HFM US Alt Credit Awards

Previous Winners


The HFM US Alt Credit Awards recognised and celebrated alt credit funds delivering outstanding returns for their investors and provided the opportunity to showcase success in front of the entire alt credit industry. The Services Awards celebrated alt credit fund service providers who demonstrated exceptional client service, innovative product development and strong and sustainable business growth.

These categories are now recognised in the HFM US Performance Awards and HFM US Services Awards.

US Alt Credit Awards 2021 Winners

Performance Category

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Best data and information provider


AdvantageData

Best prime brokerage/custodian services


BNY Mellon | Pershing

Best recruiter


Jensen Partners

Best tax advisory firm


Withum

Best valuation service


Houlihan Lokey

Best audit service


EY

Best fund admin - traded credit


U.S Bank Global Fund Services

Best fund structuring service


Ropes & Gray

Best law firm - lending and securities


Schulte Roth & Zabel

Best administrator – overall


SS&C Technologies

Best compliance services


Maples Group

Best cyber security firm


Linedata

Best debt/loan administrator


SS&C Technologies

Best fund admin - private credit


Citco Fund Services

Best middle office services


FIS

Best portfolio management system


Indus Valley Partners

Best technology innovation


ECI

Best trading and execution technology


SS&C Eze

Best technology firm - overall


RFA

Best middle office - innovation


Alter Domus

Service Category

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Corporate long-short


Cladrius LP

Credit '40 Act fund


Flat Rock Core Income Fund

Credit hedge fund - overall


Magnetar Constellation Fund

Credit newcomer


Livello Capital Special Opportunities Fund

Credit opportunities


InSolve Global Credit Fund IV

Distressed credit hedge fund


Hildene Opportunities Master Fund

High yield fund


AIP Convertible Private Debt Fund

Multi-strategy credit fund


Brigade Leveraged Capital Structures Fund

Private debt - direct lending


AG Direct Lending Fund III

Private debt - overall


Corbin Private Credit Manager Fund

Private debt - Real Estate debt


Ellington Mortgage Recovery Fund – EMR

Private debt - Special Situations


Special Opportunities Fund II

Private debt - specialty finance


ArrowMark Global Opportunity Fund III

Structured credit fund


Capra CLO Founders Fund LP

US Alt Credit Awards 2020 Winners

Performance Category

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CLO manager


 GoldenTree CLOs

Corporate long-short


Millstreet Capital Management

Credit 40 act


The Bramshill Income Performance Fund

Credit newcomer


 Ellington Management Group

Credit opportunities


 Hudson Cove Capital Management

Direct lending fund - mid-market


 Brevet Capital

Direct lending fund - niche lending


 MGG Investment Group

Direct lending fund - overall


 MGG Investment Group

Distressed credit / Special Situations


 Arena Investors

High yield fund


 Millstreet Capital Management

Multi-strategy credit fund


Sancus Capital Management

Structured credit fund


 Angelo, Gordon & Co

Management Firm of the year


GoldenTree Asset Management

Service Category

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Best valuation service


 AdvantageData

Best administrator – overall


SS&C Technologies

Best audit service


Deloitte

Best compliance services


 Constellation Advisers

Best custodian / prime services


 BNY Mellon’s Pershing

Best data and information provider


 IHS Markit

Best debt/ loan administrator


 BNY Mellon

Best fund admin - private credit


 Virtus from FIS  

Best fund admin - traded credit


U.S. Bancorp Fund Services

Best middle office services


 Viteos

Best portfolio management system


SS&C Advent

Best technology innovation


 Broadridge Financial Services

Best trading and execution technology


Kopen Tech

Best Recruitment Firm


Jensen Partners

US Alt Credit Awards 2019 Winners

Performance Category

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High yield fund


FS Credit Income Fund

Credit specialist


Hildene Opportunities Fund

Asset backed


Hildene Opportunities Offshore Fund

Long/short credit


Vector Capital Credit Opportunity Fund

Multi-strategy credit


Bramshill Income Performance Strategy

Credit '40 act


Guggenheim Macro Opportunities Fund

Yield alternative


Hudson Cove Credit Opportunity Fund

Structured credit specialist


Sancus Capital Select Master Fund

Direct lending fund


Arena Special Opportunities Fund

Distressed credit


Drawbridge Special Opportunities Fund

Event driven credit


EJF Debt Opportunities Fund

Fund of hedge funds credit


Sandalwood Special Credit Opportunities Fund

Newcomer of the year


Cross Sound Distressed Opportunities Fund

Management firm of the year


Hildene Capital Management

Service Category

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Best admin: technology


BNY Mellon

Best admin: structured debt


Virtus Partners

Best admin: overall


U.S. Bank Global Fund Services

Best middle-office client service


Enfusion

Best middle-office services


Viteos

Best prime broker: credit strategies


Pershing

Best debt/loan administration


Citco

Best data and information provider


IHS Markit

Best portfolio management system


ClearStructure

Best OMS platform


Indus Valley Partners

Best technology: overall


ACA Compliance Group

Best recruitment firm


Jensen Partners

Best audit firm


Deloitte and Touche

Best valuation service


BRG

Best tax advisor: emerging managers


WithumSmith+Brown

Best tax advisor: overall


EY

Best compliance firm


Alaric Compliance Services

Best law firm


Sadis & Goldberg

US Alt Credit Awards 2018 Winners

Performance Category

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Outstanding achievement


Michael Gordon

Asset-backed


Waterfall Asset Management

Credit ‘40 Act longer-term (3 years)


Man Group

Credit '40 Act


Eagle Point Credit Management

Credit specialist


Hildene Capital Management

Direct lending fund


Angelo Gordon & Co.

Distressed credit


Waterfall Asset Management

Distressed credit longer-term (3 years)


Altum Capital Management

Event driven credit


MidOcean Credit Partners

Event driven credit longer-term (3 years)


MidOcean Credit Partners

Fund of hedge funds credit


Preserver Partners

Fund of hedge funds credit longer-term (3 years)


Sandalwood Securities

High yield fund


Arena Capital Advisors

Long/short credit


Millstreet Capital Management

Long/short credit longer-term (3 years)


LMCG Investments

Multi-strategy credit fund


MKP Capital Management

Multi-strategy credit fund longer-term (3 years)


Ovation Partners

Structured credit specialist


Black Swift Group

Yield alternative


Shinnecock Partners

Newcomer of the year


Mill Hill Capital

Management firm of the year


Hildene Capital Management

Service Category

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Best administrator: direct lending


SS&C Technologies

Best administrator: hedge funds


Citco

Best administrator: small and start-ups


Gemini

Best administrator: structured debt


U.S. Bancorp Fund Services

Best audit service


EY

Best business development firm


Frumerman & Nemeth

Best compliance firm


Alaric Compliance Services

Best data and information provider


IHS Markit

Best debt/loan administration


Opus Fund Services

Best middle-office services


Indus Valley Partners

Best portfolio management system


ClearStructure Financial Technology

Best recruitment firm


Context Jensen Partners

Best trading and execution technology


TradeWeb

Best technology: overall


SS&C Technologies

Best valuation service


Berkeley Research Group 

Best credit start-up solutions/services


Opus Fund Services

Best law firm: structured debt


Paul Hastings

Best law firm: hedge funds


Sadis & Goldberg

Best prime broker: credit strategies


Pershing LLC, A BNY Mellon Company

Best prime broker: cap intro


J.P. Morgan

Best trustee: hedge funds


Gemini

Best OMS platform


Virtus Partners

Best tax advisor


EY

Best advisory firm


EY

Best advisory firm: client service


WithumSmith+Brown