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Our awards and recognition: archive
» Ernst & Young
- 1st in M&A deals- ranked top advisor on highest value of M&A deals - 2008
- 2nd in M&A survey - 60% of all BEE deals last year in terms of value - 2007
- Ranked top corporate financier - M&A review (deal value of R42bn)- 2004
- Ranked top corporate financier - M&A reviews - 1997 to 2001
2008
- 'Deal of the Year 2008' -Richemont Remgro restructuring
- Mergers and acquisitions: transaction value 2008
- General corporate finance: transaction flow 2008
- Private Equity: Deal of the Year 2008 - Alstom
- 'Deal of the Year 2008' -Richemont Remgro restructuring
- 'DealMaker of the Year 2008' - Paul Roelofse
- 2nd - Mergers and acquisitions: transaction value 2007
- 2nd - Mergers and acquisitions: transaction flow 2007
- 3rd - General corporate finance: transaction flow 2007
- 2nd - Sponsor: transaction value; and 4th - Sponsor: transaction flow 2007
- M&A Dealmaker of the Year 2006
- M&A Dealmaker of the Year 2005
- M&A Dealmaker of the Year 2004
- 2008: Fixed Income
Inflation
Forward rate agreements
Repos - 2008: Currency
Cross currency swaps USD/ZAR
Currency options USD/ZAR - 2007: Fixed Income
Forward Rate Agreements
Interest Rate Options - 2007: Currency
Currency Options
Commodities
Metals
- 2008: Best M&A House in Africa
- 2008: Best Investment Bank in South Africa
- 2008: Africa PPP Deal of the Year (Lekki-Epe Expressway PPP)
- 2007: Best Local Bank (ZAR)
- 2005: EMEA Telecoms deal of the year (Vee Networks)
- 2002: Best Debt House in South Africa 'Awards for Excellence'
- 2002: Africa Health PPP Deal of the Year (Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital)
- 2002: Best Securitisation of Emerging Market Assets (Fresco 1 (synthetic collateralised loan obligation))
- 2000/1: Joint Best Debt House
- 1999: African Transport Deal of the Year (N3 toll road)
- 2008: Best Bond Repo Team
Best Derivative Trading Team
Best Derivative Sales and Structuring Team
Best General Fixed Income Analyst
Best Bond Trading House
Best Derivative Trading House
Best Inflation-Linked Debt House
Best Research House
Best Fixed-Income House
» African Investor Awards
RMB wins Africa Investor Magazine's* 'Infrastructure Deal of the Year'; 2007 - Joint private finance of the US$3.4 bn Gautrain high speed rail link.
*The Africa Investor Awards are seen as the international benchmark for excellence in responsible investing in Africa, recognising the achievements of the private sector across wide-ranging sectors and disciplines, attracting market leaders from across the continent.
» ISO9001 Accreditation
First bank in Africa to obtain accreditation in Rand Account Services (RAS), Foreign Exchange and Trade Services.
» PricewaterhouseCoopers
Strategic and Emerging Issues in South African Banking (2007 Edition) - peer ratings
- 1st: M&A - 2007
- 1st: BEE deals - 2007
- 1st: Structured Finance - 2007
- top 3 in Corporate banking; Listings; Money markets and Commercial property finance - 2007
- 1st: FirstRand - BEE deals, listings, mergers and acquisitions, structured finance, vehicle financing and private equity investments - 2005
- 1st: Structured finance, private equity and corporate finance – listings - 2002
» Banker Magazine's Deal of the Year (Africa) 2007
USD$1.1 bn Kumba Resources BEE (black economic empowerment) transaction has been rated as The Banker magazine's 'Deal of the Year 2007' for both South Africa and Africa.
- 2008: Best deals of 2008 (Angolan Domestic Submarine Cable System Adones)
- Best Project Award: Magic Flute 2007 – BASA (Business Day/Business Arts South Africa)
- Top BEE Financier Award 2004 – BusinessMap
- Africa Health PPP Deal of the Year 2002 – International Project Finance (Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital)
- Best Company to Work For 2000 to 2005 – Deloitte & Touche (1st in 2000 and in the top 7 for the six years that RMB has participated)
- Top Strategic Sponsorship 2002 – Business Day/ BASA Arts Sponsorship Awards (Starlight Classics Series)
- Best Merchant Bank 2001 – Financial Mail
- Africa Deal of the Year 2000 – IFR Privatisation International - The Kutama Sinthumule Maximum Security Prison (formerly Louis Trichardt Maximum Security Prison) Project (largest privately run prison in the world)
- Creator of SA’s futures market – RMB single-handedly created and developed the futures market in South Africa in the 1980’s before handing it over to the regulatory authorities, who then formalised it.