Assisted entities access much needed capital in excess of $15billion over the last 10years, for project development and growth through direct capital injection (debt or equity), mergers and acquisitions, structured financial products, etc. Trusted advisor with varied experience covering infrastructure development, corporate and project finance, mergers and acquisition, financial regulation, private wealth management, etc.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
OLANIWUN AJAYI LP–LAGOS, NIGERIA ………………2004 – PRESENT
One of the largest law practices in sub-Saharan Africa with full-service capabilities; 60years at the forefront of legal services helping diverse range of corporates, DFIs, government agencies, organizations and individuals achieve their commercial objectives; consistently ranked Tier 1 by global legal directories and recently named the IFLR Law Firm of the year 2020.
PARTNER, 2016
Charged with the formulation of strategic direction and devising business development initiatives towards driving the Firm’s presence within the Capital Market space, consistent with the Firm’s overall strategy. Built a team that has been consistently ranked Tier 1 in Finance and Capital Markets and won the IFLR Capital Market Team for the year 2020. Led the team that advised on the first ever inward dual listing of securities in Nigeria.