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2018 DealMakers AFRICA Gala Awards
Nairobi - 26 February 2019
DealMakers AFRICA hosted the first standalone AFRICA awards in Nairobi, Kenya. Our congratulations go out to the winners and our sincere thanks to those that attended the event.

DealMakers AFRICA's Marylou Greig spoke to some of the guests after the event




East Africa Region
Deal of the Year: Rubis Energie acquisition of KenolKobil
Advisers to the deal:
Stanbic Bank Kenya, SBG Securities, Standard Investment Bank, Bowmans, BLM Advocats, Kaplan & Stratton and Daly & Inamdar


Private Equity Deal of the Year : The Rise Fund-led investment in Cellulant
Advisers to the deal :
Magister Advisors, Iseme Kamau & Maema, Anjarwalla & Khanna, DLA Piper (London) and Orrick


Financial Advisers by Deal Value
1st Standard Bank Group
2nd Standard Investment Bank
3rd Exotix Capital
2018 League Tables - Mergers & Acquisitions

Standard Bank Group

Standard Investment Bank

Financial Advisers by Deal Flow
1st Standard Bank Group
2nd (tie) StratLink and I&M Burbidge Capital

Standard Bank Group

StratLink

I&M Burbidge Capital
Legal Advisers by Deal Value
1st Bowmans
2nd BLM Avocats
3rd MMAKS Advocates

Bowmans

Legal Advisers by Deal Flow
1st Bowmans
2nd Anjarwalla & Khanna
3rd Kaplan & Stratton

Bowmans

Anjarwalla & Khanna


Kaplan & Stratton
2018 League Table - General Corporate Finance
Financial Advisers by Transaction Value
1st Renaissance Capital
2nd Horizon Africa Capital
3rd Verdant Capital

Renaissance Capital

Horizon Africa Capital
Legal Advisers by Transaction Value
1st Bowmans
2nd Trust Law Chambers
3rd MMC Africa Law

Bowmans

MMC Africa Law
Financial Advisers by Transaction Flow
1st Renaissance Capital
2nd (tie) Horizon Africa Capital and Verdant Capital

Renaissance Capital

Horizon Africa Capital
Legal Advisers by Transaction Flow
1st Bowmans
2nd (tie) Trust Law Chambers
MMC Africa Law

Bowmans

MMC Africa Law
West Africa Region
Deal of the Year: Merger of Cement Company of northern Nigeria and Kalambaina Cement Company
Advisers to the deal:
Stanbic IBTC Capital, Union Capital markets, G. Elias & Co and Jackson Etti & Edu



2018 League Tables - Mergers & Acquisitions
Financial Advisers by Deal Value
1st Standard Bank Group
2nd Union Capital Markets
3rd (tie) Citi Global Markets, Chapel Hill Denham Advisory and Exotix Capital

Standard Bank Group
Legal Advisers by Deal Value
1st (tie) ACAS-Law and Linklaters
3rd G. Elias & Co

G. Elias & Co
Financial Advisers by Deal Flow
1st Standard Bank Group
2nd (tie) Palewater Advisory, Strand Hanson and SP Angel Corporate Finance

Standard Bank Group
Legal Advisers by Deal Flow
1st G.Elias & Co
2nd Banwo & Ighodalo
3rd (tie) Linklaters, Templars and Olaniwun Ajayi

G. Elias & Co
2018 League Tables - General Corporate Finance
Financial Advisers by Transaction Value
1st IC Securities
2nd FBN Quest Merchant Bank
3rd Vetiva Capital Management
Financial Advisers by Transaction Flow
1st IC Securities
2nd (tie) FBN Quest Merchant Bank and Vetiva Capital Management
Legal Advisers by Transaction Value
1st Bentsi-Enchill Letsa & Ankomah
2nd(tie) Banwo & Ighodalo and Templars
Legal Advisers by Transaction Flow
1st Bentsi-Enchill Letsa & Ankomah
2nd Zoe Lexfields
3rd (tie) Banwo & Ighodalo and Templars
A big thank you to our sponsors on the night


A special thank you to all our guests

















