turkey Financial Adviser of the year
Unlu Menkul Degerler AS
Zora Advisory
Pragma Corporate Finance
3 Seas Capital Partners
Ventura Partners
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Turkey Legal Adviser of the year
Linklaters
Ozmen Yalcin
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
Egemenoglu Law Firm
KP Law
Kumkumoglu Ergun Cin Ozdogan Avukatik Ortakligi
Kolcuoglu Demirkan Kocakli Attorneys at Law
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United Kingdom Financial Adviser of the year
Goldman Sachs & Co LLC
Rothschild & Co
JP Morgan
Barclays
Deutsche Bank AG
Morgan Stanley
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United Kingdom Legal Adviser of the year
Latham & Watkins LLP
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
CMS
Addleshaw Goddard LLP
Weil Gotschal & Manges LLP
Travers Smith LLP
Freshfield Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
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European Large-cap Private Equity Firm of the Year (entry value range $500 million+)*
Permira
EQT
KKR
CVC
PAI Partners
Advent International
Cinven
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European Upper Mid-Market Private Equity Firm of the Year (entry value range $250-500 million)*
CVC
KKR
Bain Capital
Ardian
IK Partners
Inflexion
Bridgepoint
Triton
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European Lower Mid-Market Private Equity Firm of the Year (entry value range $50-250 million)*
Eurazeo
Waterland
Main Capital
Andera Partners
Equistone
Keensight
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European Small Cap Private Equity Firm of the year (entry value range $0-50 million)*
BNP Paribas Asset Management
LDC
Siparex
Xenon
Axio Capital
DeA Capital
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Submissions should highlight recent landmark deals and value creation strategies rather than fundraising activities. We seek to recognise firms that have demonstrated exceptional deal-making prowess and portfolio company growth over the past year.
Entries should be based on deals that have been exited. However, the deal size category should be determined by the entry value, not the exit value. Please categorise submissions according to the following entry value ranges:
Small Cap: $0-50 million
Lower Mid-Market: $50-250 million
Mid-Market: $250-500 million
Large Cap: $500 million+
Firms should focus on showcasing how they have created value and achieved successful exits, rather than emphasising the size of capital deployed. We are particularly interested in examples that demonstrate innovative strategies, operational improvements, and significant value creation between entry and exit.
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