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excellence within private equity emerging managers

Thursday, March 30th, 2023 | Convene 101 Park Avenue, New York

Please note: Voting closes Wednesday 22nd February, 2023

Methodology

The pre-selection data for the fund manager shortlisted was provided by Bloomberg. Candidates in all categories and asset size groupings were determined as follows:

US Emerging Manager:

For the service provider categories, the nominated firms are based on a widespread survey of more than 100 emerging private equity fund managers.

• Fund Manager Reported Assets Under Management < $5,000,000,000.
• Fund manager is overall managing <= 3 Known Private Equity Funds
  

Fundraising:

Nominees are based on the largest fund size within the award criteria.

Performance:

Nominees are based on the highest performing Net IRRs within the award criteria.

• Except Coinvestment substrategy GP <= 5 due to lack of depth.

• Except Coinvestment – no vintage year older than 2016

• Fund is actively fundraising (Fund is within ['Fundraising', 'Fundraising & Investing'] lifecycle).
• Funds have raised at least 50% of their stated target size.
• Unlimited fund size
  

• Venture Capital – Fund Size is under $250,000,000

• Fund is actively investing, or harvesting (Fund is within ['Fundraising & Investing', 'Investing', 'Harvesting'] lifecycle).
• IRR reported in the past 42 months (IRR Date is > "2019-06-31")
• Open-Ended funds are excluded

• Fund represents 1st, 2nd, or 3rd fund within their Fund Series
• No Funds with a Vintage Year older than 2018

• Manager is Domiciled (maintains a primary headquarters) within North America (United States, Canada).
• Disclosed currency is USD

• Open-Ended funds are excluded

Winners

Fundraising Winners

Best Fundraising: Buyout

Integrum Capital Partners LP (Integrum)

Best Fundraising: Coinvestment

West Monroe Capital

Best Fundraising: Debt

Triplepoint Capital LLC (Triplepoint Private Venture Credit Access Advisors LLC)

Best Fundraising: Fund of Funds

Gatewood Capital Partners LLC (Gatewood Capital Opportunity Fund II LP)

Best Fundraising: Growth

GrowthCurve Capital

Best Fundraising: Real Assets

Solum Partners

Best Fundraising: Real Estate

Breakthrough Properties LLC (Breakthrough Properties Growth Portfolio I, L.P.)

Best Fundraising: Secondary

Realization Capital Partners Management LLC (Realization Capital Partners II LP)

Best Fundraising: Venture 

Better Tomorrow Ventures

Best Performance: Buyout

Periscope Equity LLC (Periscope Equity I LP)

Best Performance: Coinvestment

Expedition Capital Advisors LLC (Expedition Co-Investment Partners I LP)

Best Performance: Debt

VWH Capital Management, LP (VWH Partners III)

Best Performance: Growth

Denali Growth Partners

Best Performance: Real Assets

Arroyo Energy Investment Partners LLC (Arroyo Energy Investors Fund III LP)

Best Performance: Real Estate

Raith Capital Partners LLC (Raith Real Estate Fund II LP)

Best Performance: Secondary

Sweetwater Private Equity

Best Performance: Venture

Coyote Ventures Fund I LP 

Performance Winners

Best Administrator - Client Service

Ocorian

Best Administrator – Technology

Carta

Best Administrator - Infrastructure/ Real Assets

Gen II Fund Services

Best Administrator – Credit

Alter Domus

Best Administrator - PE / Buyout

The Citco Group of Companies

Best Administrator – Venture

Vistra

Best Audit Firm 

CohnReznick 

Best Cloud Services Solution 

Align 

Best Custodian 

RBC Investor & Treasury Services

Best Cyber Security Solution 

Drawbridge 

Best Data Management Solution 

Backstop Solutions 

Best Data Provider 

CEPRES 

Best Deal Advisory 

Houlihan Lokey 

Best Deal Origination Solution 

Asset Class 

Service Provider Winners

Best ESG Advisory/Consultant

Conservice ESG

Best ESG Data Provider

BuildESG

Best Fund Accounting Solution

Allvue Systems

Best Fund Raising Solution

Bite Stream

Best Law Firm – Transactions

Skadden

Best Law Firm - Fund Structuring

Kirkland & Ellis 

Best Law Firm - Fund Domicile 

Loeb Smith 

Best Placement Agent 

FIRSTavenue 

Best Portfolio Management Software Provider 

FIS

Best PR & Communications Firm 

Prosek Partners 

Best Recruitment Service 

SG Partners 

Best Regulatory Advisor 

Optima Partners 

Best Regulatory & Compliance Technology 

Dasseti 

Best Risk Management Software Provider 

Landytech 

Shortlists

Fundraising Shortlists

Best Fundraising: Buyout

Best Fundraising: Coinvestment

Angeles Equity Partners LLC (Angeles Equity Partners II LP)

Center Rock Capital Partners LP (Center Rock Capital Partners Fund II LP)

Chicago Pacific Founders Inc (Chicago Pacific Founders Fund III LP)

Integrum Capital Partners LP (Integrum Holdings LP)

Further Global Capital Management LP (Further Global Capital Partners II LP)

Pearl Energy Investments (Pearl Energy Investments III LP)

DCA Capital Partners LP (DCA Capital Partners III LP)

Farol Asset Management LP (Farol Fund III LP)

Kennedy Lewis Investment Management LLC (KLCP Co-Investment Opportunities III LP)

RF Investment Partners LLC (RF Co-Invest Fund I LP)

West Monroe Partners Inc (West Monroe Capital Fund II LLC)

Best Fundraising: Debt

Arbour Lane Capital Management LP (Arbour Lane Credit Opportunity Fund III LP)

OSP LLC (OSP Value Fund III LP)

Triplepoint Capital LLC (Triplepoint Private Venture Credit Access Advisors LLC)

VWH Capital Management LP (VWH Partners III LP)

Best Fundraising: Fund of Funds

Gatewood Capital Partners LLC (Gatewood Capital Opportunity Fund II LP)

Plexo Capital Management LLC (Plexo Capital II LP)

i-Qu & Co LLC (i-Qu Venture Manager II LP)

Harris Preston & Partners LLC (HPEP 4 LP)

Houston Exponential Inc (HX Venture Fund II LP)

Plexo Capital Management LLC (Plexo Capital II LPi-Qu & Co LLCi-Qu Venture Manager II LP)

Best Fundraising: Growth

Best Fundraising: Real Assets

Capital Constellation LP (Capital Constellation Inc)

GrowthCurve Capital

Patient Square Equity Partners LP (Patient Square Capital LP)

Five Point Energy LLC (Five Point Energy Fund III LP)

Primary Wave IP Investment Management LLC (Primary Wave Music IP Fund 3 LP)

Ridgewood Infrastructure LLC (Ridgewood Water & Strategic Infrastructure Fund II LP)

SDC Capital Partners LLC (SDC Digital Infrastructure Opportunity Fund III LP)

Solum Partners LP (Solum Partners Fund II LP)

Auldbrass Partners LP (Auldbrass Partners Secondary Opportunity Fund III LP)

Mantis Venture Capital (Mantis Capital Secondary Equity LLC)

Pro Rata Opportunity Fund (Proof Fund III LP)

Realization Capital Partners Management LLC (Realization Capital Partners II LP)

Wicker Park Capital Management LLC (WPCM Relative Value Fund II LLC)

Breakthrough Properties LLC (Breakthrough Properties Growth Portfolio I LP)

CBC Group LLC/NY (CBC China Life Science Infrastructure Venture)

Prospect Ridge Advisors LLC (AB PR Real Estate Equity Plus Fund LP)

MDH Partners LLC (MDH Fund II LP)

Best Fundraising: Real Estate

Best Fundraising: Secondary

Best Fundraising: Venture

Better Tomorrow Ventures LLC (BTV II LP)

Builders VC LLC (Builders VC Fund II LP)

Castle Island Management LLC (Castle Island Ventures III LP)

Safar Partners LLC (Safar Partners Fund II LP)

Tacora Capital Management LP (Tacora Capital LP)

Arbour Lane Capital Management LP (Arbour Lane Credit Opportunity Fund II LP)

Innovatus Capital Partners LLC (Innovatus Structured Credit Real Estate Fund I LP)

Nexus Capital Management LP (Nexus Special Situations II LP)

Sprott Resource Lending Corp (Sprott Private Resource Lending II LP)

VWH Capital Management LP (VWH Partners III LP)

Arroyo Energy Investment Partners LLC (Arroyo Energy Investors Fund III LP)

Black Bay Energy Capital LLC (Black Bay Energy II LP)

Climate Adaptive Infrastructure LLC (Climate Adaptive Infrastructure Fund LP)

Talara Capital Management LLC (Talara Capital Energy Fund II)

Sweetwater Capital Advisors LLC (Sweetwater Secondaries Fund II LP)

Timber Bay Partners LLC (Timber Bay Fund II LP)

Alamo Equity LLC (Alamo Opportunity Zone Fund 1 LLC)

Raith Capital Partners LLC (Raith Real Estate Fund II LP)

Stockdale Capital Partners LLC (SCP Real Estate Opportunities Fund I LP)

Arsenal Venture Partners Inc (Arsenal III LP)

Coyote Ventures Management Co LLC (Coyote Ventures Fund I LP)

Jazz Venture Partners LLC(Jazz Human Performance Fund III LP)

LiveOak Venture Partners (LiveOak Venture Partners II LP)

Threshold Ventures Inc (Threshold Ventures III LP)

Performace Shortlists

Best Performance: Buyout

Best Performance: Debt

Best Performance: Growth

Best Performance: Real Assets

Best Performance: Real Estate

Best Performance: Secondary

Best Performance: Venture

Best Performance: Coinvestment

CenterOak Partners LLC (CenterOak Equity Fund II LP)

Fort Point Capital LLC (FPC Small Cap Fund II LP)

Kingswood Capital Management LLC (Kingswood Capital Opportunities Fund I LP)

Percheron Capital LLC (Percheron Capital Fund I LP)

Periscope Equity LLC (Periscope Equity I LP)

Expedition Capital Advisors LLC (Expedition Co-Investment Partners I LP)

Marblegate Asset Management LLC (Marblegate Tactical Opportunities Fund III)

Banneker Partners LLC (Banneker Partners Fund I LP)

Denali Growth Partners (Denali Growth Partners Fund I LP)

GHK Capital Partners LP (GHK Fund I LP)

Great Range Capital LLC (Great Range Capital Fund II LP)

SkyKnight Capital Management LLC (SkyKnight Capital Fund III LP)

Service Provider Shortlists

Best Administrator - Client Service

Best Administrator - Technology

Best Administrator - Infrastructure / Real Assets

APEX

CACEIS

Cornerstone

Gen II

IQ-EQ Cosmos

Ocorian

Opus Fund Services

Phoenix American

Carta

Intertrust/CSC

IQ-EQ Cosmos

Ocorian

Opus Fund Services

SS&C GlobeOp

AlterDomus

CACEIS

Gen II

Intertrust/CSC

Juniper Square

Ocorian

Citco

Cornerstone

Intertrust/CSC

IQ-EQ Cosmos

Ocorian

Phoenix American

SS&C GlobeOp

US Bancorp Global Fund Services

Intertrust/CSC

Juniper Square

Kranz Consulting

Ocorian

TMF Group

Vistra

AlterDomus

APEX

Gen II

GLAS

Intertrust/CSC

Ocorian

TMF Group

US Bancorp Global Fund Services

Best Administrator - Credit

Best Administrator - PE / Buyout

Best Administrator - Venture

Abacus Group

Align

ECI

Edge Technology

Omega Systems

Options IT

RFA

Tribeca

BBH

BNP Paribas

Citi

Meillennium Trust

Northern Trust

RBC I&TS

Best Audit Firm

Best Cloud Services Solution

Best Custodian

Anchin

Akram

BDO

CohnReznick

EisnerAmper

Grant Thornton

RSM

Spicer Jeffries

Withum

Affinity

Asset Class

Backstop Solutions

Carta

Dealroom

Equipped AI

Juniper Square

On Pepper

73 Strings

CEPRES

DealEdge

Eagle Alpha

Pitchbook

Refinitiv

Revere VC

Abacus Group

Align

Drawbridge

ECI

Edge Technology

Esentire

Linedata

Omega Systems

RFA

Tribeca

Best Cyber Security Solution

Best Data Management Solution

Best Data Provider

Affinity

Anduin

Asset Class

Datacity

DealCloud

Source Scrub

Briggs Capital Formation

Conservice ESG

EcoVadis

Key ESG

Novata

FTI Consulting

Houlihan Lokey

Investor Group Services (IGS)

Kroll

Moelis & Company

White & Case

Best Deal Advisory

Deal Origination Provider

Best ESG Advisory/Consultant

Allvue

E78 Partners

Entrilia

FIS

Fundwave

Linedata

Bite Stream (Bite Investments)

Briggs Capital Formation

iCapital

Juniper square

Murano

BuildESG

Factset

Refinitiv

RepRisk

WELL Certified

Best ESG Data Provider

Best Fund Accounting Solution

Best Fund Raising Solution

K&L Gates

Kirkland & Ellis

Kleinberg, Kaplan Wolff and Cohen

McDermott Will & Emery

Seaward & Kissel

Zeidler Legal Services

Appleby

Beddell Cristin

Harneys

Loeb Smith

Maples

Ogier

Stuarts Law

Walkers

Akin Gump

Dechert

K&L Gates

McGuireWoods

Ropes & Grey

Skadden

Best Law Firm - Transactions

Best Law Firm - Fund Structuring

Best Law Firm - Fund Domicile

Backbay Communications

Dukas Linden PR

Edelman

Prosek

Allvue

E78 Partners

FIS

IQ-EQ Cosmos

SS&C Advent

Campbell Lutyens

Eaton partners/Stefel

First Avenue

Probitas Partners

Best Placement Agent

Best Portfolio Management Software Provider

Best PR & Communications Firm

ACA Group

Kroll

Optima Partners

Waystone

Zeidler Legal Services

ACA Global

ComplySci

Dasseti

Landytech

MaxComply by IQEQ

Ontra

SS&C Technologies

CarterPierce

Hunt Club

Jensen Partners

Oxbridge Group

SG Partners

Best Regulatory Advisor

Best Recruitment Service

Best Regulatory & Compliance Technology

eFront

Landytech

MaxComply by IQEQ

Validus Risk Management

Best Risk Management Software Provider

Evening Schedule

OPENING ADDRESS

WINNERS' ANNOUNCEMENT

CARRIAGES

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Networking drinks and canapes

NETWORKING

• Tony Griffiths, Director of Content, Global Fund Media

• Zachary Errichetti, Data Product Manager, Bloomberg

OPENING ADDRESS

Zachary Errichetti

Tony Griffiths

Data Product Manager at Bloomberg

Director of Content at Global Fund Media

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