Winners have emerged in the 2023 DealMakers Africa Annual Gala Awards held at Villa Rosa Kempinski in Nairobi, Kenya on 14 March 2023.
Overall, West Africa continued to dominate with the highest deal value of mergers and acquisitions at US$3.29 billion, with Nigeria the centre of activity with 135 deals. It was followed by East Africa, which recorded deal value in aggregate of $2.88 billion.
Winners Of 2023 DealMakers Africa Annual Gala Awards [Nigeria & West Africa]
- West Africa Region 2022 Deal of the Year: Access Holdings Plc’s acquisition of a majority stake in First Guarantee Pension, an indirect equity stake in Sigma Pensions and their subsequent merger.
- West Africa Region 2022 League Tables Mergers & Acquisitions Legal Advisers by Deal Flow 1st place: G. Elias.
- West Africa Region 2022 League Tables General Corporate Finance Legal Advisers by Transaction Flow 1st place: G. Elias.
- West Africa Region Mergers & Acquisitions Legal Advisers by Deal Value 1st place: Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie
- West Africa Region 2022 League Tables General Corporate Finance Financial Advisers by Transaction Value 1st Place: Stanbic IBTC Capital
- West Africa Region 2022 League Tables Mergers & Acquisitions Financial Advisers by Deal Flow 1st place tie: Enexus Finance, Coronation Merchant Bank,
StanbicIBTC Capital, Scotiabank
- West Africa Region 2022 League Tables General Corporate Finance Legal Advisers by Transaction Value 1st place: Banwo & Ighodalo
- West Africa Region 2022 League Tables General Corporate Finance Investment Advisers by Transaction Flow 1st place: United Capital Plc
