Ukreximbank US$134.5 million EBRD A/B Loan, Ukraine

The European Bank for the Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and Standard Bank Plc together the Initial Mandated Lead Arrangers announced the signing of the Senior Syndicated EBRD B-Loan for JSC Ukreximbank Ukraine under a US$134.5 million EBRD A/B Loan Facility.

Morupule B coal fired power station, USD$ 1.6 billion loan, Botswana

Standard Bank and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (“ICBC”) were Joint Lead Arrangers on the US$ 1.6 billion coal fired Morupule B power station expansion project in Botswana (“the Project”). The Project is a major Botswana government initiative, driven by the Botswana Power Corporation (BPC), aimed at boosting the country’s power generation capacity. It comes in the wake of Eskom switching off its power to Botswana to supply growing domestic demand in South Africa.

Ruukki Group Plc R2.9billion (US$368million) Merger with Sylvania Resources Limited, Finland, South Africa

Standard Bank was principal advisor to Ruukki Group plc, a company incorporated in Finland, (“Ruukki”) and Sylvania Resources Limited (“Sylvania”) when they entered into a merger implementation agreement pursuant to which Ruukki will acquire, subject to satisfaction of certain conditions, all of the issued and to be issued share capital of Sylvania under an Australian law governed scheme of arrangement between Sylvania and its shareholders. Value of the deal is R2,953,000,000.

Standard Bank has been named “Best Trade Finance Bank in Sub-Saharan Africa” in the GTR Magazine awards alongside winning two awards in “Best Deals of 2009” for Agro Traders and Wataniya Palestine Telecom.

EAIF wins award for its role in Olkaria III named ‘African Renewables Deal of the Year’ from Project Finance Magazine. Emerging Africa Infrastucture Fund (“EAIF”) has reinforced its credentials in the project finance sector with its role in the Olkaria III Project – announced today as ‘African Renewables Deal of the Year’ from Euromoney’s Project Finance Magazine in its 2009 ‘Deals of the Year’.

Standard Bank has reinforced its credentials in the Project Finance sector, with the announcement today that it has won a handful of awards from Euromoney’s Project Finance Magazine in its 2009 ‘Deals of the Year’.

Standard Bank has reinforced its credentials in providing project finance to African power plant projects winning another award for its role in Morupule B, named as ‘African Power Deal of the Year’ by Project Finance International.

Asia Deal of the Year, 2009

Telecoms Finance

Best Deals: Agro Traders - Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc, Nigeria.
Wataniya Palestine Telecom - Standard Bank Plc, Frontier Markets Fund Managers (division of Standard Bank), 2009

Global trade review (GTR)

Africa Power Deal of the Year for Morupule B deal, 2009

Project Finance International

1st place for South African Corporate Bonds, 2009

Bloomberg Bond Underwriter League Tables

African Bank of the Year, 2009

The Banker

Best Bank on the African continent, 2008

Euromoney