By David Akinmola
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has emerged as the leading Mandated Lead Arranger and Bookrunner in the 2025 Bloomberg Africa Borrower Loans League Tables, reinforcing its dominance in Africa’s debt capital markets.
The pan-African lender also secured the third position as Administrative Agent, underscoring its expanding role in structuring and coordinating large-scale syndicated transactions across the continent.
According to the rankings released by Bloomberg, Afreximbank accounted for 23.65 per cent market share as Mandated Lead Arranger, executing 20 transactions during the review period. As Bookrunner, the bank recorded a 21.66 per cent market share across 14 deals, while its Administrative Agent role delivered a 13.92 per cent market share with 13 transactions.
Much of the transaction volume was concentrated in syndicated facilities within the oil and gas sector, reflecting the bank’s strategic focus on bridging Africa’s energy financing gap and supporting critical infrastructure development.
The Bloomberg Africa Borrower Loans League Tables form part of the broader Bloomberg Capital Markets League Tables, which track and rank the performance of top arrangers, bookrunners and advisers across loan, bond, equity and mergers and acquisitions transactions globally.
Commenting on the achievement, Haytham Elmaayergi, Executive Vice President, Global Trade Bank at Afreximbank, described the rankings as a testament to the bank’s commitment to mobilising capital flows into priority sectors across Africa.
He noted that Afreximbank would continue to leverage its continental mandate to facilitate high-impact investments and address structural financing constraints limiting economic growth.
Established over three decades ago, Afreximbank is a multilateral financial institution mandated to promote intra- and extra-African trade. The bank has played a pivotal role in supporting the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), including the rollout of the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS), adopted by the African Union as a platform to facilitate cross-border trade payments.
As of December 2024, Afreximbank reported total assets and contingencies of over $40.1 billion, with shareholder funds of $7.2 billion. The institution holds investment-grade ratings from major global credit rating agencies and operates as a group entity comprising the bank, the Fund for Export Development Africa (FEDA) and AfrexInsure. It is headquartered in Cairo, Egypt.
