Preqin, the global leader in alternative assets data, tools, and
insights, today announced the 2024 winners of the Preqin Awards.
The Awards, now in their second year, recognize market leaders and
top industry performers across hedge funds and private capital that
are shaping and transforming the alternative assets industry
globally.
The Preqin Awards follow strict, proprietary fund performance
data collection methodologies created specifically for these
accolades. After meeting the eligibility requirements, funds were
assessed on the ranking criteria. Winners and shortlisted funds
were identified so the Preqin data team could perform a final
review of all relevant data points on firm and fund profiles on
Preqin Pro, Preqin’s flagship alternative assets data platform.
Additionally, outreach was conducted with each fund manager to
confirm data accuracy. For more information on the Awards
methodology, see the links below.
Christoph Knaack, Chief Executive Officer of Preqin,
said, “We are delighted to share this year’s winners of
the Preqin Awards and congratulate those who are featured. At
Preqin, we strive to make the alternative assets industry more
transparent through our rigorous collection and verification of
data, as achieved by combining cutting-edge technology with
extensive relationship building conducted by our team of almost 500
researchers globally. Our Awards are very much aligned with our
mission to support and serve as a champion for our industry.”
The 2024 Preqin Awards celebrate excellence, as firms are
awarded at an asset class and strategy level for hedge fund
performance, private capital performance and private capital
fundraising covering global, Americas, EMEA (Europe, Middle East
and Africa), and APAC (Asia Pacific) regions.
The 2024 Preqin Award winners are:
Hedge fund by strategy (Global)
Best Equity Strategy Hedge Fund
- Winner: 36ONE Asset Management
Best Credit Strategies Hedge Fund
Best Macro Strategies (excl. Managed Futures/CTA) Hedge
Fund
- Winner: Absolute Investimentos
Best Managed Futures/CTA Fund
- Winner: Capital Fund Management
Best Event Driven Strategies Hedge
Fund
Best Relative Value Strategies Hedge
Fund
Best Multi-Strategy Hedge Fund
- Winner: Itau Asset Management (Also recognized in 2023)
Private capital performance awards by asset class
(America/Europe)
Top Performing Private Equity Fund Manager
- American Winner: Ampersand Capital Partners (Also recognized in
2023)
- European Winner: Main Capital Partners
Top Performing Private Debt Fund Manager
- American Winner: Black Diamond Capital Management
- European Winner: ICG
Top Performing Venture Capital Fund Manager
- American Winner: Group 11
- European Winner: Forbion
Top Performing Real Estate Fund Manager
- American Winner: Eastham Capital (Also recognized in 2023)
- European Winner: Swiss Life Asset Managers
Top Performing Infrastructure Fund Manager
- American Winner: Macquarie Asset Management
- European Winner: EQT
Private capital performance by strategy
(America/Europe)
Top Performing Buyout Fund Manager
- American Winner: Alpine Investors
- European Winner: Synova (Also recognized in 2023)
Top Performing Growth Fund Manager
- American Winner: InvestBev Group
- European Winner: Summit Partners
Top Performing Fund of Fund Manager
- American Winner: Vedanta Capital (Also recognized in 2023)
- European Winner: ATP Private Equity Partners
Top Performing Venture (General) Fund
Manager
- American Winner: Group 11
- European Winner: Forbion
Top Performing Direct Lending Fund Manager
- American Winner: Adams Street Partners
- European Winner: Park Square Capital
Top Performing Real Estate Core and Core Plus Fund
Manager
- American winner: PGIM Real Estate
- European winner: Swiss Life Asset Managers
Top Performing Real Estate Opportunistic & Value
Added Fund Manager
- American winner: Banyan Street Real Estate Funds
- European winner: Mengus
Top Performing Infrastructure Core & Core Plus Fund
Manager
- American Winner: Aero Capital Solutions
- European Winner: Igneo Infrastructure Partners
Top Performing Infrastructure Opportunistic & Value
Added Fund Manager
- American Winner: Stonepeak
- European Winner: EQT
Top Performing Secondaries Manager
- American Winner: Jasper Ridge Partners
- European Winner: Hollyport Capital (Also recognized in
2023)
Private Capital Fundraising
(America/Europe/APAC)
Largest First-time Private Equity Fund
- American winner: Patient Square Capital
- European winner: Adagia Partners
- APAC winner: True Light Capital
Largest First-time Venture Capital Fund
- American winner: Galvanize Climate Solutions
- European winner: Trent
- APAC winner: KUSABI
Largest First-time Real Estate Fund
- American winner: Waterfall Asset Management
- European winner: Goodstone
- APAC winner: Patience Capital Group
Most Growth in a Private Equity Fund Series
- American winner: B Capital Group
- European winner: Jolt Capital
- APAC winner: Novo Tellus Capital Partners
Most Growth in a Venture Capital Fund
Series
- American winner: Tola Capital
- European winner: La Famiglia
- APAC winner: Qiming Venture Partners
Most Growth in a Private Debt Fund Series
- American winner: Brightwood
- European winner: Cross Ocean Partners
- APAC winner: 360 ONE
Most Growth in a Real Estate Fund Series
- American winner: King Street Capital Management
- European winner: EQT (Also recognized in 2023)
Awards methodology
To determine the winner for each category for
the 2024 Preqin Awards, Preqin employed a rigorous and proprietary
methodology, with the exclusive use of data from Preqin Pro.
Performance data was pulled in early May 2024. Further information
on the methodology can be found here: Preqin Awards hedge
funds methodology and Preqin Awards private capital
methodology.
The Preqin Awards are compiled using public domain information
and data reported to Preqin. All fund managers with performance
data on Preqin Pro were eligible if their funds met the entry
requirements. The Awards are not independently verified or
assessed.
For more information, contact Mimi Celeste
Taylor on mimiceleste.taylor@preqin.com
For winning firms looking to obtain a digital copy of their
Preqin Award, email marketing@preqin.com for PNG, SVG, and social
media-friendly versions.
About Preqin
Preqin, the Home of Alternatives, empowers
financial professionals who invest in or allocate to alternatives
with essential data and insight to make confident decisions. The
firm supports them throughout the entire investment lifecycle with
critical information and leading analytics solutions. Preqin has
pioneered rigorous methods of collecting private data for over 20
years, enabling more than 200,000 professionals globally to
streamline how they raise capital, source deals and investments,
understand performance, and stay informed.