Mergermarket announces 2024 British Private Equity Awards winners

LONDON, Oct. 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Mergermarket, an ION Analytics service, held its 20th annual British Private Equity Awards at The Brewery in London on 01 October 2024 recognizing the year’s best funds, standout exits, and advisors. The winners were announced live at the ceremony, attended by over 300 guests.

To determine this year’s winners, an independent judging process combined the insights of industry veterans with internal expertise and Mergermarket’s data and intelligence, ensuring a rigorous selection process from over 100 submissions.

“The British Private Equity Awards honor innovation and excellence within the private equity community,” said Rachel Lewis, Head of Auctions and Chair of the Judging Panel at Mergermarket.

“They recognize the industry’s successes in returning capital to their investors. During the judging period, the exit value in the UK doubled to GBP 20 billion from the year before. This occurred despite a grueling market and showcased these firms’ remarkable flexibility in adapting to market conditions. We are thrilled to recognize the best funds and advisors working in the UK and present awards to 19 firms that excelled this year.”

The winners are:

Category	Winner
Commercial due diligence provider of the year	GRAPH Strategy
Corporate financier of the year	Houlihan Lokey
Debt adviser of the year	Clearwater
ESG deal of the year	ABL Health (Foresight Group)
Financial due diligence provider of the year	Grant Thornton
Fundraising of the year	Bowmark Capital Partners VII (Bowmark Partners)
Impact investor of the year	Apax
Law firm of the year – structuring	Kirkland & Ellis
Law firm of the year – transactions	Goodwin
Lender of the year	HSBC
M&A insurance broker of the year	Aon
Mid-market buyout house of the year	Inflexion
Mid-market exit of the year	Perspective (CBPE)
Placement agent of the year	Rede Partners
Secondaries adviser of the year	Evercore
Secondaries investor of the year	Coller Capital
Small buyout exit of the year	Agilio Software (August Equity)
Small buyout house of the year	Foresight Group
Specialist due diligence provider of the year	GK Strategy

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