Mr Frank Nimako Akowuah > Bentsi-Enchill, Letsa & Ankomah > Accra, Ghana > Lawyer Profile

Bentsi-Enchill, Letsa & Ankomah
4 MOMOTSE AVENUE
ADABRAKA, ACCRA
Ghana
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Work Department

Financial Institutions & Capital Markets

Position

Partner

Career

Frank is a Partner in the Financial Institutions and Capital Markets practice group with over 11 years of legal experience. He has been involved in many key corporate finance transactions, debt and equity capital markets transactions, mergers and acquisitions, as well as banking, insurance and securities regulatory matters in the Ghanaian market. Frank’s clients include Oasis Africa VC Fund, Ghana Amalgamated Trust Plc, ESLA Plc, Scancom Plc and Caterpillar Financial Services.

Languages

English

Memberships

Member, Ghana Bar Association

Education

He holds an a B.A and an LLB from the University of Ghana and a qualifying certificate from the Ghana School of Law.

Lawyer Rankings

Ghana > Banking and finance

At Bentsi-Enchill, Letsa & Ankomah, the highly regarded banking and finance team is well known for its strength in advising international and domestic banks and financial institutions on a wide range of transactional matters. Key areas of instruction for the group include debt restructurings, insolvency cases, lending, project finance, derivatives and asset finance matters. Elsewhere, the department has a solid track record in handling the financing aspects of manufacturing, infrastructure, energy, natural resources and power projects, as well as trade, commodity and export financing mandates. The firm is also very experienced in working closely with international law firms on multi-jurisdictional matters. Seth Asante and Frank Nimako Akowuah co-head the practice.

Ghana > Capital markets

(Leading partners)

Frank Nimako Akowuah –Bentsi-Enchill, Letsa & Ankomah

Bentsi-Enchill, Letsa & Ankomah‘s team has ‘significant bench strength in the depth of their talent pool‘. The group has an excellent track record in handling the full range of equity and debt capital market transactions, with established expertise in advising on IPOs, secondary fundraisings and additional listings, and rights issuances, to name a few key areas of strength. Seth Asante and Frank Nimako Akowuah co-head the practice. Sophia Sena Berdie is a name to note. Jonathan Amable left the firm in November 2024.

Ghana > Commercial, corporate and M&A

The ‘excellent‘ corporate and commercial team at Bentsi-Enchill, Letsa & Ankomah has an excellent track record in assisting Ghanaian and multinational companies, entrepreneurs, non-profit organisations and family businesses with a range of matters. Key areas of instruction for the group include M&A deals, joint ventures, corporate takeovers and prominent cross-border transactions. The group is well placed to advise clients on business expansions into Ghana, as well as establishing entities in the Ghanaian market. The practice is co-led by the quartet of Seth AsanteSusan-Barbara Boye, Angela Gyasi and Frank Nimako Akowuah.