IJGlobal this evening (28 November) presented the winners of the IJInvestor Awards 2024 at an event staged in The Savoy, London. In its sixth year, IJInvestor celebrated the great and the good in infrastructure investments across the world excluding the Americas, which are being commemorated at an event in New York.   

The winners are picked by a panel of independent judges, who waded through a record number of submissions. As always, judges are recused from voting on awards where they have an interest.  

We offer up a slew of stories on the winners  – with judges’ comments and explanations as to why they have won – as we raise our hats to their achievements in such an important field of activity. 

Individual awards: 

• IJInvestor Outstanding Individual – Michael Bates, Clifford Chance  

• IJInvestor Rising Star, Europe (Infrastructure) – Zoe Jeanroy-Broz, Vauban Infrastructure Partners 

• IJInvestor Rising Star, Europe (Renewables) – Gregory Askew, NextEnergy Capital 

Company awards: 

• IJInvestor Financial Adviser, Europe – DC Advisory  

• IJInvestor Financial Adviser, Middle East – Cranmore Partners 

• IJInvestor Financial Adviser, APAC – Macquarie Capital  

• IJInvestor Financial Adviser, Africa – Africa Finance Corporation  

• IJInvestor Lender of the Year, Europe – ING  

• IJInvestor Debt Fund Manager, Europe – Edmond de Rothschild Asset Management  

• IJInvestor Equity Fund Manager, Europe – DWS Infrastructure 

• IJInvestor Fund Manager, Africa – African Infrastructure Investment Managers 

• IJInvestor Fund Manager, APAC – Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners  

• IJInvestor Fund Performance, Europe – Ancala Fund I 

• IJInvestor Fund Performance, APAC – Infratil  

• IJInvestor Europe Regional Legal Adviser – Ergün Avukatlik Bürosu 

• IJInvestor Africa Regional Legal Adviser – Olaniwun Ajayi 

• IJInvestor APAC Regional Legal Adviser – Nishimura & Asahi 

• IJInvestor Legal Adviser, Europe & Africa – A&O Shearman  

• IJInvestor Legal Adviser, APAC – Clifford Chance 

• IJInvestor Investor of the Year, Europe – XTCC 

• IJInvestor Investor of the Year, Africa – Mirova 

• IJInvestor Investor of the Year, APAC – Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners 

• IJInvestor Insurance Adviser, Africa – ICIEC 

• IJInvestor Insurance Adviser, Europe – Marsh 

• IJInvestor Asset Performance – Vauban Infrastructure Partners' Proxiserve 

• IJInvestor Market Innovation – Hy24 

• IJInvestor Newcomer – Sosteneo Infrastructure Partners  

• IJInvestor Placement Agent – UBS Private Funds Group 

• IJInvestor Technical Adviser, Europe – Arup 

European transaction awards: 

• IJInvestor Social Infrastructure Acquisition – Antin's acquisition of Portakabin 

• IJInvestor Digital Infrastructure Acquisition – Ardian's acquisition of Verne 

• IJInvestor Transport Acquisition – Hy24's investment in HysetCo 

• IJInvestor Renewable Acquisition – Ardian's acquisition of Attero 

• IJInvestor Energy Transition Acquisition – KKR's acquisition of Zenobe stake 

• IJInvestor Joint Venture – GLIL and BSIF's Lyceum Solar 

• IJInvestor Debt Financing – Solör Bioenergi financing 

• IJInvestor Oil & Gas Acquistion – Ancala's sale of Dragon LNG stake 

• IJInvestor Refinancing of the Year – Solör Bioenergi refinancing 

• IJInvestor Utilities Acquisition – CKI consortium's acquisition of Phoenix Energy 

• IJInvestor Market Impact – Hy24’s investment in Stegra 

African transaction awards: 

• IJInvestor Social Infrastructure Acquisition – Fortis Green and AXIAN's acquisition of Gigawatt Rwanda 

• IJInvestor Digital Infrastructure Acquisition – AIIM's investment in N+ONE Datacenters 

• IJInvestor Renewable Acquisition – BlackRock’s CFP investment in Lake Turkana Wind Project 

• IJInvestor Joint Venture – Fortis Green and AXIAN's acquisition of Gigawatt Rwanda 

APAC transaction awards: 

• IJInvestor Transport Acquisition – INA, APG, ADIA's investment in Kanci-Pejagan and Pejagan-Pemalang Toll Road 

• IJInvestor Renewable Acquisition – J-Power's acquisition of Genex 

• IJInvestor Energy Transition Acquisition – J Power's acquisition of Genex 

• IJInvestor Joint Venture – DNE Group and Bain Capital's joint venture 

• IJInvestor Oil & Gas Acquistion – Tokyo Gas' sale of interest in Gorgon, Ichthys, Pluto and QCLNG 

• IJInvestor Refinancing of the Year – Kinetic refinancing 

Middle East transaction awards:  

• IJInvestor Oil & Gas Acquistion – ADNOC joint venture with BP 

• IJInvestor Refinancing of the Year – Al Dur Phase II IWPP refinancing