Templars maintains a strong position in the banking and finance market, assisting various clients, including corporate and sovereign borrowers, project sponsors, and investment banks on the gamut of matters. The practice group is co-led by experienced professionals Chike Obianwu, who specialises in equity and debt capital raising, fund formation, and project finance; and Zelda Akindele, who focuses on syndicated lending, securitisation, and capital markets. Desmond Ogba is another key member of the team who advises clients on strategic investments and international capital markets issuances.
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- ‘The Team at Templars are dependable, knowledgeable, and happy to hand hold clients to achieve business efficiency with their effective legal advisory services.’
Key clients
- African Development Bank
- Actis West Africa Incom Managers
- Chapel Hill Denham Management
- International Finance Corporation
- Standard Bank of South Africa
- Deutsche Bank
- Stanbic IBTC Bank
- IHS Holdings Limited
- IHS Nertherlands Holdings BV
- Aradel Holdings Plc
- BNP Paribas
- Unicredit Bank GMBH
Work highlights
Acted as solicitors to Aradel Holdings plc in connection with the listing by introduction of its 4,344,844,360 issued and paid-up Ordinary Shares of 50 kobo each at ₦702.69 per share on the Main Board of the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX).
Advised UBA Group on its Rights Offering of circa 6.8 billion ordinary shares of the bank to existing shareholders at N35.
Lawyers
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Chike Obianwu
Desmond Ogba
Practice head
Chike Obianwu; Zelda Akindele
Other key lawyers
Desmond Ogba