Hill+Knowlton Strategies East Africa has been named the transaction adviser of the year (PR and Marketing ) in this year’s Think Business Capital Markets Awards. The panel of judges unanimously awarded the agency for its role in managing top financial transaction ranging from Initial Public Offerings (IPOs), Rights Issues and Listings.

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 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.

Some of the transactions H+K has managed include; IPOs for Kenya RE , British American Investment Company, Scangroup and currently working on Umeme cross border IPO. The firm has also handled Rights Issue transactions for TPS Serena Hotels, Kenya Power, Standard Chartered Bank, NIC Bank, CfC Stanbic and KCB Bank Group.

“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, Emirates Airline, Coca-Cola, Nestlé, MasterCard, StarTimes Media and Airtel among others.