ENSafrica was the legal advisor to four deals that were recognised at the Bonds, Loans and ESG Capital Markets Africa Awards 2023, announced last night.

Congratulations to our valued clients, who received:

• Local Currency Syndicated Loan Deal of the Year: ENSafrica advised Standard Bank Namibia in its lending of a NAD1.2-billion senior secured dual-tranche bilateral loan to Ohlthaver and List Beverages Company (part of O&L Group).
• Structured Loan Deal of the Year: ENSafrica advised Standard Bank, which was the bookrunner to a USD306-million senior secured multi-currency, multi-jurisdictional cross-collateralised syndicated loan to GRIT Real Estate Income Group.
• Renewable Energy Finance Deal of the Year: ENSafrica advised Scatec ASA in its borrowing of a ZAR16.4-billion senior secured project finance facility plus ZAR3.2-billion ancillary facilities.
• Corporate Restructuring Deal of the Year: ENSafrica advised Cell C in its recapitalisation deal with Blue Label Telecomms Ltd. The deal sees new money flow into Cell C and is the final critical pillar of Cell C's turnaround strategy.

We remain grateful for the trust and support of our clients and are committed to continuing to deliver exceptional legal services and exceeding expectations in all our engagements.

Thank you for your continued partnership with ENSafrica.