The winners of the Private Equity Wire European Awards 2025, which recognise excellence among private equity fund managers and service providers in Europe, were announced today (13 February) at an exclusive ceremony and networking event at etc.venues, County Hall, London.
Voting for the awards was conducted via an online poll of the entire Private Equity Wire userbase, where participants are asked to make their choice among the shortlisted firms in each category.
Pre-selection data for the awards is provided by multiple data sources, based on annualised returns over a 12-month period.
The winners are:
Managers
Emerging Fund Raising of the Year: Buyout – 21 Invest (21 Invest Continuation Fund)
Emerging Fund Raising of the Year: Co-invest – Qualitas Funds (Qualitas Funds Direct II)
Emerging Fund Raising of the Year: Direct Lending – Foresight Group Holdings (Midlands Engine Investment Fund II)
Emerging Fund Raising of the Year: Distressed Debt – Nextalia (Nextalia Credit Opportunities Fund)
Emerging Fund Raising of the Year: Fund of Funds – Turnstone Private Equity (Turnstone Private Equity Fund II)
Emerging Fund Raising of the Year: Growth – Forestay Capital II
Emerging Fund Raising of the Year: Mezzanine Debt – Indigo Capital (Indigo Capital III)
Emerging Fund Raising of the Year: RE Debt – Alantra (Alteralia Real Estate Debt II)
Emerging Fund Raising of the Year: Real Asset – Stoneshield (Stoneshield Fund III)
Emerging Fund Raising of the Year: Secondaries – Embarcadero Capital (Embarcadero Pantheon Secondaries Global)
Emerging Fund Raising of the Year: Special Situations – Nextalia (Nextalia Capitale Rilancio)
Emerging Fund Raising of the Year: VC Debt – Palatine Growth Credit (Palatine Growth Credit Fund)
Emerging Fund Raising of the Year: Venture – Vsquared (Vsquared II)
Emerging Performance of the Year: Buyout – GREENPEAK Partners
Emerging Performance of the Year: Co-invest – Apposite Capital (Apposite Healthcare Co-Investment II)
Emerging Performance of the Year: Direct Lending – AshGrove Capital
Emerging Performance of the Year: Distressed Debt – FitzWalter (FitzWalter Capital Partners I)
Emerging Performance of the Year: Growth – Growth Fund; Sprints II
Emerging Performance of the Year: Mezzanine Debt – Indigo Capital (Indigo Capital II)
Emerging Performance of the Year: RE Debt – Frux Capital (ES Capital Solutions)
Emerging Performance of the Year: Real Asset – Garbe Industrial Real Estate (GARBE Unternehmensimmobilien Fonds I)
Emerging Performance of the Year: Secondaries – Compass Partners Investment GC Fund
Emerging Performance of the Year: Special Situations – Capza (Capza Transition)
Emerging Performance of the Year: VC Debt – Flashpoint (Flashpoint Venture Debt Fund I)
Emerging Performance of the Year: Venture – Venture Fund (Possible Ventures)
ESG Private Capital Fund of the Year: Climate – Argos Wityu (Argos Climate Action)
ESG Private Capital Fund of the Year: Impact – Summa Equity
ESG Private Capital Fund of the Year: Overall – Nordic Capital
ESG Private Capital Fund of the Year: Venture – FSN Capital Partners (FSN Capital Compass Fund)
Overall Fund Raising of the Year: Buyout – Nordic Capital
Overall Fund Raising of the Year: Co-invest – Astorg (Astorg VIII CI Corden)
Overall Fund Raising of the Year: Direct Lending – Foresight Group Holdings (Midlands Engine Investment Fund II)
Overall Fund Raising of the Year: Distressed Debt – FitzWalter (FitzWalter Capital Partners II)
Overall Fund Raising of the Year: Fund of Funds – MPEP Luxembourg Management (MPEP V)
Overall Fund Raising of the Year: Growth – Index Ventures (Index Ventures Growth VII)
Overall Fund Raising of the Year: Mezzanine Debt – Incus Capital (Incus Capital European Specialty Credit Fund V)
Overall Fund Raising of the Year: RE Debt – Intermediate Capital Group (ICG Real Estate Debt Fund VII)
Overall Fund Raising of the Year: Real Asset – Goldman Sachs Asset Management (West Street Real Estate Credit Partners IV)
Overall Fund Raising of the Year: Secondaries – Salica Investments (Access Fund III)
Overall Fund Raising of the Year: Special Situations – Nextalia (Nextalia Capitale Rilancio)
Overall Fund Raising of the Year: VC Debt – CaixaBank (CaixaBank Fintech Venture Debt Fund)
Overall Fund Raising of the Year: Venture – Forbion (Forbion Growth Opportunities Fund III)
Performance of the Year: Buyout – Hg (Hg Mercury 2)
Performance of the Year: Co-Invest – Mid Europa LLP (Adinan (MEF) Co-Investment LP)
Performance of the Year: Distressed Debt – LCM Partners
Performance of the Year: Fund of Funds – Qualitas Funds (Qualitas Funds III)
Performance of the Year: Growth – Portobello Capital (Portobello Capital Structured Partnerships Fund I)
Performance of the Year: Mezzanine Debt – Intermediate Capital Group (ICG Europe Mid-Market Fund)
Performance of the Year: RE Debt – The Children’s Investment Fund Management (TCI Real Estate Partners Fund III)
Performance of the Year: Real Asset – EQT (Exeter Europe Value Venture III)
Performance of the Year: Secondaries – Coller Capital
Performance of the Year: Special Situations – Blantyre Capital
Performance of the Year: Venture – Forbian (Forbion Capital Fund IV)
Performance of the Year: VC Debt – Inveready Technology Investment Group (Inveready Venture Finance III)
Service Providers
Accounting & Fund Reporting Solution of the Year – AssetMetrix
Advisory Firm of the Year: ESG – Anthesis Group
Audit Firm of the Year: Middle Market – BDO
Audit Firm of the Year: Overall – EisnerAmper
Audit Firm of the Year: Start-up – Grant Thornton
Cloud Services Provider of the Year – ECI
Compliance Service of the Year: Fund Domicile – IQ-EQ
Compliance Service of the Year: Overall – ACA Group
Credit Consultant of the Year – Rosedge Capital
Custodian Service of the Year – CACEIS
Cyber Security Solution of the Year – Quorum Cyber
Data Management Solution of the Year – 73 Strings
Data Provider of the Year: Credit – PitchBook
Data Provider of the Year: ESG – Apiday
Data Provider of the Year: Overall – DealEdge
Deal Advisory Firm of the Year – Rosedge Capital
Deal Origination Solution of the Year: Credit – Intapp
Deal Origination Solution of the Year: Technology – Sourcescrub
Executive Search Firm of the Year – Altus Partners
Forex Solution Provider of the Year – MillTechFX
Fund Accounting & Reporting Software of the Year – Quantium Technology
Fund Administrator of the Year: ESG – Petra Funds Group
Fund Administrator of the Year: GP’s over $30 Billion – MUFG Investor Services
Fund Administrator of the Year: GP’s under $30 Billion – Belasko
Fund Administrator of the Year: Overall – Alter Domus
Fund Administrator of the Year: Private Credit – BNY
Fund Administrator of the Year: Technology – Aztec Group
Fund Financing Solution of the Year – 17Capital
Fundraising Solution of the Year – Atominvest
Insurance Solution of the Year – Howden Group Holdings
Investor Relations Technology of the Year – Dasseti
Law Firm of the Year: Fund Domicile – Carey Olsen
Law Firm of the Year: Fund Structuring – Addleshaw Goddard LLP
Law Firm of the Year: Lending and Securities – Clifford Chance
Law Firm of the Year: Overall – K&L Gates
Law Firm of the Year: Transactions – Reed Smith
Managed Service Provider of the Year – KHEPRI
Middle Office Service of the Year – Arcesium
New Solution Provider of the Year – Goji, Euroclear group
Placement Agent of the Year – Alvine Capital Management
Portfolio Management Service of the Year – Edge Connect AI
PR & Communications Agency of the Year – H/Advisors Maitland
Ratings Provider of the Year – KBRA
Ratings Provider of the Year: ESG – Moody’s Ratings
Recruitment Company of the Year: Investor Relations & Asset Raising – March Consultants
Recruitment Company of the Year: Operations & Finance – One Ten Associates
Regulatory & Compliance Firm of the Year – KROLL
Regulatory & Compliance Technology of the Year – Domos FS
Research Solution of the Year – Evalueserve
Secondaries Platform of the Year – Moonfare
Secure Work-flow Management Provider of the Year – Richard Fleischman & Associates, Inc
Solution Provider of the Year: ESG – PortF
Solution Provider of the Year: ESG (Client Services) – Unwritten
Solution Provider of the Year: ManCo – Vistra
Solution Provider of the Year: ODD – DiligenceVault
Solution Provider of the Year: Start-up – Leverest
Strategic Intelligence Provider of the Year – Auquan
Tax Advisory Firm of the Year – EY
Technology Advisory Firm of the Year – Vaultinum Tech Due Diligence
Technology Innovation of the Year – LemonEdge
Technology Innovation of the Year (Client Services) – Vestlane
Valuation Service of the Year – S&P Global Market Intelligence
