Mr Seth Asante > Bentsi-Enchill, Letsa & Ankomah > Accra, Ghana > Lawyer Profile
Bentsi-Enchill, Letsa & Ankomah Offices

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ADABRAKA, ACCRA
Ghana
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Mr Seth Asante

Work Department
Financial Institutions & Capital Markets and Energy & Infrastructure
Position
Managing Partner / Head, Financial Institutions & Capital Markets Practice Group / Head, Energy & Infrastructure Practice Group
Career
MANAGING PARTNER, Bentsi-Enchill, Letsa & Ankomah (BELA) (Jan 2021 – date) /HEAD, Energy & Infrastructure Practice Group, BELA (April 2020 to date), HEAD, Financial Institutions and Capital Markets Practice Group, BELA (2010 to date); PARTNER, Corporate Department, BELA (2004-2010); LECTURER, Company Law, Ghana School of Law (2003-2016); SENIOR ASSOCIATE, BELA (2002-2004); ASSOCIATE, BELA, (1999-2002); DISTRICT REGISTRAR, Judicial Service (1990-1993).
Languages
English
Memberships
Ghana Bar Association
Education
London School of Economics (M.Sc., Law and Accounting, 2001). Ghana School of Law (QCL, 1999): University of Ghana, Legon (LL.B., 1997)
Lawyer Rankings
Ghana > Capital markets
Bentsi-Enchill, Letsa & Ankomah frequently works for leading market participants (including major financial institutions, governments and multinational corporations) in addition to first-time issuers and other key players in the capital market space. It is skilled at advising on all aspects of domestic and international debt and equity capital markets issues including IPOs and private placements. Seth Asante and Frank Nimako Akowuah co-lead the department, which is highly sought after for its advice on a whole host of regulatory matters and for its work on rights issuances and additional listings. It is also recommended for its expertise in medium-term note programmes and commercial paper issuance programmes.
Ghana > Commercial, corporate and M&A
The ‘excellent’ team at Bentsi-Enchill, Letsa & Ankomah has a stellar reputation for its work with a wide range of notable local and foreign clients. It frequently advises on all aspects of acquisitions, mergers, financings, due diligence and compliance issues. The team has substantial expertise in various sectors including the hospitality, healthcare and manufacturing industries and is particularly recommended for its skill in conducting large-scale corporate due diligence exercises on target companies. In addition the practice is highly regarded for its advice to international clients on the divestment and restructuring of Ghanaian subsidiaries. The group has a number of key practitioners including Seth Asante , Susan-Barbara Adjorkor Kumapley , Angela Gyasi and Frank Nimako Akowuah . In addition the practice is well-regarded for its work on structured trade and commodity finance deals.
Ghana > Banking and finance
With Seth Asante and Frank Nimako Akowuah at the helm, Bentsi-Enchill, Letsa & Ankomah‘s first-rate team has a notable reputation for its work on a wide range of banking, finance and investment banking matters in addition to its broader work in the financial services sector. It advises on a whole host of legal and regulatory matters relating to debt and equity capital market transactions as well as corporate restructurings, mergers and acquisitions and other forms of raising capital. In addition, the group has considerable experience in due diligence exercises and is adept at advising on other forms of financing such as project and infrastructure financing work and asset financings. The practice acts for a substantial number of key local and foreign banks in Ghana.
Ghana > Infrastructure projects
Bentsi-Enchill, Letsa & Ankomah has a well-regarded team that advises on a wide range of issues in the mining and energy sectors, and the first-rate team has an excellent reputation for its work on major infrastructure projects. The department is lead by the highly regarded Seth Asante , Seyram Dzikunu and newly-promoted partner Elizabeth Ashun . Dzikunu has extensive experience in a vast array of corporate and commercial oil and gas projects as well as power and mining issues, while Ashun has been involved in major infrastructure and real estate projects in Ghana and has acted for Government institutions, construction companies, developers and charities.
Ghana > Energy
Bentsi-Enchill, Letsa & Ankomah fields a skilled and experienced team, which has significant experience in corporate and commercial transactions in the oil and gas, power and mining sectors. The group is led by Seth Asante , Seyram Dzikunu and Elizabeth Ashun , and acts for major multinationals as well as local small and medium-sized enterprises. Asante is the firm’s managing partner and has considerable expertise in energy and mining deals, while Dzikunu has a wealth of experience in corporate and commercial transactions relating to oil and gas, power and energy sectors. The group handles all aspects of petroleum agreements, gas sales agreements, joint venture agreements, power purchase agreements, interconnection agreements and fuel supply agreements.
Lawyer Rankings
- Banking and finance - Ghana
- Capital markets - Ghana
- Commercial, corporate and M&A - Ghana
- Energy - Ghana
- Infrastructure projects - Ghana
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Capital markets
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- Energy
- Infrastructure projects