Meet the team

Deals

Acted as legal advisor to Zeepay Ghana LTD in its multi-million-dollar fund raise involving Symbiotics BV and a Mauritius-based fund.

Acted as legal counsel to GCB Bank in connection with a credit facility agreement with Agence Francaise De Developpement (AFD).

Counsel to Fidelity Bank Ghana Limited in respect of a receivables financing facility for the Ghana Revenue Authority.

Legal counsel to leading Ghanaian bank with respect to structuring and negotiating a GHS 5 billion Debt refinancing programme with the Government of Ghana.

Local legal counsel to lenders on a USD780 million refinancing facility for the Cape Three Points FPSO, awarded as the IFN Africa Deal for that the Year.

Acted as local legal counsel to Hungarian Eximbank in respect of its multimillion US Dollar financing of a wastewater treatment plant.

Advised a consortium of lenders led by Rand Merchant Bank in respect of a USD122 million financing of a Ghana Ports and Harbours expansion project.

Legal Advisors to Société Générale in respect of a ground-breaking transaction involving a sale of a number of its branches in Ghana as going concerns, to HFC Bank (Ghana) Ltd (now known as Republic Bank (Ghana) Ltd).

Legal counsel to Zeepay Ghana LTD, a leading mobile financial services and payment systems company. We assisted the company to obtain the first EMI licence issued by the Bank of Ghana under the new Payment Systems and Services Act, 2019 (Act 987).

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Team Services

JLD & MB is uniquely positioned as a forerunner in this sector and provides advice in both debt and equity capital markets. The Firm has advised on multiple listings of multinational companies on the Ghana Stock Exchange (“GSE”) and was one of the first firms invited to assist the Ghana Stock Exchange in the review and promulgation of new Stock Exchange rules. Also, one of our Partners was on the council of the GSE for many years.

The Firm is a preferred choice for local and cross-border transactions and we have advised on initial public offerings (IPOs) and rights issues involving the participation of several international stock exchanges, as well as setting a record as the lead local advisor to the Republic of Ghana on seven consecutive sovereign bond issues. As a testament to our excellence and leadership in this sector, JLD & MB has received local and international recognition including top tier rankings from legal ratings agencies like IFLR 1000 and Chambers and Partners.

We have been recognized by IFLR1000 for our work and leadership in Banking and Finance (International Legal Markets IFLR 1000, 2022 – Tier 1 in Banking). Our transactions include corporate finance, project finance, trade and commodity finance, syndicated lending and other payment and cash management transactions. Our clients consist of leading local and international banks and financial services companies as well as new and established international investors and financiers working across all sectors of the Ghanaian economy.

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Awards and Recognition

IFLR1000 Tier 1 - Banking

IFLR1000 Tier 1 - Capital Markets