White & Case named “Debt Capital Markets Legal Advisor of the Year” at 2026 Global Banking & Markets Africa Awards

Award

27 March 2026

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White & Case LLP won "Debt Capital Markets Legal Advisor of the Year" at this year's Global Banking & Markets Africa Awards. The Firm also picked up eight "Deal of the Year" awards.

They are:

National Resources Finance Deal of the Year – Shell bifurcated staple financings

White & Case advised the lenders on the bifurcated stapled financings for Shell's onshore and shallow water assets in Nigeria acquired by Renaissance Africa Energy, a consortium of five Nigerian oil and gas companies.
Sovereign Liability Management Deal of the Year – Republic of Kenya US$1.5 billion issuance

White & Case advised the Republic of Kenya (acting through the National Treasury and Department for Economic Planning) on its issuance of US$1.5 billion amortizing notes and the buyback of its US$900 million notes.
Corporate Syndicated Loan Deal of the Year – Valterra Platinum multi-facility financing
Debut SSA Bond Deal of the Year – Africa Finance Corporation perpetual hybrid bond
High Yield Bond Deal of the Year – Bidvest US$500 million issuance

White & Case advised the Bidvest Group (UK) Plc and the Bidvest Group Limited, as guarantor, on the issuance of US$500 million senior notes, in conjunction with a cash tender offer in respect of its existing notes.
Sovereigns, Supranational and Agency Bond Deal of the Year – Angola US$1.8 billion issuance

White & Case advised the Republic of Angola on their US$1.75 billion dual-tranche senior unsecured notes.
Global Banking & Markets Deal of the Year – Côte d'Ivoire US$2.1 billion bond issuance

White & Case advised BNP PARIBAS, Citigroup Global Markets Limited, Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch, J.P. Morgan Securities plc, Société Générale and Standard Chartered Bank on the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire's US$2.1 billion dual tranche 144A/Reg S bond offering and its tender offer to purchase two series of its existing bonds.
Groundbreaking Deal of the Year: Standard Bank Zaronia issuance

The Global Banking & Markets Awards—formerly the formerly the Bonds, Loans & ESG Capital Markets Awards—recognize the "most innovative and groundbreaking deals from sovereign, corporate and financial institution issuers and borrowers" across Africa.