IJ is delighted today to be publishing the shortlist for the Europe and Africa company section of the IJGlobal Awards 2021 which will be hosted in The Londoner at Leicester Square on 16 March.

This year, we received more than 1,300 submissions for the IJGlobal Awards, but it is only the company section that is peer review by infrastructure experts who met today (Wednesday) over Teams for Judgment Day, debating the merits of submissions for Europe and Africa.

We always identify the judging panel which has more combined years of experience than the members would be happy to admit to. To run an eye over the judging panel (pictured right), click here…

IJGlobal would like to thank the judges for taking time out of their busy schedules to run through an impressive (some for the wrong reasons) array of submissions to celebrate deals closed over the 2021 calendar year.

The votes were made in secret and the winners will be announced on the night at The Londoner – taking a break from our usual venue of the Natural History Museum for the obvious reasons – when we hope to welcome a good crowd from around the industry to celebrate the successes of 2021.

Here follows the shortlists for Europe and Africa with the award categories and competitors.

Public sector:

• Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy – Germany
• Energistyrelsen – the Danish Energy Agency
• National Development Finance Agency – Ireland
• Infrastructure and Projects Authority – UK
• Domański Zakrzewski Palinka – Poland

Sponsor:

• Globeleq Africa
• Green Investment Group

MLA:

• BNP Paribas
• Kommunalkredit Austria
• MUFG Bank
• Natixis
• Societe Generale
• SMBC

Financial adviser:

• Arup Corporate Finance
• BNP Paribas
• DC Advisory
• MUFG Bank
• Operis
• Societe Generale
• SMBC

Legal adviser:

• Allen & Overy
• Ashurst
• Clifford Chance
• Linklaters
• Milbank
• Norton Rose Fulbright
• Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
• White & Case

Technical adviser:

• Arup
• Greensleet
• Infrata
• Technical Advisors Europe

DFI:

• EBRD
• EIB
• Russian Direct Investment Fund

Model audit:

• BDO
• Operis