Hill+Knowlton
Strategies East Africa has been named the transaction advisor of the Think
Business Capital Markets Awards. The agency emerged tops in the PR and Marketing
category.
The
panel of judges unanimously awarded the agency for its role in managing top
financial transaction ranging from IPOs, Rights Issues and Listings in the
country.
Making
the announcement, Think Business Managing Director Ochieng Oloo said that the
judges were impressed with the level of expertise that the agency has applied
while managing financial transactions.
“Hill+Knowlton
Strategies portrayed excellent use of communication and issues management in
bringing to successful close various transactions in divers sectors of the
economy,” said Ochieng.
Hill+Knowlton
Strategies, East Africa, a Joint venture between Scangroup Limited and
Hill+Knowlton Strategies, runs a fully-fledged financial services practice,
which manages a wide range of financial transaction projects in the banking,
insurance and investor relations.
“Hill+Knowlton
Strategies East Africa has carved a niche in Financial Communications having
worked on several high-profile Initial Public Offers and Right Issues. We have
helped our clients raise KES 44.5 billion between 2006 and 2012, and this
amount is bound to rise by the end of this year as we complete ongoing
transactions,” said Alexander Doll, Managing Director H+K.
Doll
said that H+K has become a financial communications powerhouse and the company
will continue to strengthen the financial practice through training and
research to enhance the level of counsel the agency is providing to financial
clients.
Some
of the key transactions H+K has managed include;
IPOs: Kenya RE , British
American Investment Company, Scangroup and currently working on Umeme cross
border IPO.
Rights
Issue:
TPS Serena Hotels, KPLC, Standard Chartered Bank, NIC Bank, CfC Stanbic, KCB
Bonds: Athi River Mining,
Deacons
“We
made a conscious decision as Scangroup to invest in specialized expertise to
enhance our approach in managing diverse needs of our clients across sub
Saharan Africa, and this recognition is proof that the approach has been
successful,” said Bharat Thakrar, CEO, Scangroup.
Hill+Knowlton
Strategies East Africa Ltd covers Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and Tanzania and is
headquartered in Nairobi. Some of its other corporate clients include Kenya
Bankers Association, Nokia, LG Electronics, DHL, Emirates Airline, Coca-Cola,
Nestlé, P&G, Britam, MasterCard, StarTimes Media, Airtel, South African
Tourism among others.
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