CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2022 & 2021 WINNERS!
Following a rigorous selection process, we are delighted to announce the Bonds & Loans Africa AWARDS 2022 and 2021 winners! This year's awards ceremony will feature winners from both years. To join the African industry's most high-profile figures at the awards ceremony on the 9th March 2022 at the Mount Nelson, Cape Town, book your table here today.
2022 WINNERS
Deals of the Year WINNERS:
International Sovereign, Supra & Agency Bond Deal of the Year 2022
- Republic of Ghana USD 3.25bn 144a/RegS 4-Tranche Bond (April 2021)
- JLMs/Bookrunners: Citi, BofA Securities, Rand Merchant Bank, Standard Bank, Standard Chartered, CalBank, Databank Brokerage, Fidelity Bank, IC Securities, Temple Investments
- Legal Advisers to Issuer:
White & Case, Korteng & Korteng, CQ Legal and Consulting
- Legal Adviser to the JLMs: Herbert Smith Freehills, ENSafrica
International Corporate Bond Deal of the Year 2022
- BIDVEST USD 800m 144a/RegS Senior Unsecured 5NC2 Bond (Sept 2021)
- JLMs/Bookrunners: Absa, Barclays, BofA Securities, BNP Paribas, Citi, Rand Merchant Bank, Standard Bank
- Legal Advisers to Issuer:
White & Case
- Legal Adviser to the JLMs:
Cleary Gottlieb & Hamilton
International Bank/FI Bond Deal of the Year 2022
- Access Bank USD 500m 144a/RegS Perpetual NC5.25 Bond (Sept 2021)
- JLMs/Bookrunners: Citi, JPMorgan, Mashreq, Renaissance, Chapel Hill Denham Advisory,
- Coronation Merchant Bank
- Legal Advisers to Issuer:
Clifford Chance LLP, Aluko & Oyebode, Wigwe and Partners
- Legal Adviser to the JLMs: White & Case, Banwo and Ighodalo, Templars
Local Currency Sovereign, Supra & Agency Bond Deal of the Year 2022
- Rand Water ZAR 1.709bn Sustainability-Linked Bond (June 2021)
- JLMs/Bookrunners: Rand Merchant Bank
- Legal Advisers to Issuer:
Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyer
- Legal Adviser to the JLMs:
Local Currency Corporate Bond Deal of the Year 2022
- East African Breweries KES 11bn Senior Secured Bond with Transitionary Bridge Financing (Oct 2021)
- JLMs/Bookrunners: Absa
- Legal Advisers to Issuer:
Coulson Harney
- Legal Adviser to the JLMs:
Local Currency Bank/FI Bond Deal of the Year 2022
- Urban Ubomi 1(RF) Ltd ZAR 609m Securirisation/Social Bond (Mar 2021)
- JLMs/Bookrunners: Standard Bank
- Legal Advisers to Issuer:
Webber Wentzel
- Legal Adviser to the JLMs:
Structured Bond Deal of the Year 2022
- SAPPI Southern Africa ZAR 1.8bn Convertible Bond (Nov 2020)
- JLMs/Bookrunners: Morgan Stanley, Rand Merchant Bank
- Legal Advisers to Issuer:
Webber Wentzel
- Legal Adviser to the JLMs:
International Syndicated Loan Deal of the Year 2022
- Bank of Industry USD 1bn Syndicated Term Loan Facility (Dec 2020)
- JLMs/Bookrunners: AFREXIM, Credit Suisse, Rand Merchant Bank, SMBC, Africa Finance Corporation
- Legal Advisers to Borrower:
Olaniwun Ajayi LLP
- Legal Adviser to the JLMs: White & Case, G.Elias
Local Currency Syndicated Loan Deal of the Year 2022
- MTN Zambia ZMW 960.764m and ZAR 270m Multi-Currency Term Loan Facility (June 2021)
- JLMs/Bookrunners: Rand Merchant Bank
- Legal Advisers to Borrower:
Webber Wentzel
- Legal Adviser to the JLMs: Edward Nathan Sonnenbergs, Corpus Legal Practitioners
Structured Loan Deal of the Year 2022
- African Natural Resources & Mines Limited (ANRML) NGN 83.1bn Syndicated Term Loan within Differentiated Cash Reserve Regime of Central Bank of Nigeria’s Real Sector Support Facility (May 2021)
- JLMs/Bookrunners: Citi, Union Bank of Nigeria, GT Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, UBA, FCMB,
- Coronation Bank, FBNQuest Merchant Bank, Globus Bank
- Legal Advisers to Borrower:
Templars
- Legal Adviser to the JLMs: Norton Rose, Aluko & Oyebode
Project & Structured Finance Deal of the Year 2022
- Ministry of Finance, Republic of Angola USD 910m Syndicated Loan/IBRD Partial Risk Guarantee Facility with ATI CRI Cover (June 2021)
- IFI/DFI Lenders: World Bank, BPI
- MLAs/Arrangers/Bookrunners: Standard Chartered Bank, BNP Paribas, Credit Agricole, Credit Suisse, Societe Generale, Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen, Santander
- Legal Adviser to Obligor: ASP Advogados, VdA Legal Partners
- Legal Advisers to Borrower:
Norton Rose Fulbright
- Legal Adviser to the JLMs: Allen & Overy
International ESG & Sustainable Finance Deal of the Year 2022
- Ecobank Transnational Incorporated USD 350m 144a/RegS 10NC5 Tier-2 Sustainability Notes (June 2021)
- MLAs/Arrangers/Bookrunners: Citi, Mashreq, Renaissance Capital, Standard Chartered Bank
- Legal Advisers to Issuer:
Norton Rose
- Legal Adviser to the JLMs:
Local Currency ESG & Sustainable Finance Deal of the Year 2022
- Nedbank Group ZAR 910m SDG-Linked Subordinated Additional Tier 1 Capital Private Placement (June 2021)
- JLMs/Bookrunners: Nedbank
- Legal Advisers to Issuer:
Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyer
- Legal Adviser to the JLMs:
Bank Awards WINNERS:
- International Markets Bond House of the Year 2022: Citi
- Local Markets Bond House of the Year 2022: Standard Bank
- International Markets Loan House of the Year 2022: Standard Chartered
- Local Markets Loan House of the Year 2022: Absa
- International Markets ESG & Sustainable Finance Adviser of the Year 2022: Natixis
- Local Markets ESG & Sustainable Finance Adviser of the Year 2022: Standard Bank
- Sub-Sahara Africa Investment Bank of the Year 2022: Absa
- East Africa Investment Bank of the Year 2022: Stanbic
- West Africa Investment Bank of the Year 2022: Stanbic
- Project & Structured Finance Bank of the Year 2022: Standard Bank
Borrower Awards WINNERS:
- Sovereign, Supra & Agency Treasury & Funding Team of the Year 2022: Republic of Benin
- Corporate Treasury & Funding Team of the Year 2022: Liquid Intelligent Technologies
- Bank Treasury & Funding Team of the Year 2022: Access Bank
Legal Awards WINNERS:
- Banking & Finance Legal Adviser of the Year 2022: Allen & Overy
- Capital Markets Legal Adviser of the Year 2022: White & Case
2021 WINNERS
Deals of the Year WINNERS:
International Sovereign, Supra & Agency Bond Deal of the Year 2021
- Africa Finance Corporation USD 700m RegS Senior Unsecured Bond (June 2020)
- JLMs/Bookrunners: JPMorgan, MUFG, BofASecurities, Goldman Sachs
- Legal Advisers to Issuer: Clifford Chance
- Legal Adviser to the JLMs: White & Case
International Corporate Bond Deal of the Year 2021
- Helios Towers USD 750m 144a/RegS Senior Unsecured Bond (June 2020)
- JLMs/Bookrunners: BofA Securities, JPMorgan, Standard Bank, Absa, Barclays
- Legal Advisers to Issuer:
Linklaters
- Legal Adviser to the JLMs: Paul Hastings
International Bank/FI Bond Deal of the Year 2021
- First Bank of Nigeria USD 350m 144a/RegS Senior Unsecured Bond (Oct 2020)
- JLMs/Bookrunners: Citi, Renaissance Capital, Standard Chartered
- Legal Advisers to Issuer:
Clifford Chance, G.Elias & Co
- Legal Adviser to the JLMs: White & Case, Templars
Local Currency Sovereign, Supra & Agency Bond Deal of the Year 2021
- Port Autonome de Dakar (PAD) XOF 60bn Senior Unsecured Bond (Oct 2020)
- JLMs/Bookrunners:
- Legal Advisers to Issuer:
Clifford Chance, Mame Adama Gueye & Associes Avocats
- Legal Adviser to the JLMs:
Local Currency Corporate Bond Deal of the Year 2021
- Dangote Cement NGN 100bn Senior Secured Bond (April 2020)
- JLMs/Bookrunners: Absa Capital, Stanbic IBTC Capital, Standard Chartered, United Capital
- Legal Advisers to Issuer:
Banwo & Ighodalo
- Legal Adviser to the JLMs: Olaniwun Ajayi
Local Currency Bank/FI Bond Deal of the Year 2021
- Nedbank Group ZAR 2bn SDG-Linked Subordinated Tier 2 Capital (July 2020)
- JLMs/Bookrunners: Nedbank
- Legal Advisers to Issuer:
Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyer
- Legal Adviser to the JLMs: White & Case
International Syndicated Loan Deal of the Year 2021
- African Export Import Bank (AFREXIM) USD 907.5m Loan (May 2020)
- JLMs/Bookrunners: EmiratesNBD, MUFG, Standard Chartered, Bank ABC, HSBC, State Bank of India, ICBC, Mizuho, Rand Merchant Bank, SMBC, Commerzbank, First Abu Dhabi Bank
- Legal Advisers to Borrower:
- Legal Adviser to the JLMs: Baker & McKenzie
Local Currency Syndicated Loan Deal of the Year 2021
- Pepkorfin Proprietary ZAR 2.5bn 3-year Bullet Term Loan, ZAR 2.5bn 3-year Revolving Credit Facility
- Guaranteed by Pepkor Holdings (Sept 2020)
- JLMs/Bookrunners: Rand Merchant Bank, Standard Bank
- Legal Advisers to Borrower:
Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyer
- Legal Adviser to the JLMs: Webber Wentzel
Structured Loan Deal of the Year 2021
- Mozambique LNG USD 14.9bn Commercial and ECA-Backed Term Loan (July 2020)
- MLAs/Arrangers: Absa, ICBC, IDC, Standard Bank, SMBC, Societe Generale, Cassa Depositi e Prestiti,
- Credit Agricole, DBS Bank, JPMorgan, Mizuho, MUFG, Nedbank, Nippon Life Insurance, Rand Merchant Bank, Shinsei Bank, Standard Chartered, AFREXIM, AfDB, Export-Import Bank of Thailand, US EXIM, JBIC, UKEF
- Legal Advisers to Borrower:
Latham & Watkins
- Legal Adviser to the JLMs: White & Case
Project & Structured Finance Deal of the Year 2021
- Ministry of Finance and Planning, United Republic of Tanzania USD 1.641bn Syndicated Commercial and ECA-Backed Term Loan (June 2020)
- MLAs/Arrangers/Bookrunners: Standard Chartered, KfW-IPEX Bank, DBSA, TDB, AFREXIM
- Legal Advisers to Borrower:
- Legal Adviser to the JLMs: Baker & McKenzie
International ESG & Sustainable Finance Deal of the Year 2021
- African Development Bank USD 3.1bn 144a/RegS Social Bond (April 2020)
- JLMs/Bookrunners: BofA Securities, Citi, Credit Agricole, Goldman Sachs, TD Securities
- Legal Advisers to Issuer:
Norton Rose
- Legal Adviser to the JLMs: White & Case
Local Currency ESG & Sustainable Finance Deal of the Year 2021
- Nedbank Group ZAR 2bn SDG-Linked Subordinated Tier 2 Capital Private Placement (July 2020)
- JLMs/Bookrunners: Nedbank
- Legal Advisers to Issuer:
Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyer
- Legal Adviser to the JLMs: White & Case
Bank Awards WINNERS:
- International Markets Bond House of the Year 2021: J.P. Morgan
- Local Markets Bond House of the Year 2021: Rand Merchant Bank
- International Markets Loan House of the Year 2021: SMBC
- Local Markets Loan House of the Year 2021: Standard Bank
- International Markets ESG & Sustainable Finance Adviser of the Year 2021: Citi
- Local Markets ESG & Sustainable Finance Adviser of the Year 2021: Nedbank
- Sub-Sahara Africa Investment Bank of the Year 2021: Standard Bank
- East Africa Investment Bank of the Year 2021: Stanbic
- West Africa Investment Bank of the Year 2021: Stanbic
- Project & Structured Finance Bank of the Year 2021: Standard Chartered Bank
Borrower Awards WINNERS:
- Sovereign, Supra & Agency Treasury & Funding Team of the Year 2021: Africa Finance Corporation
- Corporate Treasury & Funding Team of the Year 2021: Pepkor
Legal Awards WINNERS:
- Banking & Finance Legal Adviser of the Year 2021: Baker & McKenzie
- Capital Markets Legal Adviser of the Year 2021: Clifford Chance
