The 2021 Private Debt Investor Global Awards are back, bigger than ever and have new categories for private debt’s universe of investors, managers and advisers to enter. The awards nomination process starts today with our call for nomination submissions via the official form.
The latest edition of the asset class’s most-coveted awards now include senior, junior and speciality finance categories in Asia-Pacific as well as responsible investor awards across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and globally.
Asia-Pacific receives greater recognition of its growing influence, both as a source of investor capital and its attractiveness for capital deployment. The responsible investment categories have been introduced in reflection of the surge in activity on both the environmental and social fronts, with carbon cutting and social impact initiatives notable among investors and managers.
These awards are added to the long-standing categories that have made up PDI’s annual awards for many years. For the full list of awards, see below. In total, the 2021 PDI Global Awards comprise 54 awards. Last year’s awards attracted a record number of votes and, given the high level of enquiries for this year’s awards, we are expecting to receive even more nominations this time around.
In the last year, PDI has witnessed investor allocations soar as the asset class has become more popular than ever (see our Global Investor 30 ranking for evidence of this). Senior debt has become the most popular strategy as LPs seek out the safest part of the capital structure in response to a volatile economic backdrop.
With higher standards in ESG and technology advances being weaved into the most effective strategies, we expect to see a generation of organisations best able to grapple with today’s challenging times emerge as winners.
The key dates to know:
Wednesday 3 November 2021: call for submissions
Friday 19 November 2021: deadline for submissions
Monday 6 December 2021: voting launches
Friday 7 January 2022: voting closes
Tuesday 1 March 2022: winners announced
The deadline for submissions is 19 November after which senior team members from PDI will consider these alongside our field research and outreach to trusted industry leaders to construct the strongest possible shortlists of nominations for each. Each shortlist comprises four candidates. Submissions are not a prerequisite for entry but are useful for aiding selection committees with their choices. Once determined, voting for the awards will be launched on 6 December. You will have the chance to determine which investors, managers, advisers and individuals deserve to be crowned for their efforts in the past 12-month period. Voting closes on 7 January next year and the winners will be announced on 1 March.
Full guidance on how to enter the awards may be found here.
Our awards categories are as follows:
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| 2. Senior lender of the year, Asia-Pacific |
| 3. Junior lender of the year, Asia-Pacific |
| 4. Distressed debt & special situations investor of the year, Asia-Pacific |
| 5. Real estate debt fund manager of the year, Asia-Pacific |
| 6. Infrastructure debt fund manager of the year, Asia-Pacific |
| 7. Specialty finance lender of the year, Asia-Pacific |
| 8. Responsible investor of the year, Asia-Pacific |
| 9. Fundraising of the year, Asia-Pacific |
| 10. Law firm of the year, Asia-Pacific |
| 11. Advisory & placement firm of the year, Asia-Pacific |
| 12. Deal of the year, Asia-Pacific |
| 13. Investor of the year, Asia-Pacific |
| 14. Lender of the year, Americas |
| 15. Senior lender of the year, Americas |
| 16. Junior lender of the year, Americas |
| 17. Lower mid-market lender of the year, Americas |
| 18. BDC of the year, Americas |
| 19. Distressed debt & special situations investor of the year, Americas |
| 20. CLO manager of the year, Americas |
| 21. Infrastructure debt fund manager of the year, Americas |
| 22. Responsible investor of the year, Americas |
| 23. Real estate debt manager of the year, Americas |
| 24. Deal of the year, Americas |
| 25. Fundraising of the year, Americas |
| 26. Investor of the year, Americas |
| 27. Law firm of the year, Americas |
| 28. Advisory & placement firm of the year, Americas |
| 29. Specialty finance lender of the year, Americas |
| 30. Fund financier of the year, Americas |
| 31. Lender of the year, Europe |
| 32. Senior lender of the year, Europe |
| 33. Junior lender of the year, Europe |
| 34. Lower mid-market lender of the year, Europe |
| 35. Distressed debt & special situations investor of the year, Europe |
| 36. CLO manager of the year, Europe |
| 37. Infrastructure debt fund manager of the year, Europe |
| 38. Real estate debt manager of the year, Europe |
| 39. Responsible investor of the year, Europe |
| 40. Deal of the year, Europe |
| 41. Fundraising of the year, Europe |
| 42. Investor of the year, Europe |
| 43. Law firm of the year, Europe |
| 44. Advisory & placement firm of the year, Europe |
| 45. Speciality finance lender of the Year, Europe |
| 46. SME lender of the year, Europe |
| 47. Global newcomer of the year |
| 48. Global fund manager of the year |
| 49. Global sponsored deal of the year |
| 50. Global CLO of the year |
| 51. Global distressed debt & special situations manager of the year |
| 52. Global fundraising of the year |
| 53. Global responsible investor of the year |
| 54. Global LP/Investor adviser of the year |
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