TMT Finance APAC Awards 2025
RECOGNISING THE LEADING ADVISORS, INVESTORS AND DEALMAKERS IN DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE
15 May 2025 - After TMT M&A Forum APAC 2025 - Pan Pacific Hotel | Singapore
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Adviser League Tables
- Financial and legal advisers are tracked on all deals with value over USD 50m where information on the advisory is available via public sources as well as submissions from the advisers directly to TMT Finance.
- We are looking for data for all M&A deals announced between Apr 1 2024 and Mar 31 2025.
- Qualifying subsectors include anythng under the broader Telecoms and Digital Infrastructure sector. This could include: Mobile Telecoms, Fibre, Cable and Broadband, Datacentres, Subsea Networks, Enterprise Telecoms and Network Services, Towers and Small Cells, Equipment and Hardware, Satellite and IoT.
- Credit for financial advisory is given to financial advisers and providers of fairness opinions, excluding broker, financing provider or arranger and providers of advice related to financial due diligence only.
- Credit for legal advisory is given to legal advisers, legal advisers to the financial adviser, legal advisers to the debt providers (separately).
- Credit is given to advisers of the principals on buy side and sell side (bidder, target or seller) or the parent company of the principals in case of a transaction with a subsidiary.
- Advisors to a principal will receive prorated deal value credit. The prorated credit will be calculated by summing up all the financial advisors to all the bidders and then dividing the deal amount by that number. Advisors will receive full deal volume credit for a deal regardless of number advisers. Advisors advising minority shareholders in the company sale will be given the prorated by number of advisers deal value credit on the actual size of the deal, not proportionally to their stake size.
- Geography is defined by the dominant geography (location of the headquarters) of the bidder, target or seller. In cases where the bidder or seller is a subsidiary and has a different geography to the parent company, geography is based on where the advice is given. Where the bidder is a consortium or a group of investors, dominant bidder's geography is defined by the headquarters of the lead investor with the largest equity stake. In case of the sale of multiple companies or assets with different geographies, dominant target geography is based on the geography with most revenue or, if not available, the geography in which the majority of the companies/assets are based.
- Industry on a transaction is defined by the dominant industry of the target company.
- We give credit to both Volume and Value of transactions worked on, and as such have a League Table for each, for both Financial and Legal Advisers.
- Financial and legal advisers are tracked on all deals with value over USD 50m where information on the advisory is available via public sources as well as submissions from the advisers directly to TMT Finance.
- We are looking for data for all M&A deals announced between Apr 1 2024 and Mar 31 2025.
- Qualifying subsectors include anythng under the broader Telecoms and Digital Infrastructure sector. This could include: Mobile Telecoms, Fibre, Cable and Broadband, Datacentres, Subsea Networks, Enterprise Telecoms and Network Services, Towers and Small Cells, Equipment and Hardware, Satellite and IoT.
- Credit for financial advisory is given to financial advisers and providers of fairness opinions, excluding broker, financing provider or arranger and providers of advice related to financial due diligence only.
- Credit for legal advisory is given to legal advisers, legal advisers to the financial adviser, legal advisers to the debt providers (separately).
- Credit is given to advisers of the principals on buy side and sell side (bidder, target or seller) or the parent company of the principals in case of a transaction with a subsidiary.
- Advisors to a principal will receive prorated deal value credit. The prorated credit will be calculated by summing up all the financial advisors to all the bidders and then dividing the deal amount by that number. Advisors will receive full deal volume credit for a deal regardless of number advisers. Advisors advising minority shareholders in the company sale will be given the prorated by number of advisers deal value credit on the actual size of the deal, not proportionally to their stake size.
- Geography is defined by the dominant geography (location of the headquarters) of the bidder, target or seller. In cases where the bidder or seller is a subsidiary and has a different geography to the parent company, geography is based on where the advice is given. Where the bidder is a consortium or a group of investors, dominant bidder's geography is defined by the headquarters of the lead investor with the largest equity stake. In case of the sale of multiple companies or assets with different geographies, dominant target geography is based on the geography with most revenue or, if not available, the geography in which the majority of the companies/assets are based.
- Industry on a transaction is defined by the dominant industry of the target company.
- We give credit to both Volume and Value of transactions worked on, and as such have a League Table for each, for both Financial and Legal Advisers.
Companies and People
- Entries should highlight key individual and company successes across relevant deal successes in the timeframe of Feb 1 2024 and Jan 31 2025.
- We recommend entries use case studies to illustrate the above with specific examples of standout work carried out in the above time period.
- Judging will take into account volume and value of deals undertaken, as well as complexity, individual achievement, innovative strategic work and/or standout leadership – depending on the category.
- All entries must be written in English and submitted via our online form and should be no longer than 800 words.
- Your entry needs to tell the story behind these numbers – our judges are looking for how you, the person or company added value to deal processes and solutions to challenging circumstances.
- For the Growth Story category we are looking for demonstrated growth by a company within the last 12 months, including organic growth and expansion, investment and financing, M&A or partnerships, and building out senior management teams.
- For the TMT Financing Bank and Due Diligence Adviser categories we are looking for the numbers (value and volume of deals done within the last 12 months) as well as specific case studies highlighting particularly complex financing structures or transactions.
- Entries should highlight key individual and company successes across relevant deal successes in the timeframe of Feb 1 2024 and Jan 31 2025.
- We recommend entries use case studies to illustrate the above with specific examples of standout work carried out in the above time period.
- Judging will take into account volume and value of deals undertaken, as well as complexity, individual achievement, innovative strategic work and/or standout leadership – depending on the category.
- All entries must be written in English and submitted via our online form and should be no longer than 800 words.
- Your entry needs to tell the story behind these numbers – our judges are looking for how you, the person or company added value to deal processes and solutions to challenging circumstances.
- For the Growth Story category we are looking for demonstrated growth by a company within the last 12 months, including organic growth and expansion, investment and financing, M&A or partnerships, and building out senior management teams.
- For the TMT Financing Bank and Due Diligence Adviser categories we are looking for the numbers (value and volume of deals done within the last 12 months) as well as specific case studies highlighting particularly complex financing structures or transactions.
Deals of the Year
- Deals must be valued at a minimum of US$50m.
- Deals must have officially closed between Feb 1 2024 and Jan 31 2025 including regulatory approval.
- Deals will be judged on factors including size, scale, market impact, complexity, financing, and any other relevant conditions under which the transaction was executed.
- All entries must be written in English and submitted via our online form and should be no longer than 800 words.
- Your entry may choose to highlight your successes across a number of different deals or one landmark transaction that tells the story of your year.
- We recommend entries for Deals of the Year use case studies highlighting client successes to presenting a successful deal. Where possible, please include key financials, dates, region, key parties involved, rationale and unique points of the deal including results and performance metrics as well as the team size, mix and collaborators.
- Deals must be valued at a minimum of US$50m.
- Deals must have officially closed between Feb 1 2024 and Jan 31 2025 including regulatory approval.
- Deals will be judged on factors including size, scale, market impact, complexity, financing, and any other relevant conditions under which the transaction was executed.
- All entries must be written in English and submitted via our online form and should be no longer than 800 words.
- Your entry may choose to highlight your successes across a number of different deals or one landmark transaction that tells the story of your year.
- We recommend entries for Deals of the Year use case studies highlighting client successes to presenting a successful deal. Where possible, please include key financials, dates, region, key parties involved, rationale and unique points of the deal including results and performance metrics as well as the team size, mix and collaborators.
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