<p>Winners during the Africa investor Awards ceremony in tokyo Japan. The multi-million dollar deal that saw Nairobi Java House sell a majority stake to a US private equity fund has won the Africa Investor (Ai) deal of the year award, in a ceremony that also honoured two Kenyan bank chief executives. Courtesy</p><p>KCB won the Ai bank of the year award, while Equity Bank chief executive James Mwangi scooped Africa's innovation leader of the year prize.</p><p>The awards in 16 different categories were presented at an Ai summit held on the sidelines of the bi-annual IMF World Bank meetings in Tokyo, Japan.</p><p>The Java House deal which saw the Washington DC based ECP acquire a majority stake in the Kenyan coffee chain was made public early this year.</p><p><a href="http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate+News/Java+coffee+chain+deal+wins+Africa+Investor+award/-/539550/1530844/-/4nj189z/-/index.html">Keep reading...</a></p>