2015 Winners
OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP AWARD
Runa Alam, Chief Executive Officer, Development Partners International
>This accolade is awarded based on voting by leading industry investors.
HOUSE OF THE YEAR
Sub-Saharan House of the Year
Carlyle Africa
>Award collected by Marlon Chigwende, Managing Director and head of Africa team at Carlyle.
SPECIAL RECOGNITION: GPs
North Africa Investor: Abraaj
>Award collected by Lloyd West, Director at Abraaj.
Fundraiser of the Year: Carlyle
>Award collected by Marlon Chigwende, Managing Director and head of the Africa team at Carlyle.
Outstanding First-Time GP: Amethis Finance
>Award collected by Luc Rigouzzo, Managing Director at Amethis.
Outstanding South Africa Exits: Capitalworks
>Award collected by Chad Smart, Partner at Capitalworks.
Frontier Investor: XSML
>Award collected by Marcel Posthuma, Managing Partner at XSML.
EXIT OF THE YEAR
Mansard Insurance by Development Partners International & AfricInvest
>Award collected by Idris Mohammed, Partner at Development Partners International, and Hakim Khelifa, Senior Partner and Co-Head of Sub-Saharan Africa at AfricInvest.
DEAL OF THE YEAR
Large Cap Deal of the Year
Helios Towers Africa by Helios
> Award collected by Henry Obi, Partner at Helios.
Mid Cap Deal of the Year
J&J Africa by Carlyle
>Award collected by Marlon Chigwende, Managing Director and head of the Africa team at Carlyle.
Small Cap Deal of the Year
Moablaou by Databank
>Award collected by Brian Frimpong, Managing Partner at Databank.
PORTFOLIO COMPANY OF THE YEAR
Development Impact
Emerging Capital Partners & Investec Asset Management for IHS
>Award collected by Hurley Doddy co-CEO at ECP, and Mark Jennings, Investment Principal at Investec Asset Management.
Innovation
Helios for Interswitch
>Award collected by Pierre Heinrichs, Principal at Helios.
Improvement & Social Impact
Adenia Partners for Newpack
>Award collected by Antoine Delaporte Managing Director at Adenia Partners.
SPECIAL RECOGNITION: DEALS & EXITS
The event also recognised investors and advisors that had delivered exceptional transactions during 2014 that do not fall into the main award categories.
Landmark Deal
IHS by Emerging Capital Partners
>Award collected by Hurley Doddy, co-CEO at Emerging Capital Partners.
Small Cap Exit: African Frontier Capital for Electro-Maxx Uganda
>Award collected by Roland Tatnall, Managing Partner at African Frontier Capital Partners.
Debt Deal: TLG Capital for GetBucks
>Award collected by Dominic Clive, Principal at TLG Capital.
Frontier Deal – Côte d’Ivoire: Cauris Management for Cipharm
>Award collected by Jean-Marc Savi de Tové, Partner at Cauris.
ADVISORS OF THE YEAR
Overall Legal Advisor
Clifford Chance
>Award collected by Spencer Baylin, Partner at Clifford Chance.
Funds Legal Advisor
Webber Wentzel
> Award collected by John Bellew, Partner at Webber Wentzel.
Deals Legal Advisor
Clifford Chance
>Award collected by Spencer Baylin, Partner at Clifford Chance.
Fund Administration
Trident Fund Services
>Award collected by Karine Seguin, Business Development Director at Trident, and Rajan Rosick, Head of New Business at Trident.
Corporate Finance Advisor
Intercontinental Trust
>Award collected by Noelle McKean, Senior Vice President at Intercontinental Trust.
Single Deal Advisor: Dentons for IHS
>Award collected by Nicholas Plant, Partner and Head of Private Equity, UK and Africa, at Dentons.