The IJ awards season is just around the corner and we are delighted today to publish the shortlist for the Company section of the IJGlobal Awards 2022 for Europe and Africa, identifying the organisations that the independent panel of judges shortlisted… with the big reveal on the night.

The London awards night will be staged on Thursday 9 March at Sheraton Grand London on Park Lane. To access the awards site, click here...

To read all about the independent panel of judges, click here…

This story identifies the organisations that are on shortlists – with the winner revealed on the night – but there are a number of other company awards where the judges chose the winner outright.

MLA of the Year:

• BNP Paribas 
• Garanti BBVA 
• Kommunalkredit Austria 
• MUFG 
• Santander 
• SMBC 
• Société Générale 

Financial Adviser of the Year:

• Arup 
• DC Advisory 
• Citi 
• Macquarie Capital 
• SMBC 
• Société Générale 
• Venture Corporate Finance 

Legal Adviser of the Year:

• Allen & Overy 
• Clifford Chance  
• Latham & Watkins 
• Linklaters 
• Norton Rose Fulbright 
• White & Case 

Technical Adviser of the Year:

• Arup 
• TA Europe 

Guarantor - Financial Wrap of the Year:

• Assured Guaranty 
• GuarantCo 

The Europe & Africa section of the awards will also see announcements in the following categories:

• Corporate Trust of the Year
• DFI of the Year
• Local Legal Adviser of the Year
• Model Auditor of the Year
• Ratings Agency of the Year
• Sponsor of the Year
• Public Sector Institution of the Year

A new category has been launched this year – Judge’s Choice Award – which was debated by the independent panel of judges on Europe & Africa Judgment Day, hosted earlier this month… with interesting results.

There is also a slew of awards to be presented for deals that made it to financial close in the 2022 calendar year across a range of categories and decided by the IJGlobal editorial team based on a host of submissions.