The Drawdown Awards 2026 Shortlist
This award is intended to reward firms specialising in the provision of CRM software solutions for private markets clients. Success in this category depends on a mixture of client and revenue growth, product innovations, brand development and demonstrating positive customer feedback through client testimonials.
Carta CRM
Edda
Intapp DealCloud
This award is intended to reward firms specialising in the provision of cybersecurity products and services to private markets clients. Success in this category depends on a mixture of client and revenue growth, product innovations, brand development and demonstrating positive customer feedback through client testimonials.
Abacus
Drawbridge
FTI Consulting
RFA
S-RM
ScienceSoft
This award is intended to reward firms specialising in the provision of data platforms for private markets clients. Success in this category depends on a mixture of client and revenue growth, product innovations, brand development and demonstrating positive customer feedback through client testimonials. Please note that this category is aimed at firms providing platforms for managing data, not providers of data itself.
Alkymi
Arcesium
AssetMetrix
ATLAS by Holland Mountain
Canoe Intelligence
Cardo AI
Chronograph
Gain
Indus Valley Partners
Untap
This award is intended to reward firms specialising in the provision of deal sourcing technology for private markets clients. Success in this category depends on a mixture of client and revenue growth, product innovations, brand development and demonstrating positive customer feedback through client testimonials.
Gain
InvestorFlow
PitchBook
This award is intended to reward firms specialising in the provision of due diligence technology for private markets clients. Success in this category depends on a mixture of client and revenue growth, product innovations, brand development and demonstrating positive customer feedback through client testimonials.
AXA Altitude
Evolution Capital
Neotas
ROYC Group
Unwritten
Valutico
VAULTINUM
This award is intended to reward firms specialising in the provision of ESG technology for private markets clients. Success in this category depends on a mixture of client and revenue growth, product innovations, brand development and demonstrating positive customer feedback through client testimonials.
Auquan
AXA Altitude
Holtara
Re:Co Insights
Untap
Unwritten
This award is intended to reward firms specialising in the provision of fundraising technology for private markets clients. Success in this category depends on a mixture of client and revenue growth, product innovations, brand development and demonstrating positive customer feedback through client testimonials.
Altum Group
Atominvest
Balentic
Bite Stream
Domos by SimCorp
Intapp DealCloud
ROYC Group
SS&C Intralinks
Treble Peak
This award is intended to reward firms specialising in the provision of fund accounting technology for private markets clients. Success in this category depends on a mixture of client and revenue growth, product innovations, brand development and demonstrating positive customer feedback through client testimonials.
Domos by SimCorp
Entrilia
FundCount
Langham Hall
LemonEdge
qashqade
Quantium
RAISE Technologies (by Linnovate)
This award is intended to reward firms specialising in the provision of investor reporting portals for private markets clients. Success in this category depends on a mixture of client and revenue growth, product innovations, brand development and demonstrating positive customer feedback through client testimonials.
AssetMetrix
Atominvest
Bite Stream
bunch
CSC
Domos by SimCorp
Edda
Goji, Euroclear group
ROYC Group
SS&C Intralinks
This award is intended to reward firms specialising in the provision of legal technology for private markets clients. Success in this category depends on a mixture of client and revenue growth, product innovations, brand development and demonstrating positive customer feedback through client testimonials.
Atominvest
Intelligent Legal Solutions
Scissero
This award is intended to reward firms specialising in the provision of managed IT services for private markets clients. Success in this category depends on a mixture of client and revenue growth, product innovations, brand development and demonstrating positive customer feedback through client testimonials.
Abacus
Doherty Associates
ECI
RFA
ScienceSoft
This award is intended to reward firms specialising in the provision of technology to manage and monitor equity portfolios for private markets clients. Success in this category depends on a mixture of client and revenue growth, product innovations, brand development and demonstrating positive customer feedback through client testimonials.
73 Strings
Atominvest Software
Chronograph
iCapital
IQ-EQ
PortF
Quantium
Untap
This award is intended to reward firms specialising in the provision of technology to manage and monitor debt portfolios for private markets clients. Success in this category depends on a mixture of client and revenue growth, product innovations, brand development and demonstrating positive customer feedback through client testimonials.
73 Strings
Atominvest Software
auquan
Chronograph
Domos by SimCorp
Hypercore
Indus Valley Partners
Oxane Partners
Quantium
Termgrid
This award is intended to reward firms specialising in the provision of valuation technology for private markets clients. Success in this category depends on a mixture of client and revenue growth, product innovations, brand development and demonstrating positive customer feedback through client testimonials.
73 Strings
Alkymi
Chronograph
Untap
Valutico
This award is intended to reward firms specialising in advising private markets clients on tax matters that have demonstrated excellence in service. Success in this category depends on a mixture of client and revenue growth, breadth of solutions provided, innovation in services, brand development and high-class service standards as evidenced through client testimonials.
Macfarlanes
RSM
Travers Smith
This award is intended to reward advisers specialising in fundraising for private markets clients that have demonstrated excellence in service. Success in this category depends on a mixture of client and revenue growth, breadth of solutions provided, innovation in services, brand development and high-class service standards as evidenced through client testimonials.
Asante Capital Group
Ely Place Partners
Nexterra Capital
Raymond James Private Capital Advisory
Reach Capital
Rede Partners
ROYC Group
This award is intended to reward firms specialising in advising private markets clients on their operations and technology that have demonstrated excellence in service. Success in this category depends on a mixture of client and revenue growth, breadth of solutions provided, innovation in services, brand development and high-class service standards as evidenced through client testimonials.
Alpha Alternatives
BML
Holland Mountain
it|venture
This award is intended to reward executive search firms supporting the hiring of operations and/or finance staff in private markets that have demonstrated excellence in service. Success in this category depends on a mixture of client and revenue growth, breadth of solutions provided, innovation in services, brand development and high-class service standards as evidenced through client testimonials.
March Consultants
One Ten Associates
PER
Sheffield Haworth
This award is intended to reward law firms specialising in fund finance transactions for private markets clients that have demonstrated excellence in service. Success in this category depends on a mixture of client and revenue growth, breadth of solutions provided, innovation in services, brand development and high-class service standards as evidenced through client testimonials.
A&O Shearman
Debevoise & Plimpton
Dechert
Fried Frank
Haynes and Boone
Kirkland & Ellis
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
Praxio Law & Tax
Proskauer Rose
Simmons & Simmons
Simpson Thacher
Travers Smith
This award is intended to reward providers of fund finance that have demonstrated excellence in service. Success in this category depends on a mixture of client and revenue growth, breadth of solutions provided, innovation in services, brand development and high-class service standards as evidenced through client testimonials.
17Capital
Balance Strategic Capital
Investec
OakNorth
Shawbrook Bank
This award is intended to reward firms specialising in compliance and regulatory advisory services for private markets clients. Success in this category depends on a mixture of client and revenue growth, breadth of solutions provided, innovation in services, brand development and high-class service standards as evidenced through client testimonials.
Addition Compliance
RQC Group
Vigilant Compliance
This award is intended to reward providers of fund structuring legal services to private markets clients that have demonstrated excellence in service. Success in this category depends on a mixture of client and revenue growth, breadth of solutions provided, innovation in services, brand development and high-class service standards as evidenced through client testimonials.
Addleshaw Goddard
Arendt & Medernach
Dechert
Paul Hastings
Proskauer Rose
Reed Smith
RW Blears
Simmons & Simmons
Travers Smith
Weil, Gotshal & Manges
This award is intended to reward firms specialising in the provision of operational due diligence services in private markets. Success in this category depends on a mixture of client and revenue growth, breadth of solutions provided, innovation in services, brand development and high-class service standards as evidenced through client testimonials.
Confidas People
Neotas
RingStone
VAULTINUM
This award is intended to reward foreign exchange service providers supporting private markets firms that have demonstrated excellence in service. Success in this category depends on a mixture of client and revenue growth, breadth of solutions provided, innovation in services, brand development and high-class service standards as evidenced through client testimonials.
Corpay Private Markets
MillTech
Monex Europe
Validus Risk Management
This award is intended to reward smaller private markets administrators that have demonstrated excellence in service. Success in this category depends on a mixture of client and revenue growth, breadth of solutions provided, innovation in services, brand development and high-class service standards as evidenced through client testimonials.
bunch
fundcraft
Hawksford
HIGHVERN
Khepri
Mourant
Ogier Global
This award is intended to reward larger private markets administrators that have demonstrated excellence in service. Success in this category depends on a mixture of client and revenue growth, breadth of solutions provided, innovation in services, brand development and high-class service standards as evidenced through client testimonials.
Altum Group
BNP Paribas
GP Fund Solutions
Langham Hall
Linnovate
Ocorian
Waystone
This award is intended to reward larger private markets administrators that have demonstrated excellence in service. Success in this category depends on a mixture of client and revenue growth, breadth of solutions provided, innovation in services, brand development and high-class service standards as evidenced through client testimonials.
Alter Domus
Aztec Group
CSC
IQ-EQ
The Citco group of companies (Citco)
Vistra Fund Solutions
This award is intended to reward larger private markets administrators that have demonstrated excellence in providing ManCo services to private capital funds. Success in this category depends on a mixture of client and revenue growth, breadth of solutions provided, innovation in services, brand development and high-class service standards as evidenced through client testimonials.
Altum Group
Aztec Group
JTC Group
Linnovate
Ocorian
Vistra Fund Solutions
Waystone
West 53 Capital
This award is intended to reward advisers specialising in helping private market clients find, evaluate and select fund finance solutions that have demonstrated excellence in service. Success in this category depends on a mixture of client and revenue growth, breadth of solutions provided, innovation in services, brand development and high-class service standards as evidenced through client testimonials.
Avardi Partners
Bridge
Validus Risk Management
This award is intended to reward private markets administrators that have demonstrated market-leading innovation in their use of technology. Success in this category depends on a mixture of client and revenue growth, breadth of solutions provided, innovation in services, brand development and high-class service standards as evidenced through client testimonials.
Altum Group
Apex Group
Aztec Group
CSC
Kin Group
Linnovate
ROYC Group
TMF Group
Waystone
This award will recognise a specific innovation that has effected change in private markets operations in the last year. The award is open to both new and established firms but must focus on a case study of a specific product, service or other innovation launched since 1 January 2025. The successful entrant will be able to demonstrate how they identified a need for their product or service and provide tangible evidence of how effectively this need has been met. Entries will be judged on the impact of the solution on the market as well as client and revenue growth and positive testimonials.
Arcesium
Auquan (Credit Agent)
Bridge
Canoe Intelligence
Chronograph
martini.ai
ROYC Group
Steward
This award is intended to reward a new provider of operational technology or advisory services to private markets clients. To qualify, firms should have launched their first product or service no more than 18 months prior to the entry deadline, i.e. since 1 August 2024. Success in this category depends on a mixture of client and revenue growth, evidence of innovative products or services filling market gaps, brand development and high-class service standards as evidenced through client testimonials.