It is with great pleasure that IJGlobal announces the launch of IJInvestor Awards 2023 – the fifth annual awards ceremony dedicated to funds and M&A activity in the energy and infrastructure markets… which this year will be celebrated for the first time in both London and New York.

IJInvestor Awards – not to be confused with IJGlobal Awards (greenfield) and ESG Awards (soon to be judged) – recognises achievements in the infrastructure and energy M&A space and celebrates infra fund successes.

This year – for the first time – we are evolving IJInvestor Awards to celebrate achievements in New York for activity across the Americas, and in London (its habitual home) for the rest of the world.

IJInvestor Awards 2023 recognise the companies, deals and individuals who move the dial with the most exciting market developments of the year – reflecting activity from 1 April 2022 to 31 August 2023.

The judging period has been extended this year – 17 months – to bring it in line with future awards nights, and next year (following this transition year) the judging period will run from 1 September to 31 August. This has been done to bring it closer to the awards night which will be hosted (London and New York) in early December.

The submissions portal is now live and we invite market players to make a case for why their company, deals and staff merit industry-wide recognition for their hard work throughout the judging period.

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The portal is now open for submissions, closing on 22 September. Submissions will be reviewed by IJ’s independent panel of judges with shortlists announced on 18 October… leading up to the awards nights themselves on:

• 7 December in London
• 13 December in New York

As with all IJ awards, we will pull together an international judging committee – all of them established professionals in the infrastructure and energy markets – to review submissions.

The London panel will have an international focus (sans Americas) while the Americas team will be exclusively peopled with specialists who are based on the continent, working in funds or in M&A at a senior level.

The judging panels will be announced shortly and both teams will meet on Judgment Day:

• 12 October in London
• 18 October in New York

Judges who have an interest in a deal or who have a particularly close working relationship with companies that are being judged (or work at the company), will be recused from voting on those particular submissions to ensure a fair and transparent process.

This recusal process is policed by IJ in the run-up to Judgment Day to ensure an honest and fair process, which is supported by an honour system (usually involving a lot of pointing) during the sessions.

At IJGlobal, we pride ourselves on hosting what we believe to be the most transparent, peer-review awards in this sector – making them (we believe) the most coveted to be awarded in this space.

We look forward to receiving your submissions in the coming weeks and celebrating the high points from across the judging period.