Top performing fund managers across hedge funds and private capital honored
LONDON, June 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — 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
Best Credit Strategies Hedge Fund
Best Macro Strategies (excl. Managed Futures/CTA) Hedge Fund
Best Managed Futures/CTA Fund
Best Event Driven Strategies Hedge Fund
Best Relative Value Strategies Hedge Fund
Best Multi-Strategy Hedge Fund
Private capital performance awards by asset class (America/Europe)
Top Performing Private Equity Fund Manager
Top Performing Private Debt Fund Manager
Top Performing Venture Capital Fund Manager
Top Performing Real Estate Fund Manager
Top Performing Infrastructure Fund Manager
Private capital performance by strategy (America/Europe)
Top Performing Buyout Fund Manager
Top Performing Growth Fund Manager
Top Performing Fund of Fund Manager
Top Performing Venture (General) Fund Manager
Top Performing Direct Lending Fund Manager
Top Performing Real Estate Core and Core Plus Fund Manager
Top Performing Real Estate Opportunistic & Value Added Fund Manager
Top Performing Infrastructure Core & Core Plus Fund Manager
Top Performing Infrastructure Opportunistic & Value Added Fund Manager
Top Performing Secondaries Manager
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
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
Most Growth in a Real Estate Fund Series
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.
