Eaglestone earns this distinction for its sustained leadership in project finance and its ability to unite technical expertise, financial structuring capability and regional presence to advance infrastructure across Sub-Saharan Africa. With three decades of experience and teams established in Angola and South Africa, it maintains an understanding of regulatory environments, sponsor expectations and government priorities, enabling it to shape bankable projects in markets where transactions often require extensive groundwork before reaching investors. In Angola, its collaboration with public institutions has advanced transport and logistics concessions, supported by technical preparation and a commitment to working on the ground, even during periods of disruption. In South Africa, it supports private-sector energy and renewable initiatives by aligning project structures with the requirements of a mature financial sector and institutional investors. Eaglestone’s investment-banking heritage strengthens its ability to connect local project development with the standards demanded by international lenders, multilaterals and export credit agencies, ensuring contractual and financial frameworks are credible. Its work on cross-border transmission and railway corridors demonstrates its role in enabling infrastructure crucial for regional integration and economic progress. As governments place greater emphasis on private-sector participation to ease fiscal pressure and accelerate delivery, Eaglestone’s combination of technical capability, regional insight and structured execution positions it as a trusted partner to effectively guide projects from early development through to financial close. The Capital Finance International (CFI.co) Judging Panel congratulates Eaglestone on winning the 2025 Champion of Project Finance Excellence Award (Sub-Saharan Africa).