PitchBook League Table Awards
The authoritative rankings defining private capital market leadership
What are the League Table Awards?
The PitchBook League Table Awards spotlight the firms driving the private capital markets forward. As the pulse of private capital markets, PitchBook’s authoritative, data-driven awards program recognizes the dealmakers, lenders, and fund managers shaping market momentum around the world.
Earning a ranking isn’t just an accolade—it’s independent validation that your firm is influencing the rhythm, direction, and trajectory of private capital markets.
Being ranked signals that a firm is not just participating in private capital markets—but actively shaping them. As a result, League Table recognition is widely leveraged across:
- Investor and LP communications
- Business development and co-investment outreach
- Marketing, PR, and brand positioning
- Recruiting and employer branding
Over time, the Awards create a living record of market leadership, capturing how influence and momentum evolve across private markets.
Ranked? Promote your achievement
Firms that rank in the PitchBook League Table Awards can use an Awards Winner Package, designed to help amplify recognition across owned and earned channels.
Winner resources include:
- Official League Table Awards badges and logos
- Ranking details by category, region, and strategy
- Messaging guidance and promotion best practices
- Sample copy for websites, press releases, and social media
Global League Tables
Launching March 3, 2026
The Global League Tables recognize the most active dealmakers and service providers across private capital markets worldwide, based purely on completed deal activity volume.
These rankings highlight firms that consistently drive transaction momentum across regions, sectors, and strategies—shaping today’s private capital markets.
Methodology highlights:
- Rankings are based exclusively on verified deal activity volume
- Transparent, rules-based methodology applied consistently across regions
Lending League Tables
Launching March 26, 2026
The Lending League Tables spotlight the most active private credit and lending firms globally, recognizing leadership across debt financing, direct lending, and structured credit markets.
Like the Global League Tables, Lending League Tables rankings are driven strictly by transaction volume, offering an objective view into lending activity and market participation.
Methodology highlights:
- Activity-based rankings using completed lending transactions
- Coverage across private credit, direct lending, and structured finance
- Consistent methodology applied across geographies and deal types
Manager Performance Scores League Tables
Launching August 2026, and published annually
The Manager Performance Scores League Tables are PitchBook’s flagship awards, recognizing top-performing fund managers based on institutional-grade performance analysis.
These rankings leverage PitchBook’s proprietary analyst IP and performance frameworks to evaluate how fund managers deliver outcomes overtime.
What makes this ranking different:
- Performance-based evaluation
- Built on PitchBook’s institutional research and analytics
- Designed to assess consistency, outcomes, and manager effectiveness