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2018 awards: Send us your highlights!

This year marks the sixth version of PDI’s annual recognition of the asset class’s star performers. Here is your chance to remind us of your milestones to date.

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Now into their sixth year, we are hoping that this year’s PDI annual awards will be even more popular than last year’s record-breaker, when we received more than 4,000 responses to our voting across 47 categories.

Here, we get the ball rolling by inviting you to remind us at the link HERE of your firm’s achievements in 2018 so far – with a deadline of Friday 16 November 2018.

These reminders are, of course, no guarantee of success – but they help to make sure that we have a fully rounded picture as we begin the process of deciding who will appear on our shortlists.

We are often asked how long we would like the submissions to be, to which the answer is ‘please keep them brief’. Many times we have received epics of literature, running to thousands of words – and our first thought is how much time must have been spent composing them, and the second is that we probably won’t have time to read them. So please keep your highlights concise – it will be much appreciated and is the reason why our form is not complex.

When making your submission, please state the category or categories you would like to be considered for. Here they are, listed in full:

GLOBAL

  • Fund Manager of the Year
  • Newcomer of the Year
  • Sponsored Deal of the Year
  • CLO Manager of the Year
  • Distressed Deal of the Year
  • Fundraising of the Year

THE AMERICAS

  • Lender of the Year
  • Senior Lender of the Year
  • Junior Lender of the Year
  • Lower Mid-Market Lender of the Year
  • BDC of the Year
  • Distressed Debt Investor of the Year
  • CLO Manager of the Year
  • Infrastructure Debt Manager of the Year
  • Real Estate Debt Manager of the Year
  • Deal of the Year
  • Fundraising of the Year#
  • Investor of the Year
  • Law Firm of the Year
  • Placement Agent of the Year
  • Specialty Finance Lender of the Year
  • Fund Financier of the Year
  • Sell-Side Analyst of the Year

EUROPE

  • Lender of the Year
  • Senior Lender of the Year
  • Junior Lender of the Year
  • Lower Mid-Market Lender of the Year
  • Distressed Debt Investor of the Year
  • CLO Manager of the Year
  • Infrastructure Debt Manager of the Year
  • Real Estate Debt Manager of the Year
  • Law Firm of the Year
  • Placement Agent of the Year
  • Speciality Finance Lender of the Year
  • SME Lender of the Year
  • Deal of the Year
  • Fundraising of the Year
  • Investor of the Year
  • Fund Financier of the Year

ASIA PACIFIC

  • Lender of the Year
  • Distressed Debt Investor of the Year
  • Infrastructure Debt Manager of the Year
  • Real Estate Debt Manager of the Year
  • Deal of the Year
  • Fundraising of the Year
  • Law Firm of the Year
  • Placement Agent of the Year

CLICK HERE to access the submission form.