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Advisory/Consultancy: Operations & Technology

This award is designed to reward operations and technology advisory professionals that have demonstrated expertise and top-class client services standards in their provision of advice to the private equity fund community in the calendar year of 2022. Success in this category depends on a mixture of demonstrating customer and revenue growth, as well as detailing how new initiatives, products or services have aided the business and helped their clients in the calendar year of 2022.

Advisory/Consultancy: Tax

This award is designed to reward tax advisory professionals that have demonstrated expertise and top-class client services standards in their provision of advice to the private equity fund community in the calendar year of 2022. Success in this category depends on a mixture of demonstrating customer and revenue growth, as well as detailing how new initiatives, products or services have aided the business and helped their clients deal with regulatory changes in the calendar year of 2022.

Advisory/Consultancy: Legal, Compliance & Regulatory

This award is designed to reward legal, compliance & regulatory advisory professionals that have demonstrated expertise and top-class client services standards in their provision of advice to the private equity fund community in the calendar year of 2022. Success in this category depends on a mixture of demonstrating customer and revenue growth, as well as detailing how new initiatives, products or services have aided the business and helped their clients deal with regulatory changes in the calendar year of 2022.

Advisory/Consultancy: ESG

This award is designed to reward ESG advisory professionals that have demonstrated expertise and top-class client services standards in their provision of advice to the private equity fund community in the calendar year of 2022. Success in this category depends on a mixture of demonstrating customer and revenue growth, as well as detailing how new initiatives, products or services have aided the business and helped their clients in the calendar year of 2022.

Advisory/Consultancy: Marketing & Communications

This award is designed to reward marketing & communications advisory professionals that have demonstrated expertise and top-class client services standards in their provision of advice to the private equity fund community in the calendar year of 2022. Success in this category depends on a mixture of demonstrating customer and revenue growth, as well as detailing how new initiatives, products or services have aided the business and helped their clients in the calendar year of 2022.

Advisory/Consultancy: Fundraising

This award is designed to reward placement agents advisory professionals that have demonstrated expertise and top-class client services standards in their provision of advice to the private equity fund community in the calendar year of 2022. Success in this category depends on a mixture of demonstrating customer and revenue growth, as well as detailing how new initiatives, products or services have aided the business and helped their clients in the calendar year of 2022.

Technology: Accounting and Reporting

This award is designed to reward firms displaying excellence in the provision of accounting and reporting software across a range of private equity fund models. Success in this category depends on a mixture of client and revenue growth, as well as innovations and product or brand development that demonstrates new thinking and which can boast significant success and positive customer feedback through glowing client testimonials.

Technology: Portfolio Monitoring / Risk Management

This award is designed to reward firms displaying excellence in the provision of portfolio monitoring or risk management solutions. Success in this category depends on a mixture of client and revenue growth, as well as innovations and product or brand development that demonstrates new thinking and which can boast significant success and positive customer feedback through glowing client testimonials.

Technology: Investor Relations

This award is designed to reward firms displaying excellence in the provision of investor relations software solutions. Success in this category depends on a mixture of client and revenue growth, as well as innovations and product or brand development that demonstrates new thinking and which can boast significant success and positive customer feedback through glowing client testimonials.

Technology: End-to-End

This award is designed to reward firms displaying excellence in the provision of end-to-end software solutions. Success in this category depends on a mixture of client and revenue growth, as well as innovations and product or brand development that demonstrates new thinking and which can boast significant success and positive customer feedback through glowing client testimonials.

Technology: ESG

This award is designed to reward firms displaying excellence in the provision of ESG software solutions. Success in this category depends on a mixture of client and revenue growth, as well as innovations and product or brand development that demonstrates new thinking and which can boast significant success and positive customer feedback through glowing client testimonials.

Technology: Data

This award is designed to reward private equity information and data specialists that have delivered strong business/client growth, innovation and client servicing in the calendar year of 2022. Success in this category depends on a mixture of client and revenue growth, new products, tools or brand developments that demonstrate new thinking and have been well received by the sector and top-class client service standards, backed up by glowing client testimonials.

Technology: CRM & Deal Origination

This award is designed to reward private equity CRM and Deal origination solutions that have delivered strong business/client growth, innovation and client servicing in the calendar year of 2022. Success in this category depends on a mixture of client and revenue growth, new products, tools or brand developments that demonstrate new thinking and have been well received by the sector and top-class client service standards, backed up by glowing client testimonials.

Technology: Innovation

This award is designed to reward private fund-focused software and technology innovations,
that have delivered strong business/client growth, innovation and client servicing in the calendar year of 2022. Success in this category depends on a mixture of client and revenue growth, new products, tools or brand developments that demonstrate new thinking and have been well received by the sector and top-class client service standards, backed up by glowing client testimonials.

IT Provider: Managed Service Provider

This award is designed to reward firms displaying excellence in the provision of managed IT services for private equity clients in the calendar year of 2022. Success in this category depends on a mixture of client and revenue growth, as well as innovations and product or brand development that demonstrates new thinking and which can boast significant success and positive customer feedback through glowing client testimonials.

IT Provider: Cyber Security

This award is designed to reward firms displaying excellence in the provision of cyber-security servicing for private equity clients in the calendar year of 2022. The award is open to vendors with products or services focused on protecting private equity from cyber-attacks, including software products, consultancy services or advisory work. Success in this category depends on a mixture of client and revenue growth, as well as innovations and product or brand development that demonstrates new thinking and which can boast significant success and positive customer feedback through glowing client testimonials.

Legal: Fund Formation

This award rewards firms which have demonstrated a consistently high standard in providing fund structuring legal services to the private equity sector. Success in this category depends on a mixture of client and revenue growth, new products, tools or brand developments that demonstrate new thinking or have responded to regulatory changes and have been well received by the sector and top-class client service standards.

Recruitment: Finance & Operations

This award is designed to reward executive search firms which have excelled in the service they have provided their private equity clients in the calendar year of 2022 in terms of supporting the hiring of operations and/or finance staff. Success in this category depends on a mixture of client and revenue growth, the placing of significant talent across the sector and top-class client service standards displayed through glowing client testimonials.

Foreign Exchange Services

This award is designed to reward foreign exchange service providers specialising in the private equity fund space that have delivered across the board through business/client growth, innovation and client servicing in the calendar year of 2022. Success in this category depends on a mixture of client and revenue growth, breadth of foreign exchange solutions offered, new services or brand developments that demonstrate new thinking and have been well received by the sector and top-notch service standards backed-up by glowing client testimonials

Cash Management / Treasury Services

This award is designed to reward Cash management / treasury services providers specialising in the private equity fund space that have delivered across the board through business/client growth, innovation and client servicing in the calendar year of 2022. Success in this category depends on a mixture of client and revenue growth, breadth of foreign exchange solutions offered, new services or brand developments that demonstrate new thinking and have been well received by the sector and top-notch service standards backed-up by glowing client testimonials.

Fund Financing: Advisory

This award is designed to reward advisors specialising in the private equity fund finance space that have delivered across the board through business/client growth, innovation and client servicing in the calendar year of 2022. Success in this category depends on a mixture of client and revenue growth, breadth of solutions offered, new services or brand developments that demonstrate new thinking and have been well received by the sector and top-notch service standards backed-up by glowing client testimonials.

Fund Financing: Lender

This award is designed to reward providers of fund finance that have delivered across the board through business/client growth, innovation and client servicing in the calendar year of 2022. Success in this category depends on a mixture of client and revenue growth, breadth solutions offered, new services or brand developments that demonstrate new thinking and have been well received by the sector and top-notch service standards backed-up by glowing client testimonials.

Fund Administration: Technology & Innovation

This award is designed to reward private equity administrators that have shown excellence and innovation in their use of technology. Success in this category depends on providing examples of how new products or the use of technology internally have contributed to the growth of the firm and improved the client experience.

Fund Administration: ESG

This award is designed to reward private equity administrators that have shown excellence in supporting ESG data collection and reporting efforts. Success in this category depends on providing examples of how ESG products have supported the private capital funds industry in managing ESG requirements.

Fund Administration: ManCo Services

This award is designed to reward private equity administrators that have shown excellence in providing ManCo services to private capital funds. Success in this category depends on a mixture of client and revenue growth, new products, tools or brand developments that demonstrate new thinking and have been well received by the sector and top-class client service standards.

Fund Administration: Under $50bn (total assets under administration)*

This award is designed to reward smaller private equity administrators that have delivered across the board through business/client growth, innovation and client servicing in the calendar year of 2022. Success in this category depends on a mixture of client and revenue growth, new products, tools or brand developments that demonstrate new thinking and have been well received by the sector and top-class client service standards.
* The $50bn refers to total global private equity assets under administration

Fund Administration: Over $500bn (total assets under administration)*

This award is designed to reward larger private equity administrators that have delivered across the board through business/client growth, innovation and client servicing in the calendar year of 2022. Success in this category depends on a mixture of client and revenue growth, new products, tools or brand developments that demonstrate new thinking and have been well received by the sector and top-class client service standards.
* The $50bn refers to total global private equity assets under administration

ESG Professional of the Year

This award is designed to recognise a private equity ESG professional for their outstanding contribution to their firm, their LPs, their portfolio companies, as well as their impact on the wider community. Judges will be looking for evidence of innovation, commercial acumen, efficient processes and testimonials from colleagues, clients and partners.

HR & Talent Professional of the Year

This award is designed to recognise a private equity HR & Talent professional for their outstanding contribution to their firm, their LPs, their portfolio companies, as well as their impact on the wider community. Judges will be looking for evidence of innovation, commercial acumen, efficient processes and testimonials from colleagues, clients and partners.

Legal & Compliance Professional of the Year

This award is designed to recognise a private equity Legal & Compliance Professional for their outstanding contribution to their firm, their LPs, their portfolio companies, as well as their impact on the wider community. Judges will be looking for evidence of innovation, commercial acumen, efficient processes and testimonials from colleagues, clients and partners.

Technology Professional of the Year

This award is designed to recognise a private equity Technology Professional for their outstanding contribution to their firm, their LPs, their portfolio companies, as well as their impact on the wider community. Judges will be looking for evidence of innovation, commercial acumen, efficient processes and testimonials from colleagues, clients and partners.

Rising Star of the Year

This award will look across the full spectrum of operational functions and seek to celebrate a private equity professional clearly impacting their firm and the wider industry through trail-blazing innovation. Judges will be looking for creativity, entrepreneurial spirit and a willingness to support the community.

Chief Operating Officer of the Year

This award is designed to recognise a private equity COO for their outstanding contribution to their firm, their LPs, their portfolio companies, as well as their impact on the wider community. Judges will be looking for evidence of innovation, commercial acumen, efficient processes and testimonials from colleagues, clients and partners.

Chief Financial Officer of the Year

This award is designed to recognise a private equity CFO for their outstanding contribution to their firm, their LPs, their portfolio companies, as well as their impact on the wider community. Judges will be looking for evidence of innovation, commercial acumen, efficient processes and testimonials from colleagues, clients and partners.