Awards

Recognizing Excellence in Financial Innovation and Leadership

2025 Champions Newspaper Annual Awards.

Mr. Babatunde Sonnie Ayere (GCEO): Most Outstanding Financial Technocrat of the Year.

Other Awards

Celebrating our commitment to excellence and the trust of our clients through industry recognition.

2024
  • Best Asset Management Company Award, 2024 - Africa Industrial and Development Conference and Awards (AIDCA)
2022
  • Best Investement Banking Group Nigeria, 2022 - World Economic Magazine Awards
2021
  • Development Finance Solutions Company of the year 2021 - Business Day Banking and Financial Institutions Awards 
  • Corporate Transformation of the year for the acquistion of Links MFB ltd 2021 - Business Day Banking and Financial Institutions Awards 
  • Best Structured Finance and Securitisation team in West Africa - 2021 - Capital Finance International
  • Best Development Finance Company Nigeria 2021​ - Global Finance and Banking
2020
  • Investment Banking CEO of the Decade 2020 - Business Day Banking and Financial Institutions Awards 
  • Most Innovative Investment Bank of the Year 2020 - Business Day Banking and Financial Institutions Awards
  • Best Structured Finance and Securitization team West Africa. 2020 - Business Day Banking and Financial Institutions Awards
  • Most Innovative Deal in Nigeria 2020 - Business Day Banking and Financial Institutions Awards
  • CEO of the year 2020 - International Investor Awards
  • Best securitization House Nigeria, 2020​ International Investor Awards
2019

Best Securitisation House in Nigeria 2019 - Global Finance and Banking

2018

Best Securitisation House in Nigeria 2018 - Global Banking & Finance Review Awards, United Kingdom

2017

Best Corporate Finance CEO West Africa, Africa Finance Awards 2017

2015
  • Best Enterprise, Africa – Europe Business Assembly Socrates Award, Italy 2015
2014
  • Mortgage Product of the Year – African Banker Awards 2014
  • Best Corporate Finance Advisory Team, West Africa 2014 – Cfi.co (Capital Finance International) Finance Awards, United Kingdom
  • Best Quality Leadership Award 2014 – European Society for Quality Research, USA
  • Best Investment Research 2014 – European Society for Quality Research Award
  • European Awards for Best Practices 2014 – European Society for Quality Research, Belgium
  • Investment Firm CEO of the Year 2014, Africa - European Global Banking & Finance Award
  • Frankfurt International Arch of Europe Award (IAE) 2014 – Platinum Category, Germany
  • Best Investment Banking Company Nigeria 2014 Global Banking and Finance Review Awards, United Kingdom
  • Finance & Investment Company of the Year 2014 – Europe, Middle East, Africa & Asia (EMAA) International Business Award, Dubai
  • Best Investment Bank Nigeria 2014 – Financial Awards by (IFM) International Finance Magazine, United Kingdom
  • Africa’s Best Innovative Investment Company – Presented at International Business Star Quality Awards 2014, Ghana
  • Best Investment Bank 2014, Nigeria – World Finance Magazine, United Kingdom
2013
  • International Quality Crown Award 2013 – Gold Category at B.I.D Quality Crown Convention, United Kingdom
  • International Award for Leadership in Image & Quality 2013 – Global Trade Leaders’ Club Convention, Spain
2011

Best Debt House 2011 at the Nigerian Investment Banking Awards