The winners of the Private Equity Wire US Credit Awards 2024, which recognise fund performance and service provider excellence across credit funds, were announced at an exclusive ceremony and networking event today (12 September), at Covene, 101 Park Avenue, New York.
Voting for the awards was conducted via an online poll of the entire Private Equity Wire userbase, with participants asked to make their choice from a short-list of firms in each category.
The winners are:
Managers
RE Debt of the Year (Under $500 Million) – Affinius Capital (Square Mile Tactical Partners II)
Direct Lending of the Year (Over $500 Million) – Apollo Global Management (Apollo Accord Fund IV)
Special Situations of the Year (Over $500 Million) – Ares Management (Ares Special Opportunities Fund)
Fixed Income Arbitrage Strategies of the Year (Under $500 Million) – Barnegat Fund Management Inc. (Barnegat Fund Limited Class B)
Distressed Debt of the Year (Over $500 Million) – Black Diamond Capital Management (BDCM Opportunity Fund V)
Mezzanine Debt of the Year (Over $500 Million) – Blackstone Group (GSO Capital Opportunities Fund IV)
RE Debt of the Year (Over $500 Million) – Cerberus Capital Management (Cerberus Real Estate Debt Fund)
Long/Short Credit of the Year (Under $500 Million) – Constellation Capital Management (Andromeda Global Credit Fund)
Fixed Income Arbitrage Strategies of the Year (Over $500 Million) – CRC (CRC Bond Opportunity trading Fund)
Distressed Debt of the Year (Under $500 Million) – Fidelity Investments (Fidelity Distressed Opportunities Fund I)
Long/Short Credit of the Year (Over $500 Million) – Millstreet Capital Management (Millstreet Credit Fund)
Special Situations of the Year (Under $500 Million) – Monomy Capital Partners (Monomoy Credit Opportunities Fund)
ABS/MBS and Structured Credit of the Year (Over $500 Million) – PIMCO (PIMCO Mortgage Opportunities and Bond Fund)
Mezzanine Debt of the Year (Under $500 Million) – Siguler Guff (Siguler Guff Small Business Credit Opportunities Fund II)
VC Debt of the Year (Under $500 Million) – Trinity Capital (Trinity Capital Fund III)
Direct Lending of the Year (Under $500 Million) – WhiteHawk Capital Partners (WhiteHawk III-Plus Fund (Levered))
Service Providers
Speciality Finance Lender of the Year – 17Capital
Technology Innovation of the Year – 73 Strings
Managed Service Provider of the Year – Abacus Group
Middle Office Services of the Year – Acuity Knowledge Partners
Fund Accounting and Reporting Software of the Year – Allvue
FX Provider of the Year – Alpha Group
Fund Administrator of the Year – Private Credit – Alter Domus
Fund Administrator of the Year – Overall – Aztec Group
Tax Advisory Firm of the Year – Berkower LLC
Fund Administrator of the Year – Structured Credit – BNP Paribas
Law Firm of the Year – Lending and Securities – Clifford Chance
Audit Service of the Year – EisnerAmper
AI Service/Solution of the Year – Hebbia
Valuation Service of the Year – Houlihan Lokey
Deal Originiation Solution of the Year – Intapp
Compliance Service of the Year – Fund Domicile – IQ-EQ
Executive Search Firm of the Year – Jensen PartnersÂ
Law Firm of the Year – Overall – K&L Gates
Ratings Provider of the Year – KBRA
Law Firm of the Year – Fund Structuring – Kirkland & Ellis
Compliance Service of the Year – Overall – Kroll
Advisory & Placement Firm of the Year – Lazards
Cyber Security Firm of the Year – Linedata
Fund Financier of the year – Macquarie
Portfolio Management System of the Year – Oxane Partners
Data Provider of the Year – Overall – S&P Global Market IntelligenceÂ
Custodian Service of the Year – UMB Bank
Data Provider of the Year – Analytics & Insights – Vidrio Financial
