Ghana

JLD & MB Legal Consultancy is a corporate and commercial law firm based in Accra. The firm has a particular focus on banking and finance and is active in debt and equity capital markets transactions.

Key clients

Asante Gold Corporation, Atlantic Lithium, BP Oil International Limited LTD, Ghana Amalgamated Trust (GAT), InvestCorp, The Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (TDB), The Norwegian Investment Fund for Developing Countries (Norfund), WorldRemit, Zeepay Ghana LTD, Zijin Golden Ridge Limited

Highlights

The corporate team, led by Zoe Phillips Takyi-Appiah advised Asante Gold with a USD 500 million Forward Gold transaction involving one of their major shareholders, Fujairah Holdings LLC for the forward sale of US$500 million in gold.

The firm advised Atlantic Lithium, an Australian-based ASX-listed company, on its historic secondary listing by introduction on the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE), making it the first lithium-focused company to be listed on the GSE.

The capital markets team acted as lead counsel to Zeepay Ghana Ltd in connection with a multi-million-dollar preference share investment by Verdant Capital in the Company.

Testimonials

2025

• “Everyone I came into contact with was responsive, comprehensive, and practical-minded. The advice was commercial, pragmatic, and inspired confidence.” – M&A
• “Doreen is responsive, professional, and reliable.” – Doreen Nyaaba, Managing Associate (Finance)