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Seye Opasanya

Olaniwun Ajayi

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Position: Partner
Rating:
  • Highly regarded
Bar Admissions:
Nigeria
Practice Areas:
Banking
Project finance
M&A
Energy and infrastructure
Jurisdictions:
Industry Sectors:
Banking
Financial services
Technology and telecommunications
Real estate
Shipping
Biography

Seye heads the Banking, Finance & Capital Markets group. He advises on corporate finance, trade finance, insolvency, receivership and capital markets and is trusted advisor to governments, multinationals and DFIs. A Senior Advocate, Seye handles complex commercial litigation and arbitration, and is a key member of the team assisting the Federal Government with the prosecution of financial crimes, following the Nigerian banking sector reforms. He has successfully argued precedent setting cases before several courts in Nigeria.

Recent transactional highlights

He advised on the Nigerian Mortgage Refinance Company (NMRC) Mortgage Liquidity Facility and the $40 Billion medium term note programme, the first of its kind in the Nigerian mortgage market. He also advised on the acquisition of the entire issued shareholding of a telecommunication company by a leading Nigeria communication provider.

Practice areas
  • Banking and Finance
  • Mergers and Acquisition
  • Real Estate
  • Telecommunications
Sector specialisations
  • Banking
  • Financial services
  • Real estate
  • Shipping
  • Tech and telecoms
Address:
Lagos
Nigeria
Tel:+234 1 270 2551 Ext 2902 Email:Contact this practitioner Website:http://www.olaniwunajayi.net/