2025 Shortlist

The shortlist for the European Services Awards 2025 has now been released. The calibre of entries was as impressive as ever - a huge congratulations to everyone who has made the list!

Administrator



Best administrator – boutique and emerging managers

Apex Group

Opus Fund Services

Waystone


Best administrator – client service

BNP Paribas

NAV Fund Services

Opus Fund Services

The Citco Group of Companies (Citco)

US Bank Global Fund Services

Waystone


Best administrator – middle-office services

Alter Domus

BNP Paribas

The Citco Group of Companies (Citco)


Best administrator – overall

BNP Paribas

NAV Fund Services

Opus Fund Services

The Citco Group of Companies (Citco)

US Bank Global Fund Services

Waystone


Best administrator – private equity / credit

ACE Alternatives

Apex Group

BNY

HSBC’s Securities Services

The Citco Group of Companies (Citco)

US Bank Global Fund Services

Waystone


Best administrator – private equity / credit - client service

ACE Alternatives

BNY

HSBC’s Securities Services

NAV Fund Services

Opus Fund Services


Best administrator – technology

Alter Domus

NAV Fund Services

Opus Fund Services

The Citco Group of Companies (Citco)


Legal & Compliance



Best advisory firm – client service

ACA Group

Centralis Group

Judd Advisory

KROLL

Rosedge Capital


Best advisory firm – compliance

ACA Group

Centralis Group

Judd Advisory

KROLL

RQC Group

Waystone


Best advisory firm - private equity/credit

ACA Group

Centralis Group

Rosedge Capital

Waystone


Best advisory firm – regulation

ACA Group

Centralis Group

Judd Advisory

KROLL

RQC Group


Best law firm – private equity/credit

Dechert

Schulte Roth and Zabel

Simmons & Simmons


Best offshore law firm

Maples

Walkers


Best offshore law firm – client service

Harneys

Maples

Ogier

Walkers


Best onshore law firm

Akin

Dechert

Schulte Roth and Zabel

Simmons & Simmons


Best onshore law firm – client service

Akin

Dechert

Simmons & Simmons


Best regtech solution

ACA Group

Qomply

SteelEye


Best regulatory hosting solution

ACA Mirabella

Vittoria and Partners


Best regulatory reporting solution

Centralis Group

Qomply

S&P Global Market Intelligence Cappitech


Other Third Party Partners & Platforms



Best executive search

Jensen Partners

One Ten Associates

Paragon-Alpha

Selby Jennings


Best hedge fund platform

AK Jensen

Eschler Asset Management

Falcon Investment Management


Best insurance provider

Gallagher

Howden Insurance Brokers

WTW


Best managed service provider

ACA Group

Alternit One

ECI

Lanware

S&P Global Market Intelligence


Best marketing and communications consultancy

BasisPoint Group

Lacewing Media Limited

Peregrine Communications


Best outsourced provider

Centralis Group

ECI

FeMan Consulting Limited

HaysMac

HSBC’s Securities Services & Mount Street

Lanware


Best service provider – ESG

Alternit One

Apex - Holtara

Waystone


Best UCITS platform

Kepler Partners

Lumyna Investments


Best valuations firm for hard to value assets

Houlihan Lokey

Oxane Partners


Prime Broker



Best prime broker – boutique and emerging managers

IG Prime

Interactive Brokers

Linear Investments

Stone Mountain Capital

Stone X


Best prime broker – client service

ABN AMRO Clearing Bank

IG Prime

Jefferies

Linear Investments

Societe Generale

Stone X


Best prime broker – emerging markets

HSBC

Interactive Brokers


Best prime broker - technology

HSBC

IG Prime

Societe Generale


Best prime broker – overall

ABN AMRO Clearing Bank

Goldman Sachs

HSBC

J.P. Morgan

Morgan  Stanley

Societe Generale

UBS

Systems Management



Best cash management services

BlackRock

Goldman Sachs

J.P. Morgan


Best fund accounting and reporting software

FIS Global

PAXUS - Pacific Fund Systems

SS&C Advent


Best integrated surveillance firm

ACA Group

Shield

SteelEye


Best managed account platform

BNY Mellon

Deutsche Bank

Sciens Asset Management


Best outsourced trading

Jefferies

Meraki Advisors


Best portfolio management software provider

Coremont

FINBOURNE Technology

MAIA Technology

Orchestrade

Portfolio BI

Broadridge

Quantifi


Best treasury management system

Arcesium

Hazeltree

Kayenta


Technology & Data



Best cloud technology – boutique and emerging managers

ECI

Lanware

RFA

Watson Wheatley


Best cloud technology solution

Alternit One

ECI

FINBOURNE Technology

Lanware

MAIA Technology

Portfolio BI

RFA

Watson Wheatley


Best cyber-security service provider

Abacus Group

ACA Aponix

Alternit One

ECI

Lanware

RFA


Best data management solution

BMLL

Canoe Intelligence

DiligenceVault

FINBOURNE Technology

HedgePole

Oxane Partners

S&P Global Market Intelligence


Best data provider

BMLL

HedgePole

Quincy Data

RFA


Best innovation in AI

BTON

Canoe Intelligence

HedgePole

Orbit

Quantly

RFA


Best risk management technology

Coremont

Numerix

Orchestrade

Quantifi

RFA


Best tech infrastructure provider

4OTC

Alternit One

ECI

Lanware

RFA


Best technology firm – client service

Alternit One

Canoe Intelligence

DiligenceVault

ECI

Lanware

MAIA Technology

Portfolio BI

RFA


Best technology firm – overall

Alternit One

ECI

FINBOURNE Technology

MAIA Technology

Orchestrade

RFA


Most innovative technology firm – boutique

Alternit One

BTON

Ediphy

HedgePole

Lanware

Portfolio BI

Qomply

Quantly


Most innovative technology firm – large scale

Alternit One

ECI

MAIA Technology

RFA

Watson Wheatley