The shortlist for the Alternative Credit Awards Europe 2026 has now been announced. Read the full list below!

Asset-backed finance manager of the year

AB CarVal

Kartesia Asset Finance

Fasanara Capital

LCM

Asset-backed finance deal of the year

Signal Capital Partners

Fasanara Capital

Ares Management

Blackstone

Best market innovation

GFA Exchange

Foresight

Liquidity

Goldman Sachs Asset Management

Distressed debt manager of the year

Ironshield Capital Management

GoldenTree Asset Management

LCM

Arrow Global

ELTIF of the year

M&G Investments

Claret Capital

Ares Management

Allianz Global Investors

Evergreen fund of the year

Carlyle

Zenzic

Magnetar

Goldman Sachs Asset Management

Fund finance provider of the year

17Capital

Aegon Asset Management

Pemberton Asset Management

NLC

Fund manager of the year

Goldman Sachs Asset Management

Adams Street Partners

Arcmont Asset Management

Barings

LCM

Fund of the year (Sub $1bn)

Fair Oaks Capital

TwentyFour Asset Management

NorthWall Capital

Lendable LCOR III

Fund of the year ($1bn+)

Eurazeo

Arcmont Asset Management

Coller Capital

Ares Management

Impact fund manager of the year

Colesco Capital

Eiffel Investment Group

Ambienta

Allianz Global Investors

Infrastructure debt manager of the year

BNP Paribas

Barings

Allianz Global Investors

Ares Management

Junior lender of the year

Park Square Capital

Clessidra Capital

Arcmont Asset Management

Kartesia

Lower mid-market lender

AshGrove Capital

Arini Capital Management

Aurelius Finance

Permira

Federated Hermes

Private credit secondaries fund manager of the year

Coller Capital

Tikehau Capital

Ares Management

Allianz Global Investors

Real estate debt manager

AllianceBernstein

Balbec Capital

Arrow Global

Federated Hermes

Senior lender of the year

Ares Management

Blackstone

Goldman Sachs Asset Management

Capza

Hayfin

Special situations debt manager

Permira

Polus Capital Management

GoldenTree Asset Management

NorthWall Capital

SRT investor of the year

Whitecroft

Newmarket Capital

M&G Investments

Magnetar

Wealth market proposition of the year

Foresight Group

CVC Capital Partners

Ares Management

Goldman Sachs Asset Management

BSL CLO manager of the year

Pemberton Asset Management

CVC Capital Partners

Benefit Street Partners

Permira

BSL CLO deal of the year

Pemberton Asset Management

M&G Investments

Fair Oaks Capital

Private credit CLO manager of the year

Signal Capital Partners

Barings

Ares Management

Antares Capital

UK property development lender of the year (sub £1bn)

Blend Network

CapitalRise

Relendex

Invest & Fund

UK bridging lender of the year (sub £1bn)

easyMoney

Blend Network

Arrow Global

London Credit

UK SME finance provider of the year (sub £1bn)

LND Capital

Blend Network

LendingCrowd

Folk2Folk

Innovative Finance ISA provider of the year

easyMoney

Folk2Folk

Energise Africa

CrowdProperty

Peer-to-peer lender of the year

easyMoney

Zinc Euro

The Money Platform

Relendex

Folk2Folk

AI solution of the year

F2

73 Strings

GFA Exchange

Liquidity

Compliance service of the year

Addition Compliance

Allvue Systems

S&P Global

Acuity KP

Fund administrator of the year– tech innovation

Aztec Group

BNY

Alter Domus

Allvue Systems

Fund administrator of the year– overall

Alter Domus

IQ-EQ

Altum

Ocorian

Fund administration software of the year

Aztec Group

Allvue Systems

S&P Global

Juniper Square

Fund advisory firm of the year

Stone Mountain Capital

Rosedge Capital

Campbell Lutyens

Devonshire Warwick Capital

FX solution of the year

MillTech

Record Financial Group

Chatham Financial

Apex Group

Law firm of the year – fund structuring

Proskauer

Dechert

Linklaters

Ropes and Gray

Law firm of the year – transactions

Fox Williams

Proskauer

Dechert

Latham & Watkins

Loan agency services of the year

GLAS

S&P Global

Altum Group

Wilmington Trust

Portfolio management solution of the year

Five Sigma

Oxane Partners

73 Strings

Cardo AI

Tech provider of the year

Treble Peak

Oxane Partners

Octus

Credibur

The awards, hosted by Alternative Credit Investor, recognise the most influential fund managers and service providers shaping the alternative credit space in Europe. The winners will be announced at an awards ceremony at The Brewery, London on 17 November 2026.

Go to our awards website for more information.

You can access more information about tables here.

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