Call for entries
We are inviting pitches for the 2026 PFI Awards.
Written pitches should be sent to the PFI editorial team in November 2026. The deadline is Friday November 20, 2026. Pitching is entirely optional and consideration for an award will not be limited to those who pitch.
Pitches must include details of all other companies involved in the deal, as well as a key contact at each of them.
Pitches are sought for the following:
Global Awards
- Bank of the Year
- Bond House of the Year
- Advisor of the Year
- Sponsor of the Year
- Investor of the Year
- Law Firm of the Year
- Transition Deal of the Year
- Deal of the Year
Regional Awards
The final list of categories for the 2026 regional awards will depend on market activity, so please feel free to submit your own ideas. There will be eight individual awards for each of the following four regions: Americas, Asia-Pacific, Europe, Middle East & Africa. Below is an illustrative list of award categories for each region, based on previous years.
- Bank of the Year
- Digital Deal of the Year
- Infrastructure Deal of the Year
- LNG Deal of the Year
- Renewables Deal of the Year
- Power Deal of the Year
- Oil & Gas Deal of the Year
- Portfolio Deal of the Year
- Battery Deal of the Year
- Transition Deal of the Year
- PPP Deal of the Year
- Offshore Wind Deal of the Year
- Solar Deal of the Year
- Storage Deal of the Year
- Wind Deal of the Year
- Gas Deal of the Year
Please send pitches to:
Global and EMEA
Rod Morrison
rod.morrison@lseg.com
Asia-Pacific:
Minerva Lau
minerva.lau@lseg.com
Americas:
Alison Healey and Nic Stone
alison.healey1@lseg.com; nic.stone@lseg.com
Winners will be announced online and in the PFI Yearbook in mid-December. Trophies and certificates will be presented at the PFI Awards Dinner, which will be held at the Hilton, Park Lane, London on the evening of Thursday February 18, 2027.
Key dates
Monday November 2, 2026
Call for entries: PFI invites companies to pitch for the awards.
Friday November 20, 2026
Deadline for entries: companies to have submitted their pitches by this date.
Friday December 18, 2026
Awards announced: visit PFIe.com to see which companies have been successful.
Thursday February 18, 2027
The PFI Awards Dinner: join over 750 of the most senior and successful project finance professionals at The Hilton, Park Lane, London to recognize and celebrate industry excellence throughout 2026.
About the PFI Awards Dinner
Trophies and certificates will be presented at the PFI Awards Dinner, which will be held at The Hilton, Park Lane, London on the evening of Thursday February 18, 2027.
Widely considered to be the premier event in the global project finance calendar, the dinner will see over 750 of the most senior and successful professionals gather to recognize and celebrate industry excellence throughout 2026.
Now in its 23rd year, this prestigious event continues to attract the industry's most influential figures as they attend to collect their awards or simply to take advantage of the unrivalled networking opportunities that the evening provides.
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For more information on the 2026 PFI Awards Dinner, please contact Paul Holliday. Advertising and Sponsorship
Various advertising and sponsorship packages are available. To discuss the benefits of aligning your brand with the PFI Awards , please contact Leonie Welss (EMEA & AMERS) or Shahid Hamid (APAC).