With more than 450 private equity professionals in attendance at The Brewery in London, Unquote would like to thank all that took part in our 15th Awards and helped make the night a great celebration of success.

An impressive number of entries made our judging panel's task of selecting the shortlist a particularly challenging one. The judges' input was then considered alongside a vote from the Unquote readership to determine the winners.

Congratulations to the firms that took home the trophies:

Specialist Due Diligence Provider of the Year
GK Strategy

Commercial Due Diligence Provider of the Year
CIL Management Consultants

M&A Insurance Broker of the Year
Aon M&A and Transactions Solutions

Law Firm of the Year – Transactions
Eversheds Sutherland

Law Firm of the Year – Fund Structuring
Proskauer

Corporate Finance Firm of the Year
GCA Altium

Debt Adviser of the Year
Deloitte

Fund Administrator of the Year
Aztec Group

Placement Agent of the Year
Rede Partners

Secondaries Adviser of the Year
Campbell Lutyens

Direct Lender of the Year
Ares Management

Bank Lender of the Year
HSBC UK Bank

Responsible Investor of the Year
Palatine Private Equity

Fundraising of the Year
Bowmark Capital – Bowmark Capital Partners VI

Venture & Growth Capital Exit of the Year
Beringea – Watchfinder

Small Buyout Exit of the Year
August Equity – SecureData

Mid-Market Exit of the Year
Sovereign Capital – Linnaeus Group

Venture & Growth Capital House of the Year
Frog Capital

Small Buyout House of the Year
Synova Capital

Mid-Market Buyout House of the Year
Inflexion Private Equity Partners