The finance and capital markets practice at Olaniwun Ajayi LP is ‘defined by deep expertise, innovation, and client-focused collaboration’. The team is led by a quartet of partners Tominiyi Owolabi, Wolemi Esan, Yewande Senbore, and Ibi Ogunbiyi , and Owolabi has experience advising oil companies and foreign and local financers on syndicated loans, while Esan focuses her practice on infrastructure assets, mergers and acquisitions, and structured finance. Senbore is skilled at advising leading banks, financial institutions, and corporate clients on a variety of transactions, and Ogunbiyi assists clients in project finance.
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- ‘The team stands out for its expertise, collaboration, and commitment to excellence. Olaniwun & Ajayi lead with strategic insight and deliver creative, high-quality work; and they consistently exceed expectations.'
- ‘This practice is defined by deep expertise, innovation, and client-focused collaboration. They combine industry insight with tailored solutions to creatively solve client legal issues.’
- ‘Yewande Senbore is remarkable. She is highly responsive and technically excellent.’
- ‘The firm stands out for its deep legal expertise and commercial awareness. The team is also technically excellent and is able to provide clear and actionable advice despite tight deadlines.’
- ‘The team has rich experience in various aspects of the law and have consistently brought innovative solutions to the table.’
- ‘They’re very smart people. You go into a meeting with their team on your side, and you can be sure they’ll give you the best advice, they don’t miss any points, they keep to time, they’re innovative in their thinking, they’re polite and bold, and they’re top professionals. I use their staff as examples for my team to emulate their expertise.’
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Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
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Tominiyi Owolabi; Wolemi Esan; Yewande Senbore; Ibi Ogunbiyi