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Joba Akinola

A&O Shearman

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Position: Senior Associate
Rating:
  • Notable practitioner
Practice Areas:
Project finance
Project development
Jurisdictions:
Languages:
English
Biography

Joba advises sponsors, lenders and governments on various aspects of the financing, development and acquisition of energy and infrastructure projects. He is particularly active in cross-border transactions, multi-sourced financings, and investments / divestments in power, gas, and transport infrastructure.

Recent transactional highlights

Advising:

  • Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority on the Presidential Infrastructure Development Fund – comprising the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Abuja-Kano Road and the Second Niger Bridge.
  • Nigeria LNG on the US3 billion financing of its seventh natural gas liquefaction train.
  • IFC on its US$20m financing of Daybreak Power Solutions Limited, a leading provider of distributed energy solutions from renewable sources.
  • Konexa on the development of an integrated electricity supply network in Kaduna, Nigeria.
Practice areas
  • Banking
  • Project development
  • Project finance
Sector specialisations
  • Banking
  • Construction and materials
  • Energy
Bar admissions
  • Nigeria
  • New York
Association memberships
  • Nigerian Bar Association
  • New York State Bar Association
  • New York City Bar Association
Academic qualifications

LL.M, Columbia Law School (2016)
B.L, Nigeria Law School (2012)
LL.B, Olabisi Onabanjo University (2010)

Address:
London
Tel:+44 20 3088 4680 Email:Contact this practitioner Website:https://www.allenovery.com/en-gb/global/people/Joba-Akinola