We are delighted to announce the shortlist for the Companies section of Europe and Africa for the IJGlobal Awards 2020. The judging session is scheduled for mid-April and the winners will be announced in the summer issue of the magazine that is out towards the end of June.

The companies section of the awards will be voted on by the Europe/Africa judging panel – a team of highly-experienced infrastructure and energy professionals who have long played central roles in the delivery of investments across the region.

IJGlobal Awards 2020 has attracted more submissions than previous years (thanks to a journalist-led marketing campaign) which, sadly, will not translate into keeping dinner guests at their Natural History Museum tables until past midnight as we will not be hosting physical events due to Coronavirus.

However, we are currently planning for virtual awards for each of the regions which will be hosted by IJGlobal's senior journalist for that beat. Once the winners have been chosen, our BD manager Doug Roberts will be reaching out to the victorious to discuss acceptance interviews.

The shortlisted companies are: 

Europe

Bond Arranger:

• MUFG
• Santander

MLA:

• BNP Paribas
• Garanti BBVA
• MUFG
• Santander
• SMBC
• Societe Generale 

Financial Adviser:

• Amsterdam Capital Partners 
• BNP Paribas
• Cantor Fitzgerald
• DWPF
• Garanti BBVA
• MUFG
• Societe Generale 

Legal Adviser:

• Allen & Overy
• DLA Piper
• Herbert Smith Freehills
• Linklaters 
• Norton Rose Fulbright
• White & Case

Model Auditor:

• BDO
• DWPF
• Mazars
• Operis

Sponsor:

• Orsted
• SSE
• Bouygues Telecom

Investor:

• Allianz Global Investors
• Ancala Partners
• Edmond de Rothschild
• Meridiam
• Vauban Infrastructure Partners

Public Sector Award:

• Ministère de l'Économie et des Finances de la République Française
• Entwicklungsagentur Region Heide AöR, Germany
• Polska Grupa Energetyczna

Africa

MLA:

• Rand Merchant Bank
• SMBC
• Societe Generale

Financial Adviser:

• Rand Merchant Bank
• SMBC
• Societe Generale

Legal Adviser:

• Clifford Chance 
• Milbank
• White & Case

Sponsor:

• Eranove
• Fluence Corporation
• Globeleq
• Total

DFI:

• AfDB
• IFC
• InfraCo Africa