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Judges will be looking for a clear and concise overview of the company or team; clear and identifiable objectives; details of recent achievements and quality results; and examples of best practice in the wind industry in Europe and by European companies. They will focus on impressive results and specific examples in the period between January 2018 - 31st December 2018.
Developer of the Year
Do your onshore and/or offshore projects outshine the competition? Can you show a track record of delivering value to energy buyers, communities and shareholders? Have you completed a huge pipeline or projects or helped to take wind farms into new countries? Judges will be looking for a leading developer with a strong track record of delivering successful and profitable projects.
Investor of the Year
Have you completed a deal of outstanding size or complexity? Are you achieving returns higher than the competition? Or are you introducing innovations that will change the way wind projects are financed? Then this is the category for you. Judges will be looking for a leading investor that demonstrates that they have achieved impressive results in wind over the past 12 months.
Lender of the Year
Do you know a bank or other financial institution that is having a significant impact on wind in Europe? Are you lending the funds that make major deals happen offshore and/or onshore? Are you notable for the volume of funds you lend, or finding financial structures that rivals haven’t considered? Judges will be looking for a lender that can demonstrate their impressive results.
Onshore Deal of the Year
Have you expanded your onshore wind operations with a corporate M&A deal? Have you bought a project and boosted returns with smart asset management? Did you deliver a complex financial structure to make a deal happen? Judges will be looking for a deal that demonstrates exceptional performance, including M&A, project finance, power purchase agreements and more.
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Offshore Deal of the Year
Have you worked on the most exciting offshore wind deal of the last 12 months? Were you able to successfully exit a project? Perhaps you brought new investors into offshore wind in Europe? Or were you able to secure an innovative power purchase agreement? Judges will be looking for a deal that wowed Europe’s offshore wind industry, and will consider a wide range of deal types.
Onshore Team of the Year
Does your team consistently deliver impressive results in onshore wind? Does it have a strong record of innovation in the industry? Or maybe you assembled a team for a specific project and they delivered stunning results? Judges are looking for a team that has excelled in onshore wind. This team can be from within one company, or a partnership of many on a particular scheme.
Offshore Team of the Year
Does your team consistently deliver impressive results in offshore wind? Does it have a strong record of innovation in the industry. Or maybe you assembled a team for a specific project and they delivered stunning results? Judges are looking for a team that has excelled in offshore wind. This team can be from within one company, or a partnership of many on a particular scheme.
Advisory of the Year
Do you give financial and/or technical advice that your clients in the wind industry couldn’t do without? Do you come up with deal structures or innovative solutions that make things happen? Can you wow our judges with your track record of success in the last 12 months? Judges will be looking for an advisory firm – financial or technical – that simply makes itself indispensable.
Innovation Award
Have you developed a product or service that is set to revolutionise wind in Europe and beyond? Did you complete a project that shows others in the onshore and/or offshore wind industry how it should be done? Are you doing things that your rivals never even thought of? Judges are looking for a firm or individual that is bringing exciting and profitable innovations to the mainstream.
Law Firm of the Year
Has your law firm worked on wind deals of outstanding size or complexity? Is your practice full of lawyers who demonstrate a strong mix of commercial, legal and technical nous? If your client has a problem, why do they call you first? Based on the success of our Legal Power List, we are looking for a leading law firm with an impressive track record of making the tough deals happen.
Recruiter of the Year
Has your recruitment business placed individuals that have made a major difference to your clients? Has your track record helped you achieve stunning growth? If your client is looking to build its A-team, why do they call you first? Our judges are looking for a winner with an impressive track record that made it indispensable for even its most demanding customers.
Start-Up of the Year
Have you launched within the last five years? Do you have an innovative product or service that is set to disrupt the wind market and shake up larger rivals? Can you demonstrate an impressive financial record that will support those grand plans? Our judges are looking for a start-up that is having an impact on the market and will help others in the market go from strength to strength.
Note: We will consider purely wind firms and those in associated areas such as energy storage.
Rising Star / Young Personality of the Year
Who are the wind industry’s stars of the future? Who’s already making a name for themselves and is heading for the top? We want to find the professionals under the age of 35 (as of 1st June 2019) who are achieving great results and are leading the industry at a young age. Judges will be looking for individuals that can show innovation, influence and strong business performance.
The judging panel reserves the right to put forward additional candidates.
