This section is for League Table entries only. For all non-League Table nominations (deals, companies, investors) please find out more here, or submit here
The Process - League Tables
Step 1: Submit your data by 3 April, 2026
- TMT Finance Awards APAC are the only pure-play TMT M&A deal awards and they act as the most important benchmark for the leading financial and legal advisors and investors active in the sector.
- The League Tables are compiled using our comprehensive TMT DealData which includes a powerful mix of aggregated and proprietary M&A data points
- There is no cost to submit your deals to us, but to ensure we capture your deals, please ensure you submit your data no later than our deadline of 3 April, 2026.
- We are looking for data for all M&A deals announced between 1 February, 2025 and 31 January, 2026 and over $50m deal value. The target company must be in the APAC region.
Supporting pitch
- Along with your Deal Data, we ask each firm to provide a supporting pitch of up to 350 words, which will then be used in conjunction with the data and reviewed by our panel of expert judges.
- Those shortlisted firms who also submit a pitch will clearly have an advantage versus those who choose not to submit a pitch
- Your pitch needs to tell the story behind the data – our judges are looking for how the individuals, teams, firm added value to the M&A deal processes and highlight any solutions to challenging circumstances.
- The pitch documents are treated as confidential but please mark any previously undisclosed information as 'Confidential'
- Winners will be judged on factors including size, quantity, scale, market impact, complexity, financing, and any other relevant conditions under which the transaction was executed.
Step 2: Data analysis
- Our research team then analyses TMT DealData to identify and shortlist the top performing advisors, investors and deals in a range of M&A League Table categories.
- If your transactions have undisclosed values we will use our own proprietary data if we have it - otherwise the deal will count for Volume only (not Value)
- M&A advisors who wish to be considered for the awards must appear within TMT DealData league tables.
- Our league tables capture the role of an advisor mandated on any side of the deal (bidder, target or seller)
- Full criteria can be found here.
Step 3: Shortlists announced from 13 February, 2026
- As soon as the data analysis is complete, the TMT Finance Awards APAC shortlists are publicly announced.
- For all advisor shortlists, this is for deals announced between 1 February, 2025 and 31 January, 2026 (excluding lapsed or cancelled) with a deal value of more than USD 50m
- Our expert Judges Panel will then review the Deal Data in conjunction with the Supporting Pitches and vote for winners in each category
Step 4: Winners announced
- All winners will be announced at the TMT Finance Awards APAC 2026 in Singapore on May 7
- League Tables for each category will be published in TMT Finance
