Chapel Hill Denham wins big at Euromoney Awards

Chapel Hill Denham won Africa’s Best Investment Bank for Financial Institutions, Nigeria’s Best Investment Bank, and Nigeria’s Best Investment Bank for Equity Capital Markets at the 2026 Euromoney Awards for Excellence held Thursday night in London.

The Africa award recognises the strength of the firm’s financial institutions franchise across the continent. The Nigeria’s Best Investment award marks the firm’s fifth consecutive win and its eleventh in the last fifteen years.

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Commenting on the awards, Bolaji Balogun, Chief Executive Officer, Chapel Hill Denham, said, “We are honoured to receive the Euromoney award yet again. Africa’s development requires significant capital formation on the continent and the work that we do plays a significant role in this. We are grateful to our clients who entrust us with their most consequential transactions.”

The awards reinforce Chapel Hill Denham’s position as Nigeria’s and one of Africa’s leading investment banks and are reflective of its continued commitment to long-term capital formation for Nigeria and Africa’s prosperity.

Iheanyi Nwachukwu

Iheanyi Nwachukwu, is a creative content writer with almost two decades journalism experience writing on banking, finance, capital markets, and tax. The multiple awards winning journalist is Assistant Editor, BusinessDay. Iheanyi holds BSc Degree in Economics from Imo State University; Master of Science (MSc) Degree in Management from University of Lagos. Iheanyi has attended several work-related trainings including (i) Advanced Writing and Reporting Skills (Pan African University, Lagos); (ii) News Agency Journalism (Indian Institute of Mass Communication {IIMC}, New Delhi, India); and (iii) Capital Markets Development and Regulations (International Law Institute {ILI} of Georgetown University, Washington DC, USA). Other trainings Iheanyi attended include: Economic/Political Risk Analysis (By Thomson Reuters Foundation); International Financial Journalism (IFJ) (By PMA Media Training, UK); Effective Business Writing Skills (By Phillips Consulting); Reporting on Corporate Governance (By International Finance Corporation (IFC) & Thomson Reuters Foundation UK); etc. In addition, he has participated in high-level economy & markets events in Dubai, South Africa, Morocco, and other African countries like Zambia, Ghana and Gambia.