PEI Awards

Clearlake Capital's fourth 'Icon' deal was voted transaction of the year in the region, while readers selected Kirkland & Ellis as top law firm.

Astorg Partners' €1.3bn continuation vehicle process took top spot for Deal of the Year, while Kirkland & Ellis was crowned Law Firm of the Year in the region.

Let us know your highlights from the past year in what will be the 20th year of affiliate title Private Equity International’s PEI Awards.

The firms crowned in all 12 of the PEI Awards secondaries categories have one thing in common – can you guess what it is?

An innovative deal, an expanding direct secondaries firm, the leading advisor in the region and a law firm that advised on $2.6bn-worth of deals.

A fast and impressive deal, a firm that did sizeable deals despite the pandemic and familiar faces in the advisor and law firm of the year categories.

A deal that achieved 31x for exiting LPs, a firm that won a tight poll, an advisor with a huge deal volume and a clean sweep in the law firm category.

The annual Private Equity International awards are voted for by the industry and hotly contested. Here are all the winners in the secondaries categories.

Vote now in sister title Private Equity International's 2020 Awards, which includes 12 secondaries categories.

Submissions for the PEI Awards suggest 2020 could have been far worse for the secondaries market.