About

First National Bank Botswana (FNBB) was founded in 1991 as a wholly owned subsidiary of First National Bank Holdings (Botswana). Today, FNBB is the largest company on the Botswana Stock Exchange by capitalisation, becoming the most profitable bank in the country. The company’s legal team is led by head of legal, Gaone Setlhake. Described by nominators as ‘innovative’ and someone who possesses ‘great interpersonal skills’, Pauline Mabelebele is another key member of the legal team. The legal team expertly covers a full range of legal matters for the company’s divisions including investment banking, international trade finance, custody and trustee services. The legal team has worked on a number of significant transactions recently including recently closing the company’s biggest deal to date which involved the redevelopment of the largest mall in Botswana, involving extensive negotiation, structuring and execution of the project finance documents.