Olaniwun Ajayi LP

Mergers, Aquisition & Private Equity

Partner, Mergers and Acqusitions Practice

Anuoluwapo became a partner with the firm in 2016, and heads the mergers and acquisitions practice area. She has previously worked at Clifford Chance LLP, London where she advised a number of private equity investors on several cross-border M & A transactions. She has also played a leading role in several high-profile real estate and financing negotiations.

Since joining the firm, Anu has established a reputation as a widely exposed, intellectually rigorous and focused advocate of her clients.

Practice Areas

Banking Competition Investment funds M&A Private equity

Sector specialisation

Agriculture Banking Consumer goods and services Insurance Investment management

English

Anu holds associate membership with the Nigerian Bar Association [NBA], and \African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCA)

LL.M, University College, London B.L, Nigerian Law School LL. B, Olabisi Onabanjo University

Anu stands as a distinguished legal practitioner renowned for her expertise advising on complex high-value M&A, corporate finance and capital market transactions. Her extensive experience and skills affords her recognition as an exceptional and trusted advisor to a diverse clientele in various sectors of the Nigerian economy.  Her track record reveals an exceptional ability to navigate an intricate legal landscape and deliver strategic and dependable advice.

Her recent work highlights include:

Advised Mavin Global Holdings Limited on the Nigerian law aspects of the divestment of its entire issued share capital to Universal Music Group; Advising FBN Holdings Limited on the divestment of its entire stake in FBNQuest Merchant Bank Limited, a foremost merchant bank in Nigeria; Provided Nigerian law advisory on the divestment by Alta Semper Capital LLP of its stake in Idi Holdings, a Mauritian SPV, being the parent company of HealthPlus Africa Holdings and the indirect parent company of HealthPlus Nigeria, Nigeria's first integrative pharmacy. The consideration included shares in mPharma Data Inc, a Delaware registered entity committed to providing affordable and accessible medicine to Africa.