The Dubai section of the IJGlobal Awards 2023 to recognise achievements in infrastructure finance and refinance activity over the course of the last calendar year was staged this evening… and here we publish a round-up of all the winners.

The full story on the Transaction Winners has been published in greater detail, and there is a separate piece on the Company Awards. This piece pulls together a helicopter view of all the awards that were announced this evening in the Four Seasons Resort at Jumeirah Beach, Dubai.

IJGlobal was delighted to host the event at a packed venue for transactions that made it to financial close between 1 January and 31 December 2023, as well as the organisations and individuals that have impacted the market over the course of the judging period.

The Company Awards are shortlisted and voted on by an independent panel of judges, all of whom are seasoned industry professionals (recusals where there are conflicts of interest). Meanwhile, the Transaction Awards are chosen by the relevant editorial team, based on submissions.

Here follow all the awards – not all of which were announced this evening – for the Middle East and North Africa.

Individual Award:

• Rising Star – Albert Kromm, Pinsent Masons

The MENA company winners for the MENA region, which can be accessed in full here, are:

• Judges’ Choice, DFI – National Infrastructure Fund (INFRA) of Saudi Arabia
• Sponsor of the Year – ACWA Power
• MLA of the Year – HSBC / Saudi Awwal Bank
• Bond Arranger of the Year – HSBC
• Financial Adviser of the Year – SMBC
• Legal Adviser of the Year – White & Case
• Judges’ Choice, Local Legal Adviser – Khoshaim & Associates
• Judges’ Choice, Technical Adviser of the Year – WSP
• Model Auditor of the Year – BDO
• Ratings Agency of the Year – Moody’s Investors Service

The MENA Transaction winners, which can be accessed in full here, are:

• Energy Transition Deal of the Year – Neom Green Hydrogen Plant
• Green Bond Financing of the Year – Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PSJC
• Oil & Gas Deal of the Year – Ras Laffan Petrochemical Project
• Transport Deal of the Year – DP World – South Container Terminal, Jeddah Port
• Mining Deal of the Year – Centamin Sustainability-Linked Credit Facility
• Renewable Energy Deal of the Year – Onshore Wind – Gulf of Suez II
• Renewable Energy Deal of the Year – Solar – Manah I Solar PV Plant IPP
• Middle East Mega Solar Award – ACWA Power – PIF Round 3 Solar PV IPPs
• Renewable Energy Deal of the Year – Solar – Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar PV, DEWA VI
• Renewable Energy Deal of the Year – Rooftop Solar – CleanMax Long-Term Credit Facility
• PPP Deal of the Year – Al Ansar Hospital
• PPP Deal of the Year – Street Lighting – Abu Dhabi Street Lighting PPP Phase 2
• Refinance Deal of the Year – Oil & Gas – Greensaif Pipelines
• Refinance Deal of the Year – Solar PV – Yellow Door Energy – Distributed Solar Portfolio
• Refinance Deal of the Year – Power & Water – Ras Laffan C IWPP
• Refinance Deal of the Year – Refinery – Sohar Refinery Improvement Project
• Refinance Deal of the Year – Transport – DP World – Jebel Ali Bond
• Desalination Deal of the Year – Mirfa 2
• Innovation of the Year – AFC Samurai Bond Guarantee – Egypt
• IJGlobal Alternative Infrastructure Award – Neom Residential Communities
• Sustainability-Linked Deal of the Year – ACWA Power – Al Shuaibah 1 & Al Shuaibah 2
• Waste Deal of the Year – Vision Invest / Veolia / ADQ – Magma Hazardous Waste Treatment
• Water Deal of the Year – Project Wave
• Water Treatment Deal of the Year – Al Wakra & Al Wukair STP