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Ibiyemi Ajiboye

Banwo & Ighodalo

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Position: Senior Associate
Rating:
  • Rising star
Practice Areas:
Corporate and M&A
M&A
Jurisdictions:
Languages:
English
Yoruba
Biography

Ibiyemi is an intelligent and hardworking professional. He has a quest for knowledge and is driven by a desire to attain excellence. He has gathered experience covering Mergers and Acquisitions, Private Equity and Fund Formation, Competition and Antitrust, and Corporate and Commercial. He advises both Private Equity (PE) firms and strategic investors in M&A and Corporate Restructuring deals (including, foreign led, intra-African, and core Nigerian deals) in several industries, including financial and business services, health, fast moving consumer goods, and technology, media & telecommunications (TMT).

Recent matter/case highlights
  • Advised Extended Networks W.A Limited in connection with the acquisition of equity interest by Pan Africa Towers Limited
  • Advised Saudi Agriculture and Livestock Investment Limited in connection with its acquisition of Olam Agri Holdings Limited
  • Advised Marubeni Global Pharma Corporation in connection with its acquisition of equity interest in Phillips Pharmaceuticals (Nigeria) Limited
  • Advised Everquest Acquisition LLP (a consortium of strategic investors) in connection with its acquisition of 100% equity interest in FBNQuest Merchant Bank Limited.
  • Advised Main One Cable Company Limited and its shareholders, in connection with the acquisition of shares by Equinix, Inc
Key practice areas
  • Competition 
  • M&A
  • Private equity
  • Private equity funds
Sector expertise
  • Consumer goods and services
  • Financial services
  • Food and beverage
  • Healthcare
  • Investment management
  • Pharmaceutical and life sciences
  • Technology and telecommunications
Academic qualifications
  • LLB, University of Ibadan, 2015
  • BL, Nigerian Law School, 2017
Association/network memberships
  • Nigerian Bar Association, 2017
Bar Admissions
  • Nigerian Bar
Address:
48, Awolowo Road, Ikoyi
Lagos State, 100234
Nigeria
Tel:+234 806 684 3906 Email:Contact this practitioner Website:https://www.banwo-ighodalo.com/people/ibiyemi-ajiboye/