2019 DealMakers Annual Gala Awards
Date: Tuesday 18 February 2020
Venue: Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg
MC: Nik Rabinowitz
Entertainment: Soweto String Quartet


Headline Sponsor

Gold Medals

Deal of the Year

Individual DealMaker of the Year

Top Sponsors by Deal Value and Deal Flow
Top Legal Advisers by Deal Value and Deal Flow


Top Transactional Support Services by Deal Value and Deal Flow

Venue Sponsor

Pre-dinner drinks
Media Partner
Interviews from the event:

Brunswick Deal of the Year 2019

PepsiCo's acquisition of Pioneer Foods

Gold Medal Award

Catalyst Private Equity Deal of the Year 2019

Acorn Private Equity for partial exit of Bearnibbles SA
Gold Medal Award


Exxaro BEE Deal of the Year 2019
Nampak’s disposal of Nampak Glass

Gold Medal Award

Ince Individual DealMaker of the Year 2018
Jako van der Walt

Gold Medal Award
DealMakers of the Decade 2010 - 2019
by Deal Value - JPMorgan
Gold Medal Award


by Deal Flow - Investec Bank
Legal DealMakers of the Decade 2010 - 2019
by Deal Value -Webber Wentzel

by Deal Flow - Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr
Mergers & Acquisitions 2019
Investment Advisers by Deal Value
1st by Deal Value - PSG Capital

Gold Medal Award


2nd by Deal Value - JPMorgan

3rd by Deal Value - UBS
4th by Deal Value - Macquarie Advisory and Capital Markets South Africa

Investment Advisers by Deal Flow

1st by Deal Flow - Nedbank CIB
Gold Medal Award


2nd by Deal Flow - Rothschild & Co

3rd by Deal Flow - Investec Bank

4th by Deal Flow - PSG Capital

Sponsors by Deal Value
1st by Deal Value - Investec Bank

2nd by Deal Value - PSG Capital

3rd by Deal Value - Nedbank CIB

4th by Deal Value - Java Capital

Sponsors by Deal Flow
1st by Deal Flow - Java Capital

2nd by Deal Flow - Investec Bank

3rd by Deal Flow - PSG Capital

4th by Deal Flow - Nedbank CIB

Legal Advisers by Deal Value
1st by Deal Value - Webber Wentzel


2nd by Deal Value - Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr

3rd by Deal Value - Bowmans

4th by Deal Value - ENSafrica

Legal Advisers by Deal Flow
1st by Deal Flow - Webber Wentzel


2nd by Deal Flow - Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr

3rd by Deal Flow - ENSafrica

4th by Deal Flow - Werksmans

Transactional Support Services
by Deal Value

1st by Deal Value - BDO

2nd by Deal Value - PwC

3rd by Deal Value - Mazars

4th by Deal Value - Questco

Transactional Support Services
by Deal Flow

1st by Deal Flow - BDO

2nd by Deal Flow - EY

3rd by Deal Flow - PwC

4th by Deal Flow - Mazars

Black Economic Empowerment 2019
Investment Advisers by Deal Value

1st by Deal Value - Rand Merchant Bank

Investment Advisers by Deal Flow
1st by Deal Flow - Rand Merchant Bank

Legal Advisers by Deal Value
1st by Deal Value - ENSafrica

Legal Advisers by Deal Flow
1st by Deal Flow - Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr

​General Corporate Finance 2019
Investment Advisers by Transaction Value
1st by Transaction Value - Morgan Stanley

2nd by Transaction Value - Citigroup Global Markets

3rd by Transaction Value - JPMorgan

Investment Advisers by Transaction Flow
1st by Transaction Flow - Java Capital

2nd by Transaction Flow - Investec Bank

3rd by Transaction Flow - PSG Capital

Sponsors by Transaction Value
1st by Transaction Value - Investec Bank

2nd by Transaction Value - Rand Merchant Bank

3rd by Transaction Value - Absa CIB

Sponsors by Transaction Flow
1st by Transaction Flow - Java Capital

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2nd by Transaction Flow - PSG Capital

3rd by Transaction Flow - Rand Merchant Bank

Legal Advisers by Transaction Value
1st by Transaction Value - Webber Wentzel

2nd by Transaction Value - Glyn Marais

3rd by Transaction Value - ENSafrica

Legal Advisers by Transaction Flow
1st by Transaction Flow - Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr

2nd by Transaction Flow - Webber Wentzel

3rd by Transaction Flow - ENSafrica

Transactional Support Services by Transaction Value
1st by Transaction Value - PwC

2nd by Transaction Value - BDO

3rd by Transaction Value - PKF Octagon

Transactional Support Services by Transaction Flow
1st by Transaction Flow - BDO

2nd by Transaction Flow - PwC

3rd by Transaction Flow - KPMG
