Call for entries
We are now inviting pitches for the 2026 IFR Awards. To help with our selections, banks, advisers and issuers may submit brief written presentations along with supporting data. IFR journalists will also organise pitch meetings.
Pitching is entirely optional and consideration for an award will not be limited to advisers or issuers that participate in this way.
All written pitches should reach us by Friday October 9, with pitch meetings to be scheduled in October and November. Winners will be announced at IFRe.com on Monday December 14 and published in the IFR Awards supplement with the December 19 issue.
Key dates
Thursday September 10, 2026
Call for entries: IFR invites banks to pitch for the awards.
Friday October 9, 2026
Deadline for entries: banks to have submitted their pitches by this date.
Monday December 14, 2026
Awards announced: visit IFRe.com to see which companies have been successful.
Monday January 25, 2027
The IFR Awards Dinner: join over 600 of the most senior and successful investment banking professionals at Grosvenor House, London to recognize and celebrate industry excellence throughout 2026.
About the IFR Awards Dinner
Trophies and certificates will be presented at the IFR Awards Dinner, which will be held at Grosvenor House, London on the evening of Monday January 25, 2027.
Widely considered to be the premier event in the global capital markets calendar, the dinner will see over 600 of the most senior and successful investment banking professionals gather to recognize and celebrate industry excellence throughout 2026.
Now in its 32nd year, this prestigious event continues to attract the capital markets’ most influential figures as they attend to collect their awards or simply to take advantage of the unrivalled networking opportunities that the evening provides.
IFR will continue its 31-year relationship with Save the Children by hosting its traditional tombstone auction to raise money for this worthy cause. The IFR Awards Dinner remains the charity’s biggest annual fundraiser, having raised more than £34m to date.
Stay informed. Join the mailing list
Booking will soon be live for the event. If you would like to be the first to be notified once it is, please join the IFR Awards mailing list by completing the short form on this page.
Advertising and Sponsorship
Various advertising and sponsorship packages are available. To discuss the benefits of aligning your brand with the IFR Awards , please contact Leonie Welss (EMEA & AMERS) or Shahid Hamid (APAC).
Useful links
- View last year's IFR Awards Roll of Honour
- Read last year's IFR Awards supplement
- See the photos from last year's IFR Awards Dinner
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