Time to enter the 2022 PDI Global Awards

The PDI Awards are back and now is the time to nominate your firm in any of our 54 categories that cover global private debt activity across fund management, investment and advisory.

The 2022 Private Debt Investor Global Awards are back. 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 include our expanded list of categories introduced last year covering all types of lending across three key regions of Asia-Pacific, Europe and North America.

Last year, new categories were introduced for Asia-Pacific to give greater recognition of the region’s growing influence, both as a source of investor capital and its attractiveness for capital deployment. The responsible investment categories were also 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.

There are 54 awards up for grabs this year for fund managers and investors as well as those working in advisory and legal roles assisting the industry.

The key dates to know:

Thursday 27 October 2022: call for submissions

Friday 18 November 2022: deadline for submissions

Monday 5 December 2022: voting launches

Friday 6 January 2023: voting closes

Wednesday 1 March 2023: winners announced

The deadline for submissions is Friday 18 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 Monday 5 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 Friday 6 January next year and the winners will be announced on Wednesday 1 March.

Full guidance on how to enter the awards may be found here.

Our awards categories are as follows:

1. Lender of the Year, Asia-Pacific
2. Senior Lender of the Year, Asia-Pacific
3. Junior Lender of the Year, Asia-Pacific
4. Distressed Debt and 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 and 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 and 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 and 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 and 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 and 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 and 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