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2021 DealMakers Annual Awards
Date: Tuesday 22 February 2022
Venue: Ballroom, Sandton Convention Centre
MC: Nik Rabinowitz

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Gold Medals

Top Sponsors by Deal Value and Deal Flow

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Individual DealMaker of the Year

Top Transactional Support Services by Deal Value and Deal Flow

Pre-dinner Drinks

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Deal of the Year
The 2021 DealMakers Annual Awards
Brunswick Deal of the Year 2021

Gold Medal Award

Vodacom's acquisition of a 55% stake in Vodafone Egypt


The local advisers to the deal were:

Catalyst Private Equity Deal of the Year 2021
Acorn Agri & Food’s acquisition of Ascendis Animal Health

Gold Medal Award



The local advisers to the deal were:

Exxaro BEE Deal of the Year 2021
Northam Platinum's accelaration of the Zambezi BEE transaction


Gold Medal Award


The local advisers to the deal were:

Business Rescue Transaction of the Year 2021
Group Five
Gold Medal Award



The local advisers to the deal were:

Ince Individual DealMaker of the Year 2021

Lydia Shadrach-Razzino

Gold Medal Award


Mergers & Acquisitions 2021
Investment Advisers by Deal Value
1st by Deal Value - Rand Merchant Bank

Gold Medal Award for 1st place



2nd by Deal Value -Standard Bank


3rd by Deal Value - Goldman Sachs


4th by Deal Value - Merrill Lynch


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

Gold Medal Award for 1st place



2nd by Deal Flow - Investec Bank


3rd by Deal Flow - Java Capital


4th by Deal Flow - Standard Bank


Sponsors by Deal Value
1st by Deal Value - UBS

Top Sponsors by Deal Value and Deal Flow


2nd by Deal Value - Investec Bank


3rd by Deal Value - Rand Merchant Bank


4th by Deal Value - JP Morgan


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

Top Sponsors by Deal Value and Deal Flow


2nd by Deal Flow - Java Capital


3rd by Deal Flow - Rand Merchant Bank


4th by Deal Flow - PSG Capital


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


2nd by Deal Value - ENSafrica


3rd by Deal Value - Bowmans


4th by Deal Value - Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr


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


2nd by Deal Flow - Webber Wentzel


3rd by Deal Flow - ENSafrica


4th by Deal Flow - Bowmans


Transactional Support Services by Deal Value

Top Transactional Support Services by Deal Value and Deal Flow
1st by Deal Value - PwC


2nd by Deal Value - EY


3rd by Deal Value - BDO


4th by Deal Value - Deloitte


Transactional Support Services by Deal Flow

Top Transactional Support Services by Deal Value and Deal Flow
1st by Deal Flow - BDO


2nd by Deal Flow - PwC


3rd by Deal Flow - Deloitte
