15th of April, 2025
Deal of the Year/Loans by IFLR Africa Awards
We are thrilled to announce that we won the prestigious “Deal of the Year/Loans” Award at the IFLR Africa Awards 2025!
This award recognizes our outstanding work on the CrossBoundary Energy financing deal, which uniquely combined classic portfolio financing and project financing. The deal included innovative provisions that allowed for increased borrowings as the portfolio expanded, supporting ongoing development.
The transaction involved $300 million in term facilities and $50 million in revolving facilities provided by Standard Bank Group to CrossBoundary Energy. It successfully consolidated a diverse portfolio of small-scale energy projects across eight African countries into a single holding company financing.
Well done to our Banking & Finance team led by Partner Ahmed Haggag and Associate Raghda ElQabbage for their dedication and expertise in helping to make this deal a success! 🎉
We are thrilled to announce that we won the prestigious “Deal of the Year/Loans” Award at the IFLR Africa Awards 2025!
This award recognizes our outstanding work on the CrossBoundary Energy financing deal, which uniquely combined classic portfolio financing and project financing. The deal included innovative provisions that allowed for increased borrowings as the portfolio expanded, supporting ongoing development.
The transaction involved $300 million in term facilities and $50 million in revolving facilities provided by Standard Bank Group to CrossBoundary Energy. It successfully consolidated a diverse portfolio of small-scale energy projects across eight African countries into a single holding company financing.
Well done to our Banking & Finance team led by Partner Ahmed Haggag and Associate Raghda ElQabbage for their dedication and expertise in helping to make this deal a success! 🎉


Deal of the Year/Loans by IFLR Africa Awards
15th of April, 2025
We are thrilled to announce that we won the prestigious “Deal of the Year/Loans” Award at the IFLR Africa Awards 2025!
This award recognizes our outstanding work on the CrossBoundary Energy financing deal, which uniquely combined classic portfolio financing and project financing. The deal included innovative provisions that allowed for increased borrowings as the portfolio expanded, supporting ongoing development.
The transaction involved $300 million in term facilities and $50 million in revolving facilities provided by Standard Bank Group to CrossBoundary Energy. It successfully consolidated a diverse portfolio of small-scale energy projects across eight African countries into a single holding company financing.
Well done to our Banking & Finance team led by Partner Ahmed Haggag and Associate Raghda ElQabbage for their dedication and expertise in helping to make this deal a success! 🎉
We are thrilled to announce that we won the prestigious “Deal of the Year/Loans” Award at the IFLR Africa Awards 2025!
This award recognizes our outstanding work on the CrossBoundary Energy financing deal, which uniquely combined classic portfolio financing and project financing. The deal included innovative provisions that allowed for increased borrowings as the portfolio expanded, supporting ongoing development.
The transaction involved $300 million in term facilities and $50 million in revolving facilities provided by Standard Bank Group to CrossBoundary Energy. It successfully consolidated a diverse portfolio of small-scale energy projects across eight African countries into a single holding company financing.
Well done to our Banking & Finance team led by Partner Ahmed Haggag and Associate Raghda ElQabbage for their dedication and expertise in helping to make this deal a success! 🎉

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