Fifth Street Asset Management was named Lender Firm of the Year at the 5th Annual ACG New York Champion’s Awards, the second consecutive year that the platform has received a firm of the year distinction.

At last year’s ceremony, Fifth Street was recognized as Senior Lender Firm of the Year. The Champion’s Awards, which represent a highly regarded collaboration between the ACG (The Association for Corporate Growth) New York Chapter and The M&A Advisor, are designed to acknowledge outstanding firms, deals and dealmakers in the middle market mergers and acquisitions (M&A) industry.

With over a 17-year track record of disciplined credit investing, FSAM has continued to strengthen and diversify its platform over the last year to create value for both investors and clients. In addition to completing its IPO in November 2014, FSAM closed its debut middle market CLO, an important milestone in the continued growth of this complementary product offering, and the platform has made several key hires. Additionally, the firm received co-investment exemptive relief from the SEC, providing it with greater scale, flexibility and the ability to hold up to $250 million per transaction, a strong competitive advantage in the middle market.

“We are greatly honored to be recognized for the second year in a row, especially in light of this year’s distinguished group of finalists, which included Monroe Capital, Golub Capital, Medley Management and Alcentra Capital,” stated James Velgot, Fifth Street’s chief marketing officer. “We consider it a testament to our team’s best in class reliability and innovation with private equity sponsors, as well as our one-stop financing solution that provides clients with more seamless transactions and greater certainty of close.”