The ‘excellent’ team at Bentsi-Enchill, Letsa & Ankomah focuses on the legal and regulatory aspects of infrastructure projects in key sectors such as railways, roads, ports and harbours. Other core areas of expertise include advising on shipping and maritime issues. It receives a steady flow of instructions on high-profile construction and infrastructure deals, real estate financings and energy transactions in Ghana, counting government entities, leading management consultancy firms, sponsors, project companies and lenders among its clients. The ‘fantastic’ Seth Asante is a key member of the team. Seyram Dzikunu has extensive experience in corporate and commercial transactions relating to oil and gas, power and mining, and Elizabeth Ashun has a wealth of expertise in infrastructure, real estate development and finance projects.
Infrastructure projects in Ghana
Bentsi-Enchill, Letsa & Ankomah
Practice head(s):
Seth Asante; Elizabeth Ashun; Seyram Dzikunu
Testimonials
‘Attention to detail; innovative solutions to client’s needs and carrying the client along throughout the entire process’.
‘Elizabeth Ashun has been the “go to” person in my dealings with the firm. Her responsiveness and feedback are impressive’.
‘Very good team. Available and competitive in term of costs. Good know-how about infrastructure legal advice’.
‘Important know-how and huge availability to work as team with our company’.
Key clients
African Export-Import Bank
KPMG (Ministry of Transport)
Deloitte (Ministry of Finance)
Team Engineering SpA and Vision Consult Limited
PricewaterhouseCoopers (Ghana) Limited
A.P Moller Capital
Reall
Devtraco Builders Limited
Webber Wentzel
Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P. I
Open Access Data Centres Limited
Baker & McKenzie
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Work highlights
- Acting as legal sub-consultant to the transaction advisors to the Ministry of Railways in Ghana and Ministère des Transports de la Mobilité Urbaine et de la Sécurité Routière in Burkina Faso in connection with the Ghana –Burkina Faso Railway.
- Acting as legal sub-consultant to KPMG and Vision Consult, transaction advisors to the Ministry of Transport, in connection with the feasibility study for the development of the Volta Lake Inland Water Transport System.
- Acting as legal advisor to Afreximbank in a proposed debt facility of $65,800,000 to a project company in connection with the construction of a floating dry dock at the Takoradi Port.
ENSafrica
The dedicated project development team at ENSafrica is sought after for its cross-border expertise on major energy and infrastructure projects. The team, with Amina Abugdanpoka Kaguah at the helm, is equipped to handle all aspects of these projects, including all regulatory and financing issues. It has particular sector expertise in coal, electricity, solar, hydro, liquefied natural gas and nuclear. Paa Kwesi Morrison is a notable partner in the team, who excels in energy and infrastructure projects. Rachel Dagadu is another respected practitioner, who has handled a number of complex mandates in the energy and natural resources space.
Practice head(s):
Amina Abugdanpoka Kaguah
Other key lawyers:
Paa Kwesi Morrison; Rachel Dagadu
Testimonials
‘The team is extremely responsive and partner availability to respond to issues is one key factor that has to be admired about ENSafrica. They always deliver their work within timelines and we are also highly impressed with the level of flexibility when it comes to billing’.
‘The team’s knowledge of the law and our industry put them on top of their peers. Paa Kwesi Morrison is highly regarded for the depth of understanding he brings to discussions with us’.
Key clients
Deutsche Bank AG
Mota-Engil Africa
GCB Bank Plc
Wellington Leasing No. 33 Limited
Investec Bank Ltd
CrossBoundary Energy
Red Sea Gateway Terminals
Standard Chartered Bank
ABSA Bank Limited
Societe Generale
The Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund Limited
CDC Group Plc
Hungarian Export-Import Bank Private Limited Company
FirstRand Bank Limited
Deutsche Bank
International Finance Corporation
Puma Energy
Trafigura PTE Ltd
China Zhongyuan Engineering Corporation
Mauritius Commercial Bank
Development Bank of Southern Africa Limited
Work highlights
- Provided advice to Deutsche Bank in relation to a financing to the Government of Ghana, represented by the Ministry of Finance, for the construction of sections of the Western railway line in the Western Region of Ghana.
- Providing advice to Mota-Engil Africa in relation to the execution of the project works, and the satisfaction of conditions precedent in connection with the Accra-Tema Motorway and Extensions Project.
- Advising GCB Bank in relation to a $7m term loan facility to Eris Properties Development to finance the acquisition and renovation of a head office property to be leased to the Environmental Protection Agency.
N. Dowuona & Company
The versatile team at N. Dowuona & Company handles all aspects of projects, from advising on the financing aspects through to project development. It is also well placed to provide regulatory advice to its clients, which include local and international public and private sector developers and contractors. The team also receives a regular stream of instructions from landlords and tenants as well as service and technology providers. Under the leadership of NanaAma Botchway, the group continues to work on a wide variety of matters, from PPPs and large-scale property developments to infrastructure projects. Achiaa Akobour Debrah is also recommended for her work on several significant projects.
Practice head(s):
NanaAma Botchway
Other key lawyers:
Achiaa Akobour Debrah
Key clients
Prime Meridian Docks
Sentinel Global Advisers
Atlantic Terminal Services Ltd
Work highlights
- Advising Atlantic Terminal Services on the development of a multipurpose integrated container terminal at the Takoradi Port in Ghana.
- Advising Tema Oil Refinery on a proposed transaction pursuant to which certain assets and equipment of the Tema Oil Refinery will be made available to a third party to be used for refining activities.
- Advised Team Engineering and Vision Consult on the procurement phase of the construction of 1,100km of standard gauge railway line from the port of Tema to Ouagadougou.