The London section of the IJGlobal Awards 2024 to recognise achievements in infrastructure finance and refinance activity in the last calendar year was staged this evening – and here we publish all the winners.

The full stories on the Transaction Winners for both Europe and Africa have been published separately, as have the Company Awards.

This piece pulls together a helicopter view of all the awards that were announced this evening at the rather splendid Peninsula London.

IJGlobal was delighted to host the event at the packed Belgravia venue for transactions that made it to financial close between 1 January and 31 December 2024, as well as the organisations and individuals that have impacted the market over the course of the judging period.

The Company Awards are shortlisted and voted on by an independent panel of judges, all of whom are seasoned industry professionals (recusals where there were conflicts).

Meanwhile, the Transaction Awards are chosen by the relevant IJGlobal editorial team, based on submissions… which was a record year with 1,500 submitted globally.

Here follow all the awards – not all of which were announced this evening – for Europe and Africa.

Individual awards:

• Outstanding Individual, Africa – Professor Konyinsola Ajayi, Olaniwun Ajayi
• Rising Star, Europe – Svantje Schade, Green Giraffe Advisory

The company winners for Europe and Africa can be accessed in full here. They are:

• Sponsor of the Year, Europe – Hy24
• Sponsor of the Year, Africa – African Clean Energy Developments
• MLA of the Year, Europe – Santander
• Bond Arranger of the Year, Europe – Credit Agricole
• Guarantor of the Year, Africa – AFC
• Financial Adviser of the Year, Europe – Societe Generale
• Financial Adviser of the Year, Africa – Green Giraffe
• Legal Adviser of the Year, Europe – Latham & Watkins
• Legal Adviser of the Year, Greece – Koutalidis Law Firm
• Legal Adviser of the Year, Turkey – Ergün Avukatlık Bürosu
• Legal Adviser of the Year, Africa – Trinity International
• Legal Adviser of the Year, Nigeria – Olaniwun Ajayi
• Newcomer of the Year, Europe – Alter5
• Technical Adviser of the Year, Europe – Arup
• Technical Adviser of the Year, Africa – Dornier Suntrace
• Ratings Agency of the Year, Europe – Moody's Ratings
• Insurance Adviser of the Year, Europe – Aon
• Model Auditor of the Year, Europe & Africa – BDO

The transaction winners for Europe can be accessed in full detail here. They are:

• Market Impact Award – Carrington Liquid Air Demonstration Energy Storage
• Market Innovation of the Year (Renewables) – Berenberg and GoldenPeaks Capital: Redefining the role of private debt
• Energy Transition Deal of the Year – Northern Endurance Partnership
• Power Deal of the Year – NZT CCGT Power Plant
• Power to X Deal of the Year – Stegra Green Steel Plant
• Water Deal of the Year – Stegra Boden Water Treatment Plant
• Digital Infrastructure Innovation Award – Acquisition of 49% in Fab 34 Semiconductor Manufacturing
• Airport Deal of the Year – Beauvais-Tille Airport Expansion PPP
• Digital Infrastructure Deal of the Year – XpFibre Refinance
• EV Charging Deal of the Year – PowerDot Green Loan 2024
• Solar Deal of the Year – Sunly Renewable Energy Portfolio Financing
• Geothermal Deal of the Year – Eavor Erdwaerme Geretsried Geothermal Plant
• Gigafactory Deal of the Year – Dunkirk Battery Gigafactory
• LNG Deal of the Year – Stade LNG Terminal
• Oil & Gas Deal of the Year – Ceyhan Gas to Chemicals Project
• Power & Transmission Deal of the Year – ACWA Kirikkale CCGT
• PPP Deal of the Year – Istanbul Sariyer-Kilyos Motorway Tunnel PPP
• Refinance of the Year (Digital Infrastructure) – Glaspoort Refinance
• Refinance of the Year (Oil & Gas) – BlueNord Refinance
• Refinance of the Year (Renewables) – Sonnedix European Solar PV Portfolio Financing
• Social Infrastructure Deal of the Year – Nordiqus Refinance
• Sustainability-Linked Loan of the Year – Bruc Power Solar PV Portfolio
• Transport Deal of the Year – Leipzig S-Bahn Network Modernisation Lot 2
• Wind Deal of the Year – Renewable Power Capital's Swedish Wind Portfolio

The transaction winners for Africa can be accessed in full detail here. They are:

• Market Impact Award – Africa GreenCo: Pioneering Power Imports to Alleviate Zambia’s Energy Crisis
• Market Innovation Award – AFC Support for Bank of Industry’s Up to €2 Billion Syndicated Loan Facility
• Power to X Deal of the Year – Nant Energy CCGT Plant
• Airport Deal of the Year – Blaise Diagne International Airport
• Energy Transition Deal of the Year – GuarantCo facility to Africa GreenCo
• Solar Deal of the Year – Doornhoek Solar PV Project, South Africa
• Green Bond of the Year – Zambia Green Bond
• Mining Deal of the Year – Tizert Copper and Silver Mine Expansion
• Oil & Gas Deal of the Year – Agogo FPSO
• Transport Deal of the Year – Abidjan Metro Line 1
• Water Deal of the Year – Tanga UWASA Green Bond
• Wind Deal of the Year – Impofu Wind Cluster, South Africa