2025 Finalists

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01. Impact Investor of the Year: Environmental

This award recognises impact investors and their commitment to supporting businesses that are really making a difference on environmental issues. Judges will look at the overall performance of the firm, including exit returns and portfolio growth. This category is for firms whose investment strategy is focused entirely on impact investing.

BlueOrchard

Blume Equity

Clean Growth Fund

Lightrock

RGREEN INVEST

RiverRock European Capital Partners LLP

Suma Capital

Summa Equity

SWEN Capital Partners

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02. Impact Investor of the Year: Social

This award recognises impact investors and their commitment to supporting businesses that are really making a difference on social issues. Judges will look at the overall performance of the firm, including exit returns and portfolio growth. This category is for firms whose investment strategy is focused entirely on impact investing.

Actis

BlueOrchard

Gilde Healthcare

Lauxera Capital Partners

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03. Impact Fund of the Year: Performance

This award recognises dedicated impact funds (the fund needs to be at least 50% realised) run by mainstream private equity houses. Judges will look at the fund’s overall performance, standout deals and its ability to deliver both financial and impact returns for its investors. This category is for firms who have many types of fund but have a dedicated impact fund worth celebrating.

Patron Capital for Women in Safe Homes Fund

RAISE for RAISE Impact

Summa Equity for Summa Equity Fund III

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04. Impact Fund of the Year: Fundraise

This award recognises the standout fundraising programme completed by a GP on an impact fund during the judging period (i.e. since 1 January 2024). Judges will consider a number of factors to measure success, including, but not limited to, the speed of fundraising (from launch to final close), appetite for commitments from existing and new LPs and any innovation demonstrated in the structuring terms and conditions governing the vehicle. This category is open both to impact funds raised by mainstream GPs and funds raised by impact investors.

Argos for Argos Climate Action

Eiffel Investment Group for Eiffel Energy Transition III

Eurazeo for Eurazeo Energy Transition Infrastructure Fund (ETIF)

Eurazeo for Eurazeo Planetary Boundaries Fund (EPBF)

LeapFrog Investments for LeapFrog Emerging Consumer Fund IV

Verdane for Verdane Idun II

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05. PE House of the Year: Large Cap (EV on entry >€500m)

This award recognises a firm’s commitment to best practice in environmental, social and corporate governance. Judges will look at how sustainability is integrated within the firm’s investment strategy, how ESG data is collected, analysed and reported, and how the firm’s sustainability policies stand out from its peers.

Astorg

Bain Capital

CVC

Eurazeo

ICG

PAI Partners

Triton Partners

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06. PE House of the Year: Upper Mid-Cap (EV on entry €100m-€500m)

This award recognises a firm’s commitment to best practice in environmental, social and corporate governance. Judges will look at how sustainability is integrated within the firm’s investment strategy, how ESG data is collected, analysed and reported, and how the firm’s sustainability policies stand out from its peers.

Ambienta

Apheon

Axcel

Bregal Investments

ECI Partners

FSN Capital Partners

Inflexion

Keensight Capital

MidEuropa

Renaissance Partners

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07. PE House of the Year: Mid-Cap (EV on entry €50m-€100m)

This award recognises a firm’s commitment to best practice in environmental, social and corporate governance. Judges will look at how sustainability is integrated within the firm’s investment strategy, how ESG data is collected, analysed and reported, and how the firm’s sustainability policies stand out from its peers.

CAPZA

EMK Capital

GENUI

Initiative & Finance

Innova Capital

Investindustrial

LDC

Quilvest Capital Partners

Summa Equity

Trill Impact

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08. PE House of the Year: Lower Mid-Cap (EV on entry €25m-€50m)

This award recognises a firm’s commitment to best practice in environmental, social and corporate governance. Judges will look at how sustainability is integrated within the firm’s investment strategy, how ESG data is collected, analysed and reported, and how the firm’s sustainability policies stand out from its peers.

Abenex

Beyond Capital Partners

Eiffel Essentiel

Elysian Capital

KYIP Capital SGR

Lauxera Capital Partners

NorthEdge

Quadriga Capital

Resource Partners

WestBridge

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09. PE House of the Year: Small Cap (EV on entry <€25m)

This award recognises a firm’s commitment to best practice in environmental, social and corporate governance. Judges will look at how sustainability is integrated within the firm’s investment strategy, how ESG data is collected, analysed and reported, and how the firm’s sustainability policies stand out from its peers.

Accent Equity

Clean Energy Ventures

Clean Growth Fund

YFM Equity Partners

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10. Deal of the Year

This award recognises how a firm has made a significant impact on a portfolio company’s environmental or social efforts and improvements. Judges will focus on the entire lifecycle of the deal, and how the firm integrated environmental and sustainable improvements throughout. Entries must relate to companies exited since 1 January 2024 and will be assessed primarily on progress made on ESG since acquisition, rather than the intrinsic sustainability of the portfolio company.

Ambienta for Namirial

Blume Equity for Sensorfact

CVC for DKV Mobility

MidEuropa for Profi

Nordic Capital Advisors for Sunrise Medical

Norvestor for 4Service

Suma Capital for Homs Rentals

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12. Sector Specialist of the Year

This award recognises a sector-focused private equity firm that has achieved strong ESG outcomes across their portfolio. Judges will look at how ESG is integrated within your firm’s investment strategy, how ESG data is collected, analysed and reported, as well as how your ESG policies stand out from your peers. This category is open to firms with sector-specific investment strategies.

Actis

AIP Management

Bluefield

Keensight Capital

Nordic Capital Advisors

SilverStreet Capital

SWEN Capital Partners

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13. Secondaries Investor of the Year

This award recognises commitment to best practice in environmental, social and corporate governance from an investor in the secondaries space. Judges will look at how the investor incorporates sustainability into fundraising, new deals and realisations, as well as the overall evolution of the firm.

Coller Capital

Schroders Capital

Stafford Capital Partners

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14. LP of the Year: Institutional Investor and Asset Manager

This award recognises an institutional investor’s commitment to best practice in environmental, social and corporate governance. Judges will look at how the investor supports sustainable investment efforts and best practices across its private equity managers, and how its policies stand out from its peers.

AG2R LA MONDIALE

Federated Hermes Private Equity

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15. LP of the Year: Fund of Funds

This award recognises commitment to best practice in environmental, social and corporate governance by a fund of funds. Judges will look at how the investor supports ESG efforts and best practices across its private equity managers, and how its policies stand out from its peers'.

Adams Street Partners

AltamarCAM Partners

Bregal Private Equity Partners

DECALIA

HarbourVest Partners

Qualitas Funds

SWEN Capital Partners

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16. Consultancy of the Year

This award recognises the success of sustainability advisory professionals in supporting the private equity community. The judges will look at demonstrable customer and revenue growth, as well as how new initiatives, products or services have aided the business and helped their clients since January 2024.

Brackendale Consulting

CFGI UK

Clearwater

dss+

Malk Partners part of SLR Consulting

Orbis Advisory

Re:Co Insights

Seismic Change

Sustainable Advantage

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17. Placement Agent of the Year

This award recognises the success of placement agents in supporting the private equity community with sustainability-related fundraising. The judges will look at demonstrable customer and revenue growth, as well as how new initiatives, products or services have aided the business and helped their clients since January 2024.

Campbell Lutyens

FirstPoint Equity

Reach Capital

Rede Partners

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18. Fund Administrator of the Year

This award recognises the success of fund administrators in supporting the private equity community in ESG compliance, reporting and sustainability portfolio monitoring. The judges will look at demonstrable customer and revenue growth, as well as how new initiatives, products or services have aided the business and helped its clients since January 2024.

JTC Group

Linnovate Partners

Petra Funds Group

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19. Technology Provider of the Year

This award is designed to reward firms displaying excellence in sustainability technology. The judges will look at demonstrable customer and revenue growth, as well as how new initiatives, products or services have aided the business and helped its clients since January 2024.

Apiday

Auquan

AXA Altitude

Flotilla

Novata

PortF

RAISE Technologies

Re:Co Insights

SESAMm

Unwritten

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20. Due Diligence Provider of the Year

This award is designed to reward firms displaying excellence in ESG due diligence. The judges will look at demonstrable customer and revenue growth, as well as how new initiatives, products or services have aided the business and helped its clients since January 2024.

Acuity Knowledge Partners

Auquan

AXA Altitude

Carbometrix

dss+

ERM

Stax

Sustainable Advantage

Turbo Net Zero

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21. Legal Adviser of the Year

This award recognises the success of ESG legal professionals in advising the private equity community. The judges will look at demonstrable customer and revenue growth, as well as how new initiatives, products or services have aided the business and helped its clients since January 2024.

Dechert

Eversheds Sutherland

Latham & Watkins

Macfarlanes

Paul Hastings

Weil, Gotshal & Manges

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22. Data Provider of the Year

This award is designed to reward firms displaying excellence in providing ESG data services. The judges will look at demonstrable customer and revenue growth, as well as detailed overviews of how new initiatives, products or services have aided the business and helped its clients since January 2024.

Apiday

AXA Altitude

Carbometrix

Flotilla

Holtara

KEY ESG

Re:Co Insights

SESAMm

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23. Lender of the Year: Bank

This award recognises the success that banks have had integrating sustainability into their products and working with the private equity community. The judges will look at demonstrable customer and revenue growth, as well as how new initiatives, products or services have aided the business and helped its clients since January 2024.

NatWest

OakNorth

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24. Lender of the Year: Alternative

This award recognises the success that non-bank lenders have had integrating sustainability into their products and working with the private equity community. The judges will look at demonstrable customer and revenue growth, as well as how new initiatives, products or services have aided the business and helped its clients since January 2024.

Ardian

BRIGHT CAPITAL

CAPZA

CVC Credit

Eiffel Investment Group

Kartesia

Pluto Finance

Tikehau Capital

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25. Corporate Finance House of the Year

This award recognises the contribution of corporate financiers advising on private equity deals since January 2024. The award will be given to the firm that can demonstrate how it has provided strategic and technical support on sustainability to help clients win auctions and add genuine value on exit. Growth of market share, deals advised on and overall evolution of team and strategy will also be taken into account.

Clearwater

EY Parthenon

Grant Thornton