Bentsi-Enchill, Letsa & Ankomah handles both debt and equity capital markets work. The team’s proficiency is trusted by local and international clients alike, including both South African and English clients. The department is led by the seasoned duo, Seth Asante and Frank Nimako Akowuah, with Sophia Sena Berdie recently elevated to partner. The bulk of the workload for the team concerns IPOs, secondary fundraising and additional listings.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Bentsi-Enchill, Letsa & Ankomah (BELA) has notably more experience than any other legal firm in the country in advising on major capital market transactions. The team has a well-fashioned team segmentation structure that enables their clients to deal with the relevant staff assigned to a task; they also appear to have a well-detailed billing system.’
- ‘Seth Asante: Length of experience and knowledge of industry and regulator key players. Frank Akowuah: Confidence and knowledge in providing advisory services.’
- ‘The practice has dedicated people who focus on clients' needs, apply innovation in solutions to solve challenges in assignments, and leverage collaboration to deliver excellent service to clients.’
- ‘Deep bench strength, skilled practitioners and a highly experienced team, having exposure to many different kinds of situations ’
- ‘Lawyers from the firm are simply outstanding and experts in their fields of endeavour. They are knowledgeable and always helpful when called upon. Some stand-out partners and associates are Seth Asante, Frank Akowah, Sena Berdie, and Jojo Bentsi-Enchill ’
- ‘Exceptional team Excellent market knowledge - both legal and commercial First in the market for most deal types- ETFs, private credit, private equity etc ’
Key clients
- Stanbic Bank Ghana LTD
- Temple Investments Limited
- Stanbic Investment Management Services
- Tenth Capital Investment Limited
- CALBank PLC
- Agricultural Development Bank PLC
Work highlights
Advising Stanbic Bank Gh Ltd on the establishment of a privately placed and unlisted commercial paper and medium-term note issuance programme.
Advised CAL Bank PLC on its capital raising which included a rights issue and additional listing on the Ghana Stock Exchange.
Advising Temple Investment Limited on its establishment of a ground-breaking GHS 500mcredit-linked note issuance programme.
Lawyers
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Practice head
Seth Asante; Frank Nimako Akowuah
Other key lawyers
Sophia Sena Berdie; Jojo Bentsi-Enchill