Submissions open for bigger 2023 European Direct Lending Awards

By Robin Armitage

Friday, February 24, 2023

After a successful first year as part of the Debtwire Direct Lending Forum 2022, the European Direct Lending Awards make a return. This year, the awards will expand to better highlight the achievements of the market at a gala dinner following the Debtwire Direct Lending Forum at The Savoy in London on 18th May. More information about the event can be found here.

Debtwire's Direct Lending Awards will recognise the best performing direct lending funds and managers across the region, as well as the People's Choice Awards for the best European fund managers of the year.

Submissions will be taken for European direct lending funds eligible for the small-cap, mid-market and large-cap categories. The data will then follow rigorous analysis before the finalists are announced. Submission forms can be found here and can be sent to robin.armitage@iongroup.com. The deadline closes on Friday 10th March 2023.

The regional awards will analyse the Debtwire league tables to determine the most prolific managers in their respective regions. The People's Choice awards will see a shortlist drawn up after combining manager performance on both the deal and fund side. This shortlist will then be reviewed by our expert panel of judges.

Please find the full list of categories below:

Award Categories:
European large-cap direct lending fund of the year
European mid-market direct lending fund of the year
European small-cap direct lending fund of the year
European large-cap direct lending manager of the year – People’s Choice award
European mid-cap direct lending manager of the year – People’s Choice award
ESG direct lending manager of the year
Nordic direct lending manager of the year
France direct lending manager of the year
DACH & Poland direct lending manager of the year
UK & Ireland direct lending manager of the year
Italy direct lending manager of the year
Iberia direct lending manager of the year
Benelux direct lending manager of the year