IFLR is delighted to reveal the shortlist for its inaugural Sub-Saharan Africa Awards 2020. Below is the full list of deal, team and national and international firm of the year finalists.
The IFLR awards focuses exclusively on legal innovation in cross-border transactions. For the 2020 awards, transactions must have reached financial close between May 31 2019 and May 31 2020 to be considered. The full methodology and criteria can be found here .
Winners will be announced on September 10, when IFLR will also announce the recipients of the Lifetime Achievement Award and Women in Business Law Award.
Given the circumstances, IFLR is unable to host an awards ceremony and will instead announce the winners online, with podcasts and written profiles to explore the work covered in the awards and the teams and individuals behind it. Previous IFLR Awards podcasts: Europe Awards , Asia-Pacific Awards , Americas Awards , Asia-Pacific Market Reform Award , Americas Market Reform Award and Americas Lifetime Achievement Award .
To find out more please contact Liam Sharkey: lsharkey@iflr.com
The shortlist below is based on preliminary research. If your team advised on one of these transactions but has not been listed please contact James Wilson: james.wilson@legalmediagroup.com DEALS OF THE YEAR
Capital markets
Acorn bond programme, issuance and listing
Anjarwalla & Khanna
DLA Piper
Iseme Kamau & Maema Advocates
Norton Rose Fulbright
Africa Export Import Bank naira bond programme Banwo & Ighodalo Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie 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 Helios Towers IPO Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld Davis Polk & Wardwell Kirkland & Ellis Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Linklaters IHS refinancing Aluko & Oyebode Clifford Chance NautaDutilh Reed Smith Templars White & Case Impala Platinum convertible bonds Baker McKenzie Linklaters Ninety One IPO ENSafrica Linklaters Prosus IPO Allen & Overy Glyn Marais Linklaters Webber Wentzel Domestic Capitec Bank / Mercantile Bank Bowmans Cliffe Dekker Hoffmeyr Morais Leitão Vieira de Almeida Commercial Bank of Africa – NIC Bank AF Mpanga Bowmans Bowmans Tanzania Coulson Harney IKM Advocates IMMMA Advocates Sebalu & Lule Crown Flour Mills / Dangote Flour Mills Aluko & Oyebode Banwo & Ighodalo Olawoyin […]