This list only covers the the Private Equity Africa (PEA) 2021 Annual Award Winners. The Decade Awards & Venture Capital Africa (VCA) Award Winners will be announced in due course.
HOUSE AWARDS
HOUSE OF THE YEAR
Overall House of the Year
Development Partners International (DPI)
Regional Investor of the Year – North Africa
Mediterrania Capital Partners
Credit House of the Year
TLG Capital
SPECIAL RECOGNITION: HOUSES
Financial Technology Investor
Apis Partners (SR)
Agriculture Investor
Zebu Investment Partners (SR)
SOE’s Debt Investor
Gemcorp Capital (SR)
DEAL AWARDS
DEAL OF THE YEAR
Large Cap Deal
DPI for Kelix Bio
Top Contenders: AIIM (MetroFibre), Mediterrania (MetaMed)
Mid Cap Deal of the Year
DPI for SICAM
Top Contenders: Tana Africa (Alexandria Healthcare), Trinitas (Avroy Shlain)
Small Cap Deal of the Year
Alitheia for Pagatech
Top Contenders: Goodwell (Chicoa), Verod (AXA Mansard), Spear (RunwaySale), OMAI (Stedin)
SPECIAL RECOGNITION: DEALS
Energy Deal
Helios for Tema (SR)
Infrastructure Deal
AIIM for MetroFibre (SR)
Frontier Deal
Goodwell for Chicoa (SR)
Technology Deal
Sanari for LightWare (SR)
Telecoms Deal
TPG Growth for Airtel Mobile (SR)
EXIT OF THE YEAR
Overall Exit of the Year
8 Miles for Eagle Chemicals
Top Contenders: Adenia (Mauvilac Industries), Mediterrania (Cash Plus), Amethis (Fidelity)
SPECIAL RECOGNITION: EXITS
Credit Exit
TLG for BAJ Services (SR)
Direct Exit
RMB Corvest for Plush (SR)
PORTFOLIO AWARDS
Overall Portfolio Company of the Year
Apis for Greenlight Planet
Development Impact
Alta Semper for Macro
Improvement
Adenia for Quick Mart
Innovation
Mediterrania for Aziza
Social Impact
Alta Semper for Macro
Top Contenders: Apis (Greenlight Planet), Adenia (Quick Mart), Mediterrania (Aziza), Zebu (West End Farms), Alta Semper (Health Plus), Verod (CSCS)
SPECIAL RECOGNITION: PORTFOLIO
DFI Portfolio
Norsad Finance for EcoFarm (SR)
ADVISORS AWARDS
LEGAL ADVISORS
Overall Legal Advisor of the Year
Clifford Chance
Top Contenders: Dentons, White & Case, Debevoise & Plimpton
Deals Legal Advisor of the Year
White & Case
Top Contenders: Bowmans, Charles Russell Speechlys, Webber Wentzel, Clifford Chance
Funds Legal Advisor of the Year
Webber Wentzel
Top Contenders: Bowmans, Clifford Chance
Local Legal Advisor of the Year
Anjarwalla & Khanna (ALN)
Top Contenders: Aluko & Oyebode, Webber Wentzel, ENSAfrica, Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy, Bowmans, Werksmans
Frontier Legal Advisor of the Year
Aluko & Oyebode
SPECIAL RECOGNITION: LEGAL ADVISOR
Regional Advisor – North Africa
Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy (SR)
Legal Advisor – Early Stage
Epena Law (SR)
SINGLE DEAL LEGAL ADVISORS
Single Deal Legal Advisor of the Year
Werksmans for Peregrine
Top Contenders: Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy (Macro), Webber Wentzel (Octotel), Aluko & Oyebode (AXA Mansard)
SPECIAL RECOGNITION: SINGLE DEAL LEGAL
Single Deal Legal Advisor – Landmark
Latham & Watkins for Airtel Africa (SR)
Single Deal Legal Advisor – Exit
ENSAfrica for DPO (SR)
Single Deal Legal Advisor – Early Stage
Dentons for Kuda (SR)
Single Deal Legal Advisor – Specialist
Charles Russell Speechlys for Growthpoint (SR)
FINANCIAL ADVISORS
Fund Administrator of the Year
Trident Trust
Top Contenders: Axis, Intercontinental Trust, Apex
SPECIAL RECOGNITION: FINANCIAL ADVISORS
Local Funds Advisor
Intercontinental Trust (SR)
Corporate Financial Advisor
Perigeum Capital (SR)
Local Financial Advisor
Verdant Capital (SR)
Single Fund Advisor
Axis for SPE Fund I (SR)
SPECIAL RECOGNITION: SINGLE DEAL FINANCIAL
Single Deal Financial Advisor – Global
KPMG for I&M Bank Rwanda
Single Deal Financial Advisor – Local
Open Capital for Sun Exchange