Notes to PEA Awards Shortlist
- This shortlist only covers the Private Equity Africa (PEA) Awards shortlist.
- The Venture Capital Africa (VCA) Awards shortlist will be announced shortly.
- The PEA LP Awards shortlist and winners will be announced at the PEA Awards Gala Dinner.
- The shortlist includes both PEA Annual and Decade categories.
- For shortlist queries, please email awards@peafricagroup.com
AWARDS SHORTLIST BY CATEGORY
GP AWARDS
HOUSE OF THE YEAR
SUBCATEGORIES: SSA, Regional, Credit, Infrastructure + Decade
Large-Cap Houses
- Actis
- Development Partners International (DPI)
- Helios Investment Partners
- Old Mutual Investment Group (OMIG)
Mid-Cap Houses
- Admaius Capital Partners
- African Capital Alliance (ACA)
- AfricInvest
- Amethis
- Capitalworks Investment Partners
- Emerging Capital Partners (ECP)
- Ethos Private Equity
- Mediterrania Capital Partners
- Medu Capital
- Metier Private Equity
- Tana Africa Capital
- Verod Capital Management
Small-Cap Houses
- Adenia Partners
- Agile Capital
- Ascent Capital Africa
- Eos Capital
- EXEO Capital
- Investisseurs & Partenaires (I&P)
- Oasis Capital Ghana
- Pan African Private Equity (PAPE) Fund Managers
- Sanari Capital
- Spear Capital
- Vital Capital
Specialist Houses
- A.P. Moller Capital
- African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM)
- Apis Partners
- Berkeley Energy
- Centum Investment Company
- Convergence Partners
- Gemcorp Capital
- Harith General Partners
- Injaro Investments
- Inspired Evolution
- Leapfrog Investments
- Maris
- Ninety One
- Norsad Capital
- Pearl Capital Partners (PCP)
- Pembani Remgro Infrastructure Managers (PRIM)
- SilverStreet Capital
- TLG Capital
- Vantage Capital
- XSML
- Zebu Investment Partners (ZIP)
DEAL OF THE YEAR
Large-Cap
- A.P. Moller – Lumika Renewables
- Absa Bank – African Rainbow Energy
- Africa Platform Capital – AMG
- African Capital Alliance (ACA) – WIOCC
- African Rainbow Energy and Power (AREP) – African Rainbow Energy
- Chimera Investments – Ora Developers
- Man Capital – Right To Dream
Mid-Cap
- Adenia Partners – Herholdt’s
- African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM) – Ngoya
- AfricInvest – RAYNAL
- Amethis – Nouvelle Minoterie Africaine
- Convergence Partners – Ctrack
- Kasada Capital – Windhoek Safari
- Legacy Africa Capital Partners (LACP) – Everite
- LimeVest Partners – Alexandria Medical Services
- Metier Private Equity – Energy Vision
- Old Mutual Private Equity – Long4Life
- Sanlam Private Equity – Cavalier
- Trinitas Equity Partners – Avroy
Small-Cap
- 1K1V – DigiCo
- Adenia Partners – ABL
- Adiwalé Partners – MCT
- Agile Capital – Adcorp
- Alta Semper Capital – MyDawa Holding
- Àrgentil Capital Management – First Modular Gas Systems, Sygen Pharmaceutical
- Ata Capital – Respiratory Care Africa (RCA)
- CardinalStone Capital Advisers – Quality Foods Africa
- Cauris Management – Gamma
- Cepheus Capital – JP Textile
- Eos Capital – Mushara Collection
- EXEO Capital – Maia Group
- Futuregrowth Asset Management – TTG
- I&P – XpressGas
- IDH Investment Management – LendXS
- Oasis Capital – Sonam
- Revego Fund Managers – Bokpoort CSP
- RMB Corvest – ITAS designs
- Rockwood Private Equity – Consolidated Steel Industries
- Tana Africa Capital – African Protein
- Zoscales – Pioneer Diagnostics Center (PDC)
EXIT OF THE YEAR
SUBCATEGORIES: Large, Medium, Small-Cap, Landmark
Large-Cap
- African Capital Alliance (ACA) – Union Bank of Nigeria (UBN)
- Apis Partners – Direct Pay Online (DPO)
- Harith General Partners – MainOne
- Helios Investments Partners – Vivo Energy
Mid-Cap
- Adenia Partners – Opham
- Amethis – Sodigaz, Velogic Holding Company
- Apis Partners – Tutuka
- Development Partners International (DPI) – Food Concepts
- Ethos Private Equity – Neopak Holdings
- LeapFrog Investments – Resolution Insurance
- Mediterrania Capital Partners (MCP) – Travaux Généraux de Construction de Casablanca
Small-Cap
- Adenia Partners – Ademat
- Criterion Africa Partners – Peak Timbers
- Enko Capital Management – Madison Financial Services
- EXEO Capital – Cape Olive
- Kibo Capital – Orange Madagascar, I&M Bank
- Mediterrania Capital Partners – Cash Plus
PORTFOLIO COMPANY OF THE YEAR
SUBCATEGORIES: Innovation, Improvement, Development & Social Impact
- 8 Miles – Awash Wine
- Actis – Honoris
- AfricInvest – Esprit
- Alitheia – Pagatech
- Alta Semper Capital – Macro, ODM
- CardinalStone Capital – Appzone, I-Fitness Centre
- Development Partners International – Kelix Bio, MNT-Halan
- Duet – Dashen Brewery
- ECP – Eranove
- Goodwell – Chicoa
- Ingressive Capital – 54 Gene
- Injaro – Gold Coast Fruits
- Kibo – CHL
- LeapFrog – Goodlife
- Maris – Equator Energy
- Mediterrania Capital – TGCC, AKDITAL
- OMAI – Stedin
- Sanari Capital – Edulife Group
- Spear – RunwaySale
- Spear Capital – Jincom
- Tana Africa – Alexandria Healthcare
- Trinitas – Avroy Shlain
- Verod Capital Management – Daystar Power, DTRT, Tangerine
- Zebu – West End Farms
ADVISOR AWARDS
Legal Advisors
Global Legal Advisors
SUBCATEGORIES: Overall, Funds, Transactions & Single Deal + Decade
- Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
- Al Tamimi & Company
- Allen & Overy
- Amereller
- Asafo & Co
- Carey Olsen
- Cave Leighton Paisner
- Charles Russell Speechlys
- Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
- Clifford Chance
- CMS Francis Lefebvre Avocats
- Covington & Burling
- Cuatrecasas
- Debevoise & Plimpton
- Dentons
- DLA Piper
- Doron, Tikotzky, Kantor, Gutman, Nass, Amit Gross & Co
- Esin Attorney Partnership
- Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringe
- Gide Loyrette Nouel
- Goodwin Procter
- Greenberg Traurig
- Hogan Lovells
- Jones Day
- Kirkland & Ellis
- Latham & Watkins
- Linklaters
- Norton Rose Fulbright
- O’Melveny & Myers
- Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe
- Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
- Shearman & Sterling
- Simmons & Simmons
- Taylor Wessing
- Watson Farley & Williams
- White & Case
- Zammit Pace and FJVA
Local & Frontier Legal Advisors
SUBCATEGORIES: Overall, Funds, Transactions & Single Deal + Decade
- Addison Comline
- AELEX Partners
- Al Kamel Law Office
- Aluko & Oyebode
- Aman Assefa & Associates
- Anjarwalla & Khanna (ALN)
- Banwo Ighodalo
- Bentsi-Enchill, Letsa & Ankomah (BELA)
- BLC Robert & Associates
- BMCE Capital Conseil
- Bowmans
- Cabinet Meziou Knani & Khlif
- Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr (CDH)
- Cluver Markotter Attorneys
- CMS RM Partners
- Corpus Legal
- Dentons
- ENSafrica
- Epena Law
- Fluxmans Attorneys
- Hilmi Law Firm
- Jaques and Partners Legal Practitioners
- Kaplan & Stratton
- Koep & Partners
- Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy
- Mesfin Tafesse & Associates
- Mondon Conseil International
- Musa Dudhia & Company
- Novis Consulting
- O’Reilly Law
- Olajide Oyewole
- Olaniwun Ajayi
- Phatsoane Henney
- Serry Law Office
- Templars Law
- The New Practice (TNP)
- Themis Law Chambers
- TMS Legal
- Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie
- VELMA Law
- Walker Kontos
- Webber Wentzel
- Weder Kauta & Hoveka (WKH)
- Werksmans Attorneys
- Zaki Hashem & Partners
- Zulficar & Partners
Global Financial Advisors
SUBCATEGORIES: Overall & Single Deal + Decade
- Andersen Global
- Arqaam Securities
- BDO
- Capricorn Advisory
- Carey Olsen
- Censeo Capital
- Deloitte
- Ekta Partners
- Ernst & Young Global (EY)
- Evercore
- Goldman Sachs
- Grant Thornton
- J.P. Morgan
- KPMG
- Mazars
- Moore Stephens
- Morgan Stanley
- PwC
- Renaissance Capital
- Rothschild & Co
- Smyle Finance
- Tradeways
- ÜNLÜ & Co
Local & Frontier Financial Advisors
SUBCATEGORIES: Overall & Single Deal + Decade
- Abax-OOSA Professionals
- Africa Merchant Capital
- Africa Practice Group
- Apex Partners
- Àrgentil Capital Partners
- Beltone Securities
- BMCE Capital Conseil
- CardinalStone Capital Advisers
- Censeo Capital
- Compass Capital
- Cross Partners
- EFG Hermes
- Enexus Finance
- Financial Consulting Services
- Grayston Elliot
- I&M Burbidge Capital
- Investec Bank
- J Maynard
- KeysFinance Partners
- Nedbank Corporate Finance
- Novitas Capital
- Open Capital Advisors
- Pangaea Securities
- Perigeum Capital
- Pharos Securities Brokerage
- PKF Octagon
- Rand Merchant Bank
- Renmere
- Standard Bank
- Stockbrokers Zambia
- Theodore Partners
- Verdant Capital
Fund Administrators
SUBCATEGORIES: Annual + Decade
- Apex Fund Services
- Axis
- Intercontinental Trust
- IQ-EQ
- Maitland
- Ocorian
- SANNE
- Trident Trust
Placement Agents
SUBCATEGORIES: Annual + Decade
- Asante Capital
- Axonia Partners
- Berchwood Partners
- First Avenue Partners
- Pan African Capital Group
- PJT Park Hill
- S.O. Capital
- Lazard
For shortlist queries, please email awards@pefaricagroup.com