Private Equity Africa congratulates 2019 Awards Winners

The accolades were presented at the 8th Annual PEA Awards Gala Dinner on 9th October, 2019

LONDON, United Kingdom, October 16, 2019/ -- Private Equity Africa (PEA) (www.PEAfricaGroup.com) is excited to congratulate the winners of its 8th Annual Awards. The accolades were presented at the 8th Annual PEA Awards Gala Dinner on 9th October, 2019. The dinner was hosted at the luxurious 5-Star Dorchester Hotel and attended by leading industry participants. The final winners were chosen by an independent panel of leading industry professionals which included representation from CDC, FMO, Wimmer Family Office, Mbuyu Capital Partners, Avanz Capital, 27four Investment Managers, IFC and Cebile Capital. The 2019 PEA Awards received a strong number of self-entries based on 2018 achievements, which were complemented by editorial recommendations from the Private Equity Africa team and industry data. See full winners list here: PEA 2019 Awards Winners List. (PEAfricaEvents.com) Gail Mwamba, the Awards Chair and Editor of Private Equity Africa, said: "The Winners of the 2019 Private Equity Africa Awards showcase excellent standards in deal making on the continent. The selection was difficult this year, with close runners up in a number of categories. Congratulations to the winners and we look forward to gathering again next year.” The PEA Awards Gala Dinner also promoted fundraising for eight girls, with each child based in specific countries across Africa, in partnership with SOS Children's Villages UK. The countries selected for this year were Burkina Faso, DRC, Ethiopia, Ghana, Niger, Senegal, Uganda and Zambia, with the funds earmarked for livelihood and education. 2019 PEA AWARDS WINNERS LIST LP AWARDS Avanz Capital >Award collected by Hany Assaad, Co-founder at Avanz Capital CDC >Award collected by Clarisa De Franco, Managing Director, Funds and Capital Partnerships at CDC FMO >Award collected by Alison Klein, Manager Private Equity at FMO Mbuyu Capital >Award collected by Michiel Timmerman, Managing Partner at Mbuyu Capital Sango Capital >Award collected by Richard Okello, CEO at Sango Capital WOMEN IMPACT AWARDS Adiba Ighodaro, Partner at Actis Beth Mandel, Managing Partner at Africa Capitalworks 'Tokunboh Ishmael, Co-founder at Alitheia Capital Afsane Jetha, Managing Partner at Alta Semper Capital Carolyn Campbell, Managing Director at Emerging Capital Partners Dabney Tonelli, Partner at Helios Polo Radebe, Executive Director at IDF Capital Samantha Pokroy, CEO at Sanari Capital OUTSTANDING ENTREPRENEUR AWARD Bukky George, CEO at Health Plus HOUSE AWARDS HOUSE OF THE YEAR Overall House of the Year Development Partners International >Award collected by Runa Alam, CEO at Development Partners International Credit Investor of the Year TLG Capital >Award collected by Saad Sheikh, Principal at TLG Capital SPECIAL RECOGNITION: HOUSES Regional Investor – North Africa Mediterrania Capital Partners >Award collected by Albert Alsina, CEO at Mediterrania Exceptional Investor XSML >Award collected by Barthout Slingelandt, Managing Partner at XSML Specialist Investor - Infrastructure AIIM >Award collected by Romain Py, Head of Transactions at AIIM Specialist Investor – Technology TLcom Capital >Award collected by Maurizio Caio, Managing Partner at TLcom DEAL AWARDS DEAL OF THE YEAR Mid Cap Deal of the Year Duet for The Big Bottling Company >Award collected by Manish Rungta, Managing Director at Duet Small Cap Deal of the Year Àrgentil for Tempohousing Nigeria >Award collected by Gbenga Hassan, Managing Director at Àrgentil Venture Capital Deal of the Year TPG for Cellulant >Award collected by Yemi Lalude, Managing Partner, Africa at TPG Infrastructure Deal of the Year Denham Capital for Ivoire Hydro Energy >Award collected by Scott Mackin, Managing Partner at Denham SPECIAL RECOGNITION: DEALS Large Cap Deal Development Partners International for CMGP >Award collected by Runa Alam, CEO at Development Partners International EXIT OF THE YEAR Exit of the Year TLG Capital for Cipla Quality Chemicals Industries >Award collected by Saad Sheikh, Principal at TLG Capital SPECIAL RECOGNITION: EXITS Landmark Exit Helios for Vivo Energy >Award collected by Dabney Tonelli, Partner at Helios PORTFOLIO AWARDS Development Impact 54 Capital for BBHL  >Award collected by Yassine Benjelloun, Partner at 54 Capital Social Impact Adenia for Opham >Award collected by Antoine Delaporte, Managing Director at Adenia Innovation Alta Semper Capital for Macro Holdings >Award collected by Afsane Jetha, Managing Partner at Alta Semper Capital Improvement 54 Capital for BBHL  >Award collected by Yassine Benjelloun, Partner at 54 Capital ADVISORS AWARDS LEGAL ADVISORS Overall Legal Advisor of the Year Clifford Chance >Award collected by Nigel Wellings, Partner at Clifford Chance Funds Legal Advisor of the Year Webber Wentzel >Award collected by Sally Hutton, Managing Partner at Webber Wentzel Deals Legal Advisor of the Year Clifford Chance >Award collected by Nigel Wellings, Partner at Clifford Chance Local Legal Advisor of the Year Bowmans > Award collected by James Westgate, Partner at Bowmans Single Deal Local Legal Advisor of the Year Bowmans for AK Life Sciences > Award collected by James Westgate, Partner at Bowmans SPECIAL RECOGNITION: LEGAL ADVISORS Impact Award - Legal International Lawyers for Africa > Award collected by Kem Ihenacho, Partner at Latham & Watkins Frontier Legal Advisor The New Practice > Award collected by Bukola Bankole, Partner at The New Practice Single Deal Advisor – Mid Cap Matouk Bassiouny for ODM > Award collected by Omar Bassiouny, Founding Partner at Matouk Bassiouny Single Deal Advisor – Venture Capital Latham & Watkins for Swvl > Award collected by Kem Ihenacho, Partner at Latham & Watkins FINANCIAL ADVISORS Fund Administrator of the Year Trident Trust >Award collected by Karine Seguin, Head of Business Development at Trident Financial Advisor of the Year Pangaea >Award collected by Ceaser Siwale, CEO at Pangaea Single Deal Financial Advisor of the Year Pangaea for CEC >Award collected by Ceaser Siwale, CEO at Pangaea SPECIAL RECOGNITION: FINANCIAL ADVISORS Single Deal Advisor – Debt KPMG for Petro Ivoire > Award collected by Julian Parsons, Partner at KPMG Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Private Equity Africa (PEA). For more information please contact: The PEA Awards Team Email: Awards@peafricagroup.com Phone: +44 (0) 207 127 0402 Website: www.PEAfricaGroup.com About Private Equity Africa: Private Equity Africa (www.PEAfricaGroup.com) is a UK-based magazine that focuses exclusively on Africa’s private equity industry, providing news, analysis and research. Outputs include an online portal, a newsletter, a quarterly print journal and events. SOURCE Private Equity Africa (PEA)