The Drawdown Awards 2022: Winners announced

Last night, we announced the winners of The Drawdown Awards 2022, at a ceremony held at the Hilton London Bankside, hosted by stand-up comedian, host and comedy writer Jo Caulfield.

Winners of the 34 categories were chosen by a panel of judges, which comprised chief financial officers, chief operating officers, head of funds and head of projects of private equity firms. The GP categories were judged by a panel of LPs. For more information on this year’s judging panel, click here. 

A huge congratulations to all of the finalists of this year’s Awards, and of course our 2022 winners!

Service Provider Categories

Advisory/Consultancy: Marketing & Communications

Finalists
- BackBay Communications
- Brackendale Consulting
- Headland Consultancy
- MJ Hudson

Winner: BackBay Communications

Advisory/Consultancy: Fundraising

Finalists

- Asante Capital Group
- Briggs Capital Formation
- Ely Place Partners
- Quest Fund Placement
- Rede Partners

Winner: Asante Capital Group

Advisory/Consultancy: Tax

Finalists

- Macfarlanes
- Wheelhouse Advisors

Winner: Macfarlanes

Advisory/Consultancy: ESG

Finalists

- ACA Group
- ITPEnergised
- MJ Hudson
- Sancroft

Winner: ITPEnergised

Advisory/Consultancy: Legal, compliance & regulatory

Finalists

- ACA Group
- Addleshaw Goddard
- Corvus Advisers
- Kroll
-WA Communications
- Wheelhouse Advisors

Winner: ACA Group

Advisory/Consultancy: Operations & Technology

Finalists

- EY
- Holland Mountain
- Lionpoint Group
- psKINETIC
- RFA

Winner: Holland Mountain

Recruitment: Finance & Operations

Finalists

- Carnegie Consulting
- March Consultants
- PER
- Walker Hamil

Winner: PER

Foreign Exchange Services

Finalists
- Alpha FX
- Investec
- Universal Partners FX
- Validus Risk Management

Winner: Alpha FX

Legal : Fund Formation

Finalists
- Addleshaw Goddard
- Arendt & Medernach
- Carey Olsen
- Goodwin
- Travers Smith

Winner: Travers Smith

Fund Financing: Advisory Services

Finalists
- Addleshaw Goddard
- Avardi Partners
- Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft
- Debevoise & Plimpton
- Haynes and Boone
- Validus Risk Management

Winner: Haynes and Boone

Fund Financing: Provider

Finalists
- 17Capital
- Investec
- MUFG Investor Services
- OakNorth Bank
- Raiffeisen Bank International
- RBS International

Winner: Investec

IT Provider: Cyber Security

Finalists
- Abacus Group
- Drawbridge
- Elteni
- RFA
- Thrive

Winner: Drawbridge

IT Provider: Managed Service Provider

Finalists
- Abacus Group
- RFA
- Thrive
- Tribeca Technology

Winner: RFA

Technology: Accounting and Reporting

Finalists
- Allvue
- AssetMetrix
- Atominvest
- FundCount
- LemonEdge
- Quantium Technology
- VESTBERRY

Winner: Atominvest

Technology: Data

Finalists
- Canoe Intelligence
- Colmore - a Preqin Company
- DealEdge
- Exchangelodge
- Holland Mountain - ATLAS
- Mercatus

Winner: Canoe Intelligence

Technology: ESG

Finalists
- AssetMetrix
- Atominvest
- Greenstone
- MJ Hudson
- RepRisk
- Untap

Winner: Greenstone

Technology: Investor Relations

Finalists
- Atominvest
- Bite Investments
- Delio
- iCapital
- Palico
- PEARonline
- Titanbay
- VESTBERRY

Winner: PEARonline

Technology: CRM & Deal origination

Finalists
- Altvia
- DealCloud by Intapp
- PE Front Office

Winner: DealCloud by Intapp

Technology: Portfolio Monitoring / Risk Management

Finalists
- Allvue
- Atominvest
- Colmore - a Preqin Company
- Equipped AI
- Hazeltree
- Untap
- Validus Risk Management
- VESTBERRY

Winner: Hazeltree

Technology: Regulatory & Compliance

Finalists
- Foot Anstey
- Mesh ID
- Ontra

Winner: Ontra

Technology: End-to-End

Finalists
- Allvue
- Arcesium
- Atominvest
- daappa
- Equipped AI
- Mercatus
- PE Front Office

Winner: Allvue

Technology: Innovation

Finalists

- 73Strings
- Accelex
- Alkymi
- Alpha FX
- Exchangelodge
- Maestro
- +SUBSCRIBE
- Untap

Winner: Alkymi

Fund Administration: ESG

Finalists
- Apex Group
- IQ-EQ
- JTC Group
- Sanne Group

Winner: IQ-EQ

Fund Administration: ManCo Services

Finalists
- Alter Domus
- Apex Group
- AVEGA Capital Management (ACM)
- JTC Group
- Maples Group
- MJ Hudson
- Sanne Group

Winner: Alter Domus

Fund Administration: Technology & Innovation

Finalists
- Alter Domus
- Crestbridge
- Highvern
- IQ-EQ
- Linnovate Partners
- Sanne Group
- The Citco Group of Companies

Winner: The Citco Group of Companies

Fund Administration: Under $50bn (total assets under administration)

Finalists
- Colmore - a Preqin Company
- Hawksford
- Highvern
- JTC Group
- Mainspring Fund Services

Winner: Highvern

Fund Administration: Over $50bn (total assets under administration)

Finalists
- Alter Domus
- Apex Group
- Aztec Group
- IQ-EQ
- Langham Hall
- Linnovate Partners
- Sanne Group
- The Citco Group of Companies

Winner: Alter Domus

GP Categories

ESG Professional of the Year

Finalists
- Jarlyth Gibson, Advent International
- Lina Lisbona, Barn Investimentos
- Robert Sroka, Abris Capital Partners
- Ray Stenton, NorthEdge
- Jovana Stopic, IK Partners
- Zoë VanderWolk, ETF Partners

Winner: Robert Sroka, Abris Capital Partners

HR & Talent Professional of the Year

Finalists
- Mandi Akali, Capital Dynamics
- Richard Berke, Pantheon
- Caroline Carr, Permira
- Sonia D’Emilio, Astorg
- Caroline Hadrbolec, Eurazeo

Winner: Mandi Akali, Capital Dynamics

Legal & Compliance Professional of the Year

Finalists
- Victoria Brown, AnaCap Financial Partners
- Natalie Ramsden, Investindustrial
- Martin Sjölund, Summa Equity

Winner: Martin Sjölund, Summa Equity

Technology Professional of the Year

Finalists
- Christopher Conradi, FSN Capital
- Hind el Gaidi, Astorg
- Neil Hendricks, Hg
- Ahmed Khamassi, Stirling Square Capital Partners

Winner: Christopher Conradi, FSN Capital

Rising Star of the Year

Finalists
- Charlie Page, NorthEdge
- Ionela Serbenco, Inflexion
- Emad Shahin, 17Capital
- Saba Sikander, Keyhaven Capital Partners

Winner: Emad Shahin, 17Capital

Chief Operating Officer of the Year

Finalists
- Matthew Gilpin, Crescendo Real Estate
- Christopher Parmo, Verdane
- Morden Welo, FSN Capital
- Steven Whitaker, Equistone Partners Europe

Winner: Steven Whitaker, Equistone Partners Europe

Chief Financial Officer of the Year

Finalists
- Karan Darroch, MML Capital Partners
- Bart Elema, Waterland
- Navneed Govil, SoftBank Investment Advisers
- Rebecca Noyes, Alderwood Capital

Winner: Rebecca Noyes, Alderwood Capital