Private Equity Africa: 7th Annual GP & Advisor Awards 2018 | Private Equity Africa | The Langham, 1C Portland Pl, Marylebone, London W1B 1JA, UK

Private Equity Africa is pleased to announce the shortlist for its 7th Annual GP & Advisor Awards.

The 2018 awards have received a record number of entries, the highest since the awards were launched. Based on 2017 achievements, the self-entries are complemented by editorial recommendations from the Private Equity Africa team and industry data

Awards Shortlist By Category

GP Awards

House of the Year

Subcategories: SSA, Regional & Specialist:
• ACA
• Actis
• AfricInvest
• Amethis
• Capitalworks
• Carlyle
• DPI
• Ethos
• Helios
• Investec Asset Management
• LeapFrog
• Mediterrania Capital Partners
• Old Mutual Alternative Investments
• Verod
• XSML

Deal of The Year

Large-Cap:
• Abraaj- Tunisie Telecom
• Actis – Honoris
• Carlyle- Shell Gabon
• DPI- Atlantic Business International
• Harith- Sheltam
• Helios- GBFoods Africa
• Milost Global- Eco Medical

Mid-Cap:
• 8 Miles – Blue Skies
• AfricInvest – Britam
• Alta Semper – Macro Pharmaceuticals
• Amethis – Groupe Premium
• Apis – Greenlight Planet
• Atlas Mara – Union Bank Nigeria
• Capitalworks – Minet, Petmin, Sovereign Food
• Carlyle – GCR
• EMR – Capital Lubambe
• EuroMena – Retail Holding
• Investec AssetManagement- Kamoso
• Medu Capital – HeroTel
• Sanlam – JAB Dried Fruit
• TA Associates – Interswitch

Small-Cap & Venture Capital:
• 4Di Capital -Sensor Networks
• AFIG- Tecnicil
• African Rainbow Capital -A2X Markets
• AfricInvest -ICS
• Agile- Capital Goldrush
• Algebra Ventures- ElMenus
• Alta Semper – Health Plus
• Argentil – Chocolate City Express
• AscentCapital- Kisumu
• Catalyst- Jambo Biscuits
• DiGAME- 10X Investments
• Draper Associates- BitPesa
• Energy Access Ventures – SunCulture
• Enko- AMI International, Ecobank
• I&P- Societe Malienne de Blanchisserie
• Kalon Venture Partners -i-Pay, SnapnSave
• Kibo Capital-Tropigalia
• Kleoss Capital-Debt Rescue
• Knife Capital- Quicket
• LeapFrog- AllLife
• Lereko & Metier- Butama
• Moringa- Tolaro
• Musa Capital – Swanib Cables
• Oasis Capital – Legacy Girls College
• Old Mutual Alternative Investments – Faircape Life Right
• Pointbreak- Khomas Solar Saver
• Quona Capital- AllLife
• Sahel Capital- Crest Agro
• Synergy Capital -Dimension Data, Northstar
• Teranga Capital- OuiCarry
• Verod – Oreon Education
• XSML-Monishop

Debt:
• AfricInvest -Carbon Holdings
• Injaro- AviNiger
• Investec Asset Management -Akuo Kita Solar
• Moringa -Tolaro
• Old Mutual Alternative Investments -Sifiso Education
• TLG- BAJ Stations
• Vakayi -Homelux
• Vantage -Purple Capital
• XSML- Monishop

Infrastructure:
• AHL -PowerGen
• AIIM- Albatros, Starsight
• Black Rhino – Qua Iboe Power Plant
• Denham- Te Power
• DOB Equity- PowerGen
• Helios – Starsight

Exit of The Year

Subcategories: Large, Medium, Small-Cap, Landmark:
• Actis -Edita
• AfricInvest -Comete Engineering, Tunisian Health Care Centers
• Capitalworks- Much Asphalt
• CDG Capital- Intelcia
• Convergence Partners -Dimension Data Middle East & Africa
• DiGAME- Getsmarter
• DOB Equity -Joseph Initiative
• DPI -CAL Bank
• ECP -Java House
• EXEO Capital- Fairfield Dairy
• Injaro- Nafaso
• Investec Asset Management -Daraju
• Lereko & Metier- AE AMD Renewable Energy
• Mediterrania Capital Partners -San Jose & Lopez
• Standard Chartered Private Equity- CEC Zambia, ETG, Kamoso

Portfolio Company of The Year

Subcategories: Innovation, Improvement, Development & Social Impact:
• 8 Miles- Awash Wine
• Actis -Honoris
• AfricInvest- Esprit
• Argentil- Winchester Farms
• Carlyle -J&J Africa
• DPI- KMR Holding Pdagogique
• Duet -Dashen Brewery
• ECP- Oragroup
• Fanisi- Haltons
• Helios- Interswitch, HTA
• Injaro- Agricare Ghana, Gold Coast Fruits
• LeapFrog- Goodlife
• Mediterrania Capital Partners- Medtech
• Quona- Zoona
• TLG- MyBucks, Cipla Quality Chemicals
• Verod -Central Securities Clearing Systems
• Zebu -Topcrust Bakery

Advisor Awards

Legal Advisors

Global Legal Advisors

Subcategories: Overall, Funds, Transactions & Single Deal:
• Akin Gump
• Allen & Overy
• Baker McKenzie
• Charles Russell Speechlys
• Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
• Clifford Chance
• Cuatrecasas
• Debevoise & Plimpton
• Dentons
• DLA Piper
• Eversheds Sutherland
• Foster Pepper
• Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
• Herbert Smith Freehills
• Hogan Lovells
• Latham & Watkins
• Linklaters
• Norton Rose Fulbright
• O’Melveny
• Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe
• Simmons & Simmons
• White & Case

Local & Frontier Legal Advisors

Subcategories:Overall, Funds, Transactions & Single Deal:
• Aluko & Oyebode
• Anjarwalla & Khanna
• Banwo & Ighodalo
• Bentsi-Enchill, Letsa & Ankomah
• Bowmans
• Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr
• ENSafrica
• Olajide Oyewole
• Musa Dudhia & Co
• The New Practice
• Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie
• Webber Wentzel
• Werksmans Attorneys
• Financial Advisors

Global Financial Advisors

Subcategories: Overall & Single Deal:
• Crossboundary
• Deloitte
• EY
• KPMG
• Marsh
• PwC
• Rothschild & Co
• Taylor Collison

Local & Frontier Financial Advisors

Subcategories: Overall & Single Deal:
• CI Capital Investment
• EFG Hermes
• Merchantec Capital
• Meziou Knani & Khlif
• Pangaea Securities
• Perigeum
• Viva Africa

Other Advisors:
• ABSA Capital
• EBS Advisory
• ERM
• Stanbic IBTC

Fund Administrators:
• Abax Services
• Augentius
• Axis
• Intercontinental Trust
• Maitland
• SANNE
• SGG
• Trident Trust