IFLR is delighted to announce the winning deals, teams, firms and individuals for its inaugural IFLR Africa Awards 2020.
This announcement follows months of research by the team and careful deliberation by the editors and IFLR journalists that make up the internal judging panel.
The IFLR awards recognise legal innovation in cross-border transactions. To be considered, all deals must have closed between May 31 2019 and May 31 2020. The deals must meet the specific criteria to be considered cross-border and jurisdictionally African.
Given the enormously difficult environment due to Covid-19 we are unable to host a physical awards event this year to celebrate the awards. We do however believe that it is important to recognise the achievements, the legal ingenuity and potential for innovation across the market.
The winners’ award presentation, where we reveal the winners and talk about some of the highlights from the research, can be viewed below.
To find out more about the opportunities in business development and marketing relating to the awards, please contact: Liam Sharkey: lsharkey@iflr.com
Congratulations to all the winners.
FIRMS OF THE YEAR
International law firm of the year
Linklaters
Sub-Saharan Africa network of the year
Africa Legal Network (ALN)
INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
Lifetime achievement award
Kojo Bentsi-Enchill - Bentsi-Enchill Letsa & Ankomah
Women in Business Law award
Kofo Dosekun - Aluko & Oyebode
DEALS OF THE YEAR
Capital markets
Airtel Africa IPO
Abdullahi Ibrahim & Co
ALN Tanzania
Anjarwalla & Khanna
AZB & Partners
BLC Robert & Associates
Cabinet Gomes
Djunga & Risasi
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
K-Solutions & Partners
Katende Ssempebwa & Co
Kreich Avocats
Linklaters
Madagascar Law Offices
Marc Le Bihan et collaborateurs
Musa Dudhia & Co
Olaniwun Ajayi
Project Lawyers
Savjani & Co
Domestic
Commercial Bank of Africa - NIC Bank
Bowmans
Bowmans Tanzania
Bowmans Uganda (AF Mpanga)
Bowmans Kenya (Coulson Harney)
IKM Advocates
IMMMA Advocates
Sebalu & Lule
Loans
African Finance Corporation Samurai loan
Ashurst
Jackson Etti & Edu
Norton Rose Fulbright
M&A
American Tower Corporation / Eaton Towers Africa
Allen & Overy
Bowmans Uganda (AF Mpanga)
Bowmans Kenya (Coulson Harney)
Debevoise & Plimpton
ENSafrica Uganda
Kaplan & Stratton
Katende Ssempebwa & Company
Paul Weiss
Reindorf Chambers
Slaughter and May
Project finance: energy, infrastructure, and natural resources
Genser Captive Power Project
Bentsi-Enchill Letsa & Ankomah
Clifford Chance
Hogan Lovells
Kimathi & Partners
Senet Corporate Solicitors
Trinity International
Project finance: renewables and social infrastructure
Gigawatt Burundi Solar Project
Legal Solution Chambers
Trinity International
Restructuring
Savannah Petroleum / Seven Energy restructuring
Allen & Overy
Banwo & Ighodalo
BLC Robert & Associates
Bracewell
Burness Paull
Clifford Chance
Dentons
DLA Piper
Latham & Watkins
The Law Crest LLP
Linklaters
Maples Group
Mourant Ozannes
Olaniwun Ajayi
Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie
TEAMS OF THE YEAR
Capital markets
Linklaters
Loans
Allen & Overy
M&A
Bowmans
Project finance: energy, infrastructure, natural resources
Clifford Chance
Project finance: renewables and social infrastructure
Trinity International
Restructuring
Latham & Watkins
NATIONAL LAW FIRMS OF THE YEAR
Angola
ALC Advogados
Burundi
Legal Solution Chambers
Ethiopia
Mehrteab Leul & Associates
Ghana
Bentsi-Enchill Letsa & Ankomah
Kenya
Anjarwalla & Khanna
Mauritius
BLC Robert & Associates
Mozambique
Couto Graça e Associados
Namibia
ENSafrica Namibia
Nigeria
Olaniwun Ajayi
Nigeria - capital markets
Olaniwun Ajayi
Nigeria - loans
Olaniwun Ajayi
Nigeria - M&A
Banwo & Ighodalo
Nigeria - project finance
Aluko & Oyebode
OHADA
BAO & Fils
Rwanda
K-Solutions & Partners
South Africa
ENSafrica
South Africa - capital markets
ENSafrica
South Africa - loans
Webber Wentzel
South Africa - M&A
Bowmans
South Africa - project finance
ENSafrica
Tanzania
Bowmans Tanzania
Uganda
Bowmans Uganda (AF Mpanga)
Zambia
Musa Dudhia & Co
Zimbabwe
Manokore Attorneys
