The winners of the Private Equity Wire® US Awards 2025, which recognise excellence among private equity fund managers and service providers in the US, were announced today (06 November), at an exclusive ceremony and networking event at at Convene, 237 Park Ave, New York.
The Private Equity Wire® US Awards winners are based on data provided by the entrants and data gathered by third party data providers. The awards should not be considered an endorsement by Private Equity Wire®. Winners are issued on Thursday, 6 November 2025, based on performance data through to March 2025.
Private Equity Wire® does not guarantee that other providers or surveys utilising the same criteria used to determine this award would reach the same conclusion.
The winners include:
Managers
Capital Raise of the Year: Buyout – Kayne Anderson
Capital Raise of the Year: Co-invest – Neuberger Berman
Capital Raise of the Year: Debt Fund – VWH Capital Management, LP
Capital Raise of the Year: Real Estate – Kayne Anderson
Capital Raise of the Year: Secondaries – Neuberger Berman
Emerging Performance of the Year: Venture Capital – Uncorrelated Ventures
Performance of the Year: Buyout over $500million – Kayne Anderson
Performance of the Year: Direct Lending over $500million – Adams Street Partners
Performance of the Year: Distressed Debt over $500million – VWH Capital Management, LP
Performance of the Year: Mezzanine Debt over $500million – VSS Capital Partners
Performance of the Year: Mezzanine Debt under $500million – VSS Capital Partners (VSS Structured Capital III)
Performance of the Year: Mezzanine Debt over $500million – VSS Capital Partners
Performance of the Year: RE Debt over $500million – VWH Capital Management, LP
Performance of the Year: RE Debt under $500million – RRA Capital
Performance of the Year: Venture Capital under $500million – Uncorrelated Ventures
Service Providers
Accounting & Fund Reporting Solution of the Year – LemonEdge
Advisory Firm of the Year: ESG – Malk Partners part of SLR Consulting
Audit Firm of the Year: Start-up – Akram & Associates PLLC
Audit Firm of the Year: Middle Market – EisnerAmper
Audit Firm of the Year: Overall – Anchin
Cloud Services Provider of the Year – Thrive
Compliance Service of the Year: Fund Domicile – Vigilant Compliance, LLC
Compliance Service of the Year: Overall – Waystone
Cyber Security Solution of the Year – S-RM
Data Management Solution of the Year – Arcesium
Data Provider of the Year: Credit – PitchBook
Data Provider of the Year: ESG – Apiday
Data Provider of the Year: Overall – Gain.pro
Deal Advisory Firm of the Year – Alvarez & Marsal
Deal Origination of the Year: Technology – Grata
Deal Origination Solution of the Year: Credit – Intapp
Executive Search Firm of the Year – Jensen Partners
Forex Solution Provider of the Year – MillTech
Fund Accounting & Reporting Software of the Year – Quantium Technology
Fund Administrator of the Year: Client Services – Suntera Fund Services
Fund Administrator of the Year: ESG – Ocorian
Fund Administrator of the Year: GPs over $30billion – The Citco group of companies (Citco)
Fund Administrator of the Year: GPs under $30billion – TMF Group
Fund Administrator of the Year: Private Credit – Aztec Group
Fund Administrator of the Year: Technology – UMB Fund Services
Fund Financing Solution of the Year – 17Capital
Fund Administrator of the Year: Overall – Alter Domus
Fundraising Solution of the Year – Agora
Investor Relations Technology of the Year – Juniper Square
Law Firm of the Year: Transactions – Reed Smith
Law Firm of the Year: Client Services – Blank Rome LLP
Law Firm of the Year: Fund Domicile – Loeb Smith Attorneys
Law Firm of the Year: Fund Structuring – Proskauer
Law Firm of the Year: Lending and Securities – Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
Law Firm of the Year: Overall – Goodwin
Managed Service Provider of the Year – Atlas Technica
Middle Office Service of the Year – IQ-EQ
New Solution Provider of the Year – Leverest
Newcomer of the Year: Advisory – Quantum Mosaic
Newcomer of the Year: Fund Administrator – VIRIDIS Fund Solutions
Newcomer of the Year: Technology – Fusion by J.P. Morgan
Placement Agent of the Year – Asante Capital Group
Portfolio Management Service of the Year – 73 Strings
PR & Communications Agency of the Year – H/Advisors Abernathy
Ratings Provider of the Year – Moody’s Ratings
Ratings Provider of the Year: ESG – Moody’s Ratings
Recruitment Company of the Year: Investor Relations & Asset Raising – Jensen Partners
Recruitment Company of the Year: Operations & Finance – Park Capital Search
Regulatory & Compliance Firm of the Year – Kroll
Regulatory & Compliance Technology of the Year – COMPLY
Research Solution of the Year – Evalueserve
Risk Management Software Provider of the Year – CENTRL
Secondaries Platform of the Year – Setter Capital Inc
Secure Work-flow Management Provider of the Year – Termgrid
Solution Provider of the Year: AI & Data Analytics for Deal Sourcing – Grata
Solution Provider of the Year: ESG – Novata
Solution Provider of the Year: ESG (Client Services) – Holtara (an Apex Group company)
Solution Provider of the Year: ManCo – Vistra Fund Solutions
Solution Provider of the Year: ODD – Dasseti
Strategic Intelligence Provider of the Year – Quinlan Partners
Tax Advisory Firm of the Year – Withum
Technology Advisory Firm of the Year – Abacus Group
Technology Innovation of the Year: AI – Blueflame AI
Technology Innovation of the Year: Client Services – Rogo
Technology Innovation of the Year: ESG & Impact Investing – Dasseti
Technology Innovation of the Year: Firm Operations – Atominvest
Technology Innovation of the Year: Overall – BROWNLOOP
Valuation Service of the Year – Oxane Partners
A full list of winners can be found here.
