Please note that this shortlist only covers the Private Equity Africa Annual Awards shortlist. For the Venture Capital Africa (VCA) shortlist, please click here.
This list does not also include the PEA Decade Awards shortlist, which will be announced separately.
AWARDS SHORTLIST BY CATEGORY
GP AWARDS
HOUSE OF THE YEAR
SUBCATEGORIES: SSA, Regional, Credit, Infrastructure, Specialist
- A.P. Moller Capital
- Actis
- African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM)
- AfricInvest
- Apis Partners
- Development Partners International (DPI)
- Ezdehar Management
- Gemcorp Capital
- Goodwell Investments
- Helios Investment Partners
- Inside Capital
- Inspired Evolution
- Mediterrania Capital Partners
- Metier Private Equity
- Secha Capital
- TLG Capital
- Zebu Investment Partners
DEAL OF THE YEAR
Large-Cap
- A.P. Moller – MCM, ARISE P&L
- Actis – Rack Centre
- AIIM – Metrofibre Networx
- Convergence – Rack Centre
- DPI – Kelix Bio & Adwia
- Harith – Zimborders
- Helios – Tema (SR)
- Mediterrania – MetaMed
- Pembani Remgro – Maria Gleta, Lcolo, Zimborders
- STANLIB – Mulilo Energy
- TPG Growth – Airtel Mobile (SR)
Mid-Cap
- ACA – Global Accelerex
- Actis – Sheraton
- AfricInvest – I&M Bank Rwanda, Land’or , MDP, CAS
- AIIM – Seven Uquo Gas, Accugas
- Ata Capital – Jachris
- Capitalworks – Peregrine
- CFM – Sidi Mansour, Ghoubet Djibouti
- Denham – Alphamin
- DPI – SICAM, CAS
- Goldman Sachs – Jumo (SR)
- Helios – BIM Morocco
- Inspired Evolution – Red Rocket
- Kagiso – Liberty Star
- LeapFrog – ICEA Lion, Jumo
- Medu Capital – Weir Minerals
- Metier – Broadreach Energy, Kaptis
- OMPE – Crick
- Senatla – Joe Public United (SR)
- SPE – Saham Pharma
- Tana – Mabaret Al Asafra (SR)
- Trinitas – Avroy Shlain Cosmetics
- Vantage – CIM Santé
- Vuna – 4PL
Small-Cap
- Acumen – SunCulture
- AfroCentric – DENIS (SR)
- Alitheia – Pagatech
- ARC – Linebooker (SR)
- ARCH EM – Sun Exchange
- Àrgentil – THN
- Capitalworks – Gaselia
- Cepheus – Lion Brands
- EXEO – Glacier
- Ezdehar – Al-Tayseer, Rich Food
- FyreFem – Endress+Hauser
- Goodwell – Chicoa Fish, East African Fruit, Tomato Jos, GNA
- I&P – Soafiary, NCHS
- Inside Capital – WeCycle, Alpha Polyplast, KCB
- Inspired Evolution – Escotel, Mubuga Solar
- Kibo – Transcom
- Old Mutual – WBHO (SR)
- OMAI – SLG, Stedin
- PAPE – Dispense
- RMB Corvest – Switch (SR)
- Sanari – LightWare
- Secha – i-G3N, Rush Nutrition, Cultura Fresh
- Spear – RunwaySale, Arkay Plastics
- TLG – Opportunity Bank
- Transaction Capital – WeBuyCars (SR)
- Verod – AXA Mansard
- Zebu – Royal Oven, IQL
- Zoscales – PDC
EXIT OF THE YEAR
SUBCATEGORIES: Large, Medium, Small-Cap, Landmark
- 1K1V – SanLei
- 8 Miles – Orient Bank, Eagle Chemicals
- Actis – Octotel, GHL Bank
- Adenia – Mauvilac
- AfricInvest – Hydrosol, Polymedic
- Amethis – Fidelity
- Apis – DPO
- Bamboo – Accion
- Criterion – Global Woods
- Crossfin – wiGroup
- Ethos (Brait) – DGB
- Ezdehar – DSQ
- Mediterrania – Cash Plus
- Ninety One (Investec AM) – Kamoso
- RMB Corvest – Plush Professional (SR)
- Rocket Internet – Jumia
- TLG – BAJ Services
PORTFOLIO COMPANY OF THE YEAR
SUBCATEGORIES: Innovation, Improvement, Development & Social Impact
- 8 Miles – Awash Wine
- Actis – Honoris, DGM
- Adenia – Quick Mart
- AfricInvest – Esprit
- Alta Semper – Macro, HealthPlus, ODM
- Apis Partners – Greenlight Planet
- Argentil – Winchester Farms
- DPI – B.Tech
- Duet – Dashen Brewery
- ECP – Eranove
- Helios – HTA, Starsight
- Ingressive Capital – 54 Gene
- Injaro – Agricare, Gold Coast Fruits
- Kibo – CHL
- LeapFrog – Goodlife
- Mediterrania – Aziza, Medtech
- Norsad – EcoFarm
- Spear Capital – Jincom
- TLG – TLG Pharma, MyBucks, Cipla
- Verod – CSCS
- Zebu – Topcrust
ADVISOR AWARDS
Legal Advisors
Global Legal Advisors
SUBCATEGORIES: Overall, Funds, Transactions & Single Deal
- Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feldac
- Al Tamimi & Company
- Allen & Overy
- Carey Olsen
- Charles Russell Speechlys
- Clifford Chance
- Cobalt Legal
- Covington & Burling
- CSL Law
- Cuatrecasas
- Debevoise & Plimpton
- Dentons
- Desfilis Avocats
- DLA Piper
- Doron, Tikotzky, Kantor, Gutman, Nass, Amit Gross & Co
- Esin Attorney Partnership
- Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
- Gide Loyrette Nouel
- Goodwin Procter
- Greenberg Traurig (SR)
- Jones Day
- King & Spalding
- Kirkland & Ellis
- Latham & Watkins
- Linklaters
- Norton Rose Fulbright
- Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe
- Richards, Layton & Finger
- Saul Associés
- Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
- Shearman & Sterling
- Simmons & Simmons
- Taylor Wessing
- Van Campen Liem
- White & Case
- Zammit Pace and FJVA
- Zu’bi Advocates & Legal Consultants
Local & Frontier Legal Advisors
SUBCATEGORIES: Overall, Funds, Transactions & Single Deal
- Abigail & Chama Advocates
- Adsero – Ragy Soliman & Associates
- Aluko & Oyebode
- Anjarwalla & Khanna
- Asafo & Co
- B&M Legal Practitioners
- Bennani & Associés
- BLC Robert & Associates
- Bowmans
- Cabinet Meziou Knani & Khlif
- Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr
- Cluver Markotter Attorneys
- Corpus Legal
- Desai Law
- Donia Hedda-Ellouze
- Ellouze & Belajouza-Felli
- ENSafrica
- Epena Law
- Fluxmans Attorneys
- Funmi Roberts and Co.
- Glyn Marais
- Hilmi Law Firm
- Kaplan & Stratton
- Kimathi Partners
- Kreich Avocats and Venture Law
- Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy
- Mehrteab Leul & Associates Law Office
- Mesfin Tafesse & Associates
- Novis Consulting
- O’Reilly Law
- Olajide Oyewole
- Olaniwun Ajayi
- Templars Law
- The New Practice
- Themis Law Chambers
- TMS Legal
- Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie
- VELMA Law
- Walker Kontos
- Webber Wentzel
- Werksmans Attorneys
- Youssef & Partners Attorneys
- Zaki Hashem & Partners
Financial Advisors
Global Financial Advisors
SUBCATEGORIES: Overall & Single Deal
- BDO
- Andersen Global
- Boston Consulting Group
- Cadex
- Deloitte
- E&Y
- Ekta Partners
- Evercore
- FTI Consulting
- Gerson Lehrman Group
- Grant Thornton
- KPMG
- Lazard
- Mazars
- Moonstone
- Moore
- Morgan Stanley
- PwC
- Roedle & Partners
- Rothschild & Co
- Smyle Finance
- Syndeo Capital
- ÜNLÜ & Co
Local & Frontier Financial Advisors
SUBCATEGORIES: Overall & Single Deal
- Abax-OOSA Professionals
- Abenn & Clark Financial
- Apex Partners
- BMCE Capital Conseil
- Burj Finance
- Chapel Hill Denham
- Derenia Capital
- EFG Hermes
- Grayston Elliot
- I&M Burbidge Capital
- InFirst Auditors
- Java Capital
- K & S Accounting Services
- Nedbank Corporate Finance
- Novitas Capital
- Open Capital Advisors
- Pangaea Securities
- Perigeum Capital
- PKF Kenya
- Rand Merchant Bank
- Sasema
- Standard Bank
- Verdant Capital
- Zilla Capital
Fund Administrators
- Apex Fund Services
- Axis
- Intercontinental Trust
- IQ-EQ
- Maitland
- Ocorian
- SANNE
- Trident Trust