Private Equity

Deal of the Year

DealMakers Annual Gala Awards

At the end of each year, DealMakers calls on the corporate finance industry to submit their nominations for PE Deal of the Year.

With the assistance of the independent panel, and taking into account the number of nominations each deal has received, a shortlist of 3 - 5 deals is announced. 

These deals are then evaluated by the Independent Panel and they select a winner based on a variety of criteria, including but not limited to:

The transformational aspects of the deal   |   The execution complexity   |   The deal size   |   The potential value creation of the deal 

2019 PE Deal of the Year 

Submission deadline for 2019 nominations: FRIDAY 22 NOVEMBER 2020

If qualifying deals will only be announced after the closing date, these must be submitted by 6 January 2020. Please advise beforehand if this is the case.

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2018 PE Deal of the Year 

Other Nominees for 2018:​

Community Investment Ventures Holdings (CIVH) acquisition of Vumatel

Gold Medal Award

Neal Froneman - Sibanye-Stillwater, Sam Riley - Ansarada, Jessica Spira - Rand Merchant Bank, Michael Avery - Catalyst, Marylou Greig - DealMakers and Gareth Armstrong - Rand Merchant Bank

2017 PE Deal of the Year 

Gold Medal Award

Disposal by Capitalworks of Much Asphalt 

Other Nominees for 2017:​

Standard Charted Private Equity and Development Capital Partners sale of their 72% stake in Kamoso Distribution to a consortium led by Investec Asset Management and RMB Ventures

The acquisition by Capitlworks of Sovereign Food Investments 

Arie Maree (Ansarada),Garth Willis (Capitalworks), Neal Froneman (Sibanye-Stillwater) and Michael Avery (Catalyst)

2016 PE Deal of the Year 

Disposal by Actis of Tekkie Town to Steinhoff

Other Nominees for 2016:​

Ethos for Eazi Group

African Rainbow Capital for Afrimat

Rockwood for Tsebo

Gold Medal Award

Arie Maree (Ansarada),Charl Keyter (Sibanye Gold), Michael Avery (Catalyst) and David Cook (Actis)

2015 PE Deal of the Year 

Other Nominees for 2015:​

Disposal by Ethos of Plumblink to Bidvest

Gold Medal Award

Ethos for the Nampak divisions

Old Mutual PE For MoreCorp

Actis for Food Loverd Market

Jos van Zyl (Ethos), Arie Maree (Ansarada), Stephen Dearing (Ansarada) and Neal Froneman (Sibanye Gold)

2014 PE Deal of the Year 

Other Nominees for 2014:​

Acquisition by Actis of Compuscan

Ethos for Tiger Automotive 

Actis for Tekkie Town 

Vantage Capital for Surfline Communications

RMB Ventures and Bopu Moruo for One Digital Media

Ali Mazanderani (Actis), Daryl Wray (Cell C), Charl Keyter (Sibanye Gold) and Michael Avery (Catalyst)

Gold Medal Award

Exxaro Resources' acquisition of TCSA