LP AWARD
CDC
>Award collected by Murray Grant, Managing Director – Intermediated Equity at CDC
OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP AWARD
Ziad Oueslati, co-founding Partner at AfricInvest
Award presented by Runa Alam, Chief Executive Officer at DPI
>This accolade is awarded based on voting by leading industry investors.
VENTURE PHILANTHROPY AFRICA AWARD
Helios Investment Partners
Henry Obi, Chief Operating Officer at Helios.
HOUSE AWARDS
HOUSE OF THE YEAR
Sub-Saharan Africa House of the Year
Development Partners International (DPI)
>Award collected by Runa Alam, Chief Executive Officer at DPI.
SME Investor of the Year
AfricInvest
>Award collected by Ziad Oueslati, co-founding Partner at AfricInvest.
Credit Investor of the Year
Investec Asset Management
>Award collected by Nick Tims, Managing Director at Investec.
SPECIAL RECOGNITION: HOUSES
Regional Investor – North Africa
Mediterrania Capital Partners
>Award collected by Albert Alsina, Managing Partner at Mediterrania.
DEAL AWARDS
EXIT OF THE YEAR
Exit of the Year
Actis for Emerging Markets Payments
>Award collected by Rick Phillips, Partner at Actis.
DEAL OF THE YEAR
Large Cap Deal of the Year
Helios for Oando Gas & Power
>Award collected by Henry Obi, Chief Operating Officer at Helios.
Mid Cap Deal of the Year
8 Miles for Beloxxi
>Award collected by Sir Bob Geldof, Chairman at 8 Miles & Nathan Mintah Partner at 8 Miles
Small Cap Deal of the Year
Apis Partners for Direct Pay Online
>Award collected by Asad Naqvi, Managing Director at Apis.
Credit Deal of the Year
Investec Asset Management with IHS Nigeria
>Award collected by Roland Janssens, Director at Investec.
SPECIAL RECOGNITION: DEALS
Infrastructure Exit
African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM) for N3 Toll, Trans Africa and Bakwena Platinum Corridor
>Award collected by Romain Py, Investment Director at AIIM.
PORTFOLIO AWARDS
PORTFOLIO COMPANY OF THE YEAR
Development Impact
Emerging Capital Partners (ECP) for Oragroup
>Award collected by Andrew Brown, Chief Investment Officer at ECP.
Social Impact
Development Partners International (DPI) for HomeChoice
>Award collected by Runa Alam, Chief Executive Officer at DPI.
Innovation
Quona Capital for Zoona
>Award collected by Monica Brand Engel, Partner at Quona.
Improvement
Quona Capital for Zoona
>Award collected by Monica Brand Engel, Partner at Quona.
ADVISOR AWARDS
ADVISORS OF THE YEAR
Overall Legal Advisor of the Year (Deals & Funds)
Clifford Chance
>Award collected by Spencer Baylin, Partner at Clifford Chance.
Funds Legal Advisor
Webber Wentzel
> Award collected by Nicole Paige, Partner at Webber Wentzel.
Deals Legal Advisor
Clifford Chance
>Award collected by Spencer Baylin, Partner at Clifford Chance.
Local Advisor of the year – Legal
Bowmans
>Award collected by James Westgate, Partner at Bowmans.
Local Advisor of the year – Financial
Pangaea Securities
>Award collected by Ceaser Siwale, Chief Executive Officer at Pangaea.
Single Deal Advisor – Legal
Bowmans for Tsebo
>Award collected by James Westgate, Partner at Bowmans.
Single Deal Advisor – Financial
KPMG for Tsebo
>Award collected by Adele de Jager, Director at KPMG.
Single Deal Advisor – Infrastructure
Latham & Watkins for Azura Power
>Award collected by Kem Ihenacho, Partner at Latham & Watkins
Single Deal Advisor – Frontier
Grant Thornton for Microcred
>Award collected by Amaechi Nsofor, Partner at Grant Thornton
Fund Administrator of the Year
Abax Services
>Award collected by John Félicité, Managing Director at Abax.
SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS: ADVISORS
Global Financial Advisor
KPMG
>Award collected by Adele de Jager, Director at KPMG.
Regional Advisor – North Africa
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
>Award collected by Rob Cant, Partner at Freshfields.
Exceptional Single Deal Advisor
Aluko & Oyebode
>Award collected by Ayodeji Oyetunde, Partner at Aluko & Oyebode