Developer of the year
Who should enter?
This category is open to infrastructure project developers, including contracting and consulting engineers working as developers or in joint ventures or partnerships with developers.
The programme submitted for this award should have been completed between 30 August 2007 and 30 August 2008. The deal entered should have been developed before it is submitted for entry rather than a project under development.
Criteria
Judges will look not only look at the technical aspect and structuring of the project but also at how an project has been delivered in terms of:
. The use of local resources - human and capital
. Positive impact on the local community both social and economic
. Consultation with key stakeholders
. Consideration of sustainable development environmental concerns
. Promotion of regional integration
. Particular challenges and obstacles overcome
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Power deal of the year
Who should enter?
This category is open to anyone involved in the provision of power infrastructure, including project sponsors, developers, banks and providers of finance, law firms instrumental in setting up power deals. Parties' may submit joint submissions.
The programme submitted for this award should have been completed between 30 August 2007 and 30 August 2008. The deal entered should have reached financial closed before it is submitted for entry rather than a deal which is in progress.
Criteria
Judges will look not only look at the financial aspect and structuring of the deal but also at how an infrastructure programme has been delivered in terms of:
. Financial innovation
. The use of local resources - human and capital
. Structuring
. Positive impact on the local community both social and economic
. Consultation with key stakeholders
. Consideration of sustainable development environmental concerns
. Promotion of regional integration
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Transport deal of the year
Who should enter?
This category is open to anyone involved in the provision of transport infrastructure, including banks and providers of finance, law firms instrumental in setting up deals.
The programme submitted for this award should have been completed between 30 August 2007 and 30 August 2008. The deal entered should have been closed rather than a deal which is in progress.
Criteria
Judges will look not only look at the financial aspect and structuring of the deal but also at how an infrastructure programme has been delivered in terms of:
. Technical innovation
. The use of local resources - human and capital
. Positive impact on the local community both social and economic
. Consultation with key stakeholders
. Consideration of sustainable development environmental concerns
. Promotion of regional integration
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ICT/Telecoms deal of the year
Who should enter?
This category is open to anyone involved in the provision of ICT infrastructure, including banks and providers of finance, law firms instrumental in setting ICT deals.
The programme submitted for this award should have been completed between 30 August 2007 and 30 August 2008. The deal entered should have been closed and exited before it is submitted for entry rather than a deal which is in progress.
Criteria
Judges will look not only look at the financial aspect and structuring of the deal but also at how an infrastructure programme has been delivered in terms of:
. Financial innovation
. The use of local resources - human and capital
. Positive impact on the local community both social and economic
. Consultation with key stakeholders
. Consideration of sustainable development environmental concerns
. Promotion of regional integration
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Water deal of the year
Who should enter?
This category is open to anyone involved in the provision of water infrastructure, including banks and providers of finance, law firms instrumental in setting up water.
The programme submitted for this award should have been completed between 30 August 2007 and 30 August 2008. The deal entered should have been closed and exited before it is submitted for entry rather than a deal which is in progress.
Criteria
Judges will look not only look at the financial aspect and structuring of the deal but also at how an infrastructure programme has been delivered in terms of:
. Environmental and Financial innovation
. The use of local resources - human and capital
. Positive impact on the local community both social and economic
. Consultation with key stakeholders
. Consideration of sustainable development environmental concerns
. Promotion of regional integration
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Social Infrastructure deal of the year
Who should enter?
This category is open to anyone involved in the provision of Social infrastructure especially development finance institutions, banks and providers of finance and advisers and law firms instrumental in setting such deals up.
The programme submitted for this award should have been completed between 30 August 2007 and 30 August 2008. The deal entered should have been closed rather than a deal which is in progress.
Criteria
Judges will look not only look at the financial aspect and structuring of the deal but also at how an infrastructure programme has been delivered in terms of:
. PPP innovation
. The use of local resources - human and capital
. Positive impact on the local community both social and economic
. Consultation with key stakeholders
. Consideration of sustainable development environmental concerns
. Promotion of regional integration
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Oil & Gas deal of the year
Who should enter?
This category is open to anyone involved in the provision of Oil and Gas infrastructure, including banks and providers of finance, law firms instrumental in setting such deals.
The programme submitted for this award should have been completed between 30 August 2007 and 30 August 2008. The deal entered should have been closed rather than a deal which is in progress.
Criteria
Judges will look not only look at the financial aspect and structuring of the deal but also at how an infrastructure programme has been delivered in terms of:
. Financial innovation
. The use of local resources - human and capital
. Positive impact on the local community both social and economic
. Consultation with key stakeholders
. Consideration of sustainable development environmental concerns
. Promotion of regional integration
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PPP Champion of the year
Who should enter?
This category is open to anyone involved in the improving the environment for PPP's in Africa . This category is open to both the public and private sector for endeavors between August 2007 and 30 August 2008.
Criteria
. The nominee should supply evidence the role PPP's can play as a development tool and demonstrate a commitment to sustained investment in the continent and promotion of local employment and development.
. The nominee should show how their initiatives have raised the profile of African infrastructure opportunities to international partners.
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Infrastructure fund of the year
Who should enter?
This category is open to infrastructure funds and Investment Managers.
This category will assess the performance of the Fund between 30 August 2007 and 30 August 2008.
Criteria
Judges will be looking for evidence of:
. Quality of portfolio and number of transactions
. Value of African assets under management at beginning and end of the agreed period (or nearest dates to it that they can provide).
. Assets allocation by country and by sector.
. Performance of the Fund over the last 12 months.
. Type of fund (e.g. equity long only, equity and bonds etc.)
. Type of investors (retail, institutional or both)
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Infrastructure regulator of the year
Who should enter?
This award is open to both public and private sector organisations that have been instrumental in improving the regulatory environment and creating favourable conditions for infrastructure investment in Africa .
Criteria
Judges will be looking for evidence of:
. Inclusion of measures to adopt PPP regulation in poverty reduction and economic growth policies
. Commitment to building capacity within a government or business community to promote and implement an improved infrastructure investment climate
. Degree to which there has been activity - internally or externally - to raise awareness of the importance of infrastructure as a job creation platform
. Promotion of private sector views in the development of policy and a dialogue between government and business
. Examples of how policies have been implemented and the measures of success which have been seen
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Sponsor of the year
Who should enter?
This category is open to project sponsors and professionals involved in setting up deals.
The initiatives submitted for this award should have been completed between 30 August 2007 and 30 August 2008. The deals entered should have been closed rather than a deal which is in progress.
Criteria
Judges will look not only look at the financial aspect and structuring of the deal but also at how an infrastructure programme has been delivered in terms of:
. Financial innovation
. The use of local resources - human and capital
. Positive impact on the local community both social and economic
. Consultation with key stakeholders
. Consideration of sustainable development environmental concerns
. Promotion of regional integration
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Bank arranger of the year
Who should enter?
This category is open to financial institutions involved in the arranging and provision of finance to infrastructure projects.
The programme submitted for this award should have been completed between 30 August 2007 and 30 August 2008. The deal entered should have been closed.
Criteria
Judges will look not only look at the financial aspect and structuring of the deal but also at how an infrastructure programme has been delivered in terms of:
. Financial innovation
. New sources of capital bought into the deal (especially Pension Funds and capital markets)
. The use of local resources - human and capital Facilitation of local currency transactions
. Efforts to support the sustainable growth of local market
. Consultation with key stakeholders
. Consideration of sustainable development environmental concerns
. Promotion of regional integration
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Legal adviser of the year
Who should enter?
This category is open to law firms, in-house counsel and lawyers involved in advising on infrastructure projects and setting up deals.
The programme submitted for this award should be between 30 August 2007 and 30 August 2008.
Criteria
Judges will look not only look at the financial aspect and structuring of the deal but also at how an infrastructure programme has been delivered in terms of:
. Risk allocation and mitigation Financial innovation
. The use of local resources - human and capital
. Efforts to support the sustainable growth of local markets
. Positive impact on the local community both social and economic
. Consultation with key stakeholders
. Consideration of sustainable development environmental concerns
. Promotion of regional integration
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Adviser of the year
Who should enter?
This category is open to banks, investment banks, development banks, providers of finance, law firms or other bodies involved in arranging and facilitating deals and transactions.
Criteria
Judges will be looking for evidence of:
. Support for the development of Africa 's infrastructure markets
. Facilitation of local currency transactions
.Financial and technical innovation
. Efforts to support the sustainable growth of local markets
. Adoption of global best practices in Africa.
