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Preqin Awards

Discover top firms across Hedge Funds and Private Capital, according to Preqin data

Introducing Preqin Awards

Preqin's most competitive annual honor is given to top industry performers across private capital and hedge funds. Preqin Awards use exclusive data from Preqin Pro and follow a strict, proprietary methodology that has been created specifically for these accolades. 

Preqin Awards are based solely on objective data. Winners are chosen based on a variety of factors such as years active, quartile rankings, fund size, and more.

Congratulations to all the winners - share your success by requesting your digital Preqin Award today!


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Private capital performance by asset class
Private capital performance by strategy
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Private capital fundraising in first-time funds
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Hedge fund by strategy

Private capital performance by asset class

Private capital performance by strategy

Private capital fundraising by growth

Private capital fundraising in first-time funds


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Hedge fund awards by strategy (Global)

Best Equity Strategy Hedge Fund

Winner: Toscafund

Best Credit Strategies Hedge Fund 

Winner: Fiera Capital (Asia)

Best Macro Strategies (excl. Managed Futures/CTA) Hedge Fund

Winner: Water Wood Capital Management Limited

Best Managed Futures/CTA Fund 

Winner: Millburn Ridgefield Corporation

Best Event Driven Strategies Hedge Fund 

Winner: Polus Capital Management

Best Relative Value Strategies Hedge Fund 

Winner: Sage Capital

Best Multi-Strategy Hedge Fund

Winner: Itau Asset Management

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Private capital performance awards by asset class (America/Europe)

Top Performing Private Equity Fund Manager

American Winner: Ampersand Capital Partners
European Winner: Synova

Top Performing Private Debt Fund Manager

American Winner: Ironwood Capital
European Winner: Arcmont Asset Management

Top Performing Venture Capital Fund Manager

American Winner: Battery Ventures
European Winner: Dawn Capital

Top Performing Real Estate Fund Manager

American Winner: Eastham Capital
European Winner: NREP

Top Performing Infrastructure Fund Manager

American Winner: Harbert Management Corporation
European Winner: iCON Infrastructure


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Private capital performance awards by strategy (America/Europe)

Top Performing Buyout Fund Manager

American Winner: Veritas Capital
European Winner: Synova

Top Performing Growth Fund Manager

American Winner: Ampersand Capital Partners
European Winner: Keensight Capital

Top Performing Fund of Fund Manager

American Winner: Cross Creek
European Winner: AltamarCAM

Top Performing Venture (General) Fund Manager

American Winner: DBL Partners
European Winner: Dawn Capital

Top Performing Direct Lending Fund Manager

American Winner: Chambers Energy Capital
European Winner: Arcmont Asset Management

Top Performing Infrastructure Core & Core Plus Fund Manager

American Winner: Grain Management
European Winner: iCON Infrastructure

Top Performing Infrastructure Opportunistic + Value Added Fund Manager

American Winner: Morgan Stanley
European Winner: Antin Infrastructure Partners

Top Performing Real Estate Core & Core Plus Fund Manager

American Winner: Blue Owl Capital
European Winner: Swiss Life Asset Managers Nordic

Top Performing Real Estate Opportunistic + Value Added Fund Manager

American Winner: Blue Heron Asset Management
European Winner: Nordika

Top Performing Secondaries Manager

American Winner: Greenspring Associates
European Winner: Hollyport Capital


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Private capital fundraising awards by fundraising growth (America/Europe)

Top Private Equity Fund Series

American Winner: Westcap Management
European Winner: Summa Equity

Top Private Debt Fund Series

American Winner: Firmament
European Winner: CVC

Top Venture Capital Fund Series

American Winner: Aligned Partners
European Winner: Pi Labs

Top Real Estate Fund Series

American Winner: Prime Group Holdings
European Winner: EQT


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Private capital fundraising awards by largest first-time fund (America/Europe)

Top Private Equity Fund

American Winner: BayPine
European Winner: Nextalia

Top Venture Capital Fund

American Winner: Haun Ventures
European Winner: ECBF

Top Real Estate Fund

American Winner: Breakthrough Properties
European Winner: RedTree Capital


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If you are looking to obtain a copy of your company's Preqin Award, please email marketing@preqin.com for PNG, SVG, and social media versions of your badge.

Preqin Awards are compiled using public domain information and data reported to Preqin by the participants; they are not independently verified or assessed. Preqin cannot therefore guarantee the accuracy of the information provided. Details of Preqin’s proprietary methodology can be found for private capital and for hedge funds.

If you intend to refer to your standing in marketing materials, you may only do so if you repeat the above statement within the materials.

The information provided is updated and corrected from time to time, so please ensure you check our service for the most recent data.

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Preqin League Tables

Preqin's league tables are based only on merit, utilizing data from our industry-leading private markets data platform to deliver objective rankings of top firms in the industry.

The tables rank top firms across each asset class and a variety of categories:

  • Top-performing funds under $250mn
  • Top-performing funds over $1bn
  • Most consistent top-performing fund managers
  • Top-performing hedge funds by strategy
  • And more.

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