The Russian Direct Investment Fund inks cooperation agreement with Bahrain’s state investment firm.

The winning deals and houses in our annual capital-markets awards.

Kenyan private-equity firm backs buy-out of EFFCO in fourth deal from east Africa fund.

Join us at the awards dinner in London as we recognise the best deals and dealmakers in Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Ghana’s sixth-largest lender welcomes Amethis Finance and Edmond de Rothschild fund as investors.

We're happy to reveal our picks for the best deals and dealmakers of 2013 in our annual Achievement Awards. Nominated by parties including banks and borrowers and chosen by the EMEA Finance team, our winning houses and transactions exemplify the kind of innovative efforts taking place in the region’s capital markets.

As always, we congratulate all of our winners on their achievements and the new ground broken by so much of their work. Full editorial coverage of the awards will appear in the forthcoming edition of EMEA Finance.

Private-equity firm pays ZAR75mn for South Africa’s second-largest cinema chain.

As 2013 comes to an end, EMEA Finance is proud to launch its annual Achievement Awards, recognising the past year's top capital markets deals and the firms behind them.

As well as our headline 'Deal of the Year' award, we have individual categories for debt markets, equity markets and depositary receipts, syndicated loans, structured finance, Islamic finance, M&A and private equity and restructuring.

Read on for more details on the submission process. A complete list of categories can be viewed here.

Private-equity firm takes 37% stake in Jordanian food and beverage company.

Private-equity firm sells stake in Ghana-based Fan Milk to Danone only months after striking initial buy-out.

Private-equity firm takes majority stake in Ghana Home Loans.

Russia-China Investment Fund takes 42% stake in RFP Group as company targets Asian markets.