Practice Areas
Banking, Finance & Fintech
Ghana’s financial sector continues to evolve driven by reform, innovation, and a rising demand for digital solutions lead by Bank of Ghana enhanced supervisory role. We advise financial institutions, investors, and corporates on structuring deals, managing regulatory risk, and seizing new opportunities across banking, finance, and fintech.
Our Expertise in Action
Agricultural Investment
Guided a pan-African private equity fund on its equity and debt investment in a Ghanaian agri-business company, ensuring a strategic and compliant approach.
Telecommunications Financing
Advised a pan-African telecommunications infrastructure company with Ghanaian subsidiaries on securing a USD 200 million term facility and a USD 70 million revolving credit facility, supporting their corporate and working capital needs.
Urban Development Financing
Supported a local urban developer in structuring a financial arrangement with a leading mortgage finance institution, facilitating home purchases within a master-planned community in Accra.
Luxury Hotel Refinancing
Assisted the owner of a five-star luxury hotel in Ghana with a term loan facility from both a UK-based lender and a Ghanaian bank, ensuring a smooth refinancing process for their existing debt and corporate needs.
Renewable Energy Project
Provided counsel to a global development investment management institution on a facility agreement with a leading containerized solar PV solutions business, promoting sustainable energy solutions in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Hospitality Expansion
Advised a pan-African non-banking financial institution on a loan facility to a local hospitality company, enabling the expansion of its services in Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire.
Industrial Development
Advised an international commodities company on financing, development, and operation of a lead smelter in Ghana, ensuring the compliance with local and international regulations.
Port Development
Acted as international legal counsel to equity sponsors on the design, build, financing, operation, and maintenance of a new terminal at Takoradi Port, contributing to Ghana’s infrastructural growth.
Private Equity Formation
Guided a Mauritius-based private equity fund manager through the formation of a USD 30 million fund focused on SMEs in the agricultural sector, addressing Ghanaian tax law and compensation structures.
Debt Refinancing
Managed the refinancing of a 5-star luxury hotel’s existing debt through a USD 31 million loan facility, securing the financial stability needed for continued operations.
Manufacturing Investment
Advised a first-generation apparel manufacturing factory on potential equity and debt investment, supporting the growth of Ghana’s manufacturing sector.