Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) receives top honours as Financial Adviser of the Year at the 2024 IJInvestor Awards – Africa.com
African Finance Corporation (AFC) (www.AfricaFC.org), the continent’s leading provider of infrastructure solutions, has won the top honor of Financial Advisor of the Year at the 2024 IJInvestor Awards. The firm received the prestigious award at a dinner in London last night in recognition of its unique financial advisory services to partners on transformational infrastructure projects that drive industrialization and economic progress in Africa.
Each year, the IJInvestor Awards recognize the best fundraising, deployment and M&A activity in the energy and infrastructure sectors. AFC’s outstanding achievements in providing tailor-made financial and technical advice to public and private sector clients in Africa have seen the firm top the list in the Financial Advisor of the Year category. AFC is the only African institution to be nominated alongside global industry leaders.
AFC’s Financial Advisory practice provides tailor-made financial solutions across Africa, addressing the challenges of infrastructure project development on the continent. The firm’s comprehensive advisory services, project finance expertise, risk management, deal structuring and capital mobilization complement its investment and financial services offerings, cementing AFC’s role as a trusted partner to sponsors and governments focused on driving High impact infrastructure projects in Africa.
Last year, AFC supported its clients’ infrastructure projects in several countries, including Nigeria, Ghana, Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo. These projects have made a significant contribution to closing Africa’s infrastructure deficit, created thousands of local jobs and improved energy access for millions of people.
Banji Fehintola, Executive Director and Head of Financial Services at AFC expressed his gratitude, saying: “We are extremely honored to be recognized by IJInvestor, which is a testament to the exceptional talent of our financial advisory team and the tailor-made financial services we provide to our trusted clients. The strength of solutions. Partners across Africa. This award reaffirms our commitment to unlocking Africa’s economic potential through transformational infrastructure projects that will lead the continent into a new era of prosperity.”
Fola Fagbule, Deputy Director and Head of Financial Advisory Services at AFC, added: “Our work in financial advisory complements the wider investment and financial services solutions that AFC deploys across the continent. We are therefore delighted to be recognized as a leading African financial advisor and remains committed to providing strategic corporate finance and project advisory services to our partners.”
Distributed by APO Group on behalf of the African Finance Corporation (AFC).
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About AFC:
AFC was established in 2007 to promote pragmatic infrastructure and industrial investment in Africa. AFC’s approach combines specialist industry expertise with a focus on financial and technical advisory, project structuring, project development and venture capital to meet Africa’s infrastructure development needs and drive sustainable economic growth.
For seventeen years, AFC has been Africa’s partner of choice, with a proven track record of investing in and delivering useful, high-quality infrastructure assets that serve core infrastructure sectors such as power, natural resources, heavy industry, and transport. Basic services. telecommunications. The AFC has 43 member countries and has invested US$13 billion across Africa since its inception. www.AfricaFC.org
