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Position: Senior Associate, Financial Institutions & Capital Markets
Rating:
  • Rising star
Practice Areas:
Banking and finance
Jurisdictions:
Languages:
English
Biography

Sena is a Senior Associate of the Financial Institutions & Capital Markets practice group. She has extensive experience advising various transaction parties on derivatives and structured products, securitisation, debt and equity capital markets transactions, corporate finance transactions including international bilateral and syndicated finance transactions, mergers and acquisition transactions, corporate reorganisation and restructuring and financial regulatory and advisory services to a mix of financial institutions.

Sena has represented several local and international clients including the Bank of Ghana, Ministry of Finance, Ghana Stock Exchange, International Finance Corporation, African Export-Import Bank, Nederlandse Financierings-Maatschappij voor Ontwikkelingslanden N.V., Front Clear Management B.V., the Development Bank Ghana Ltd and the Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund etc.

Recent case highlights
  • Advised on a USD 1.3 billion syndicated receivables-backed trade finance facility to Ghana Cocoa Board for the purchase of cocoa beans for the 2022/2023 crop season.
  • Advised Appolonia Development Company Limited on the legal and tax implications in relation to the amendment and restatement of the loan agreement terms in relation to a USD 33 million loan.
  • Advised African Export-Import Bank on a currency swap arrangement with the Bank of Ghana.
Practice areas
  • Banking
  • Asset finance
  • Restructuring and insolvency
  • Trade finance
  • Structured finance/securitisation
Sector expertise
  • Consumer goods and services
  • Financial services
  • Insurance
  • Investment management
  • Government and public policy
Bar admissions
  • Ghana Bar
Association memberships
  • Ghana Bar Association
  • Ghana Association of Restructuring and Insolvency Advisors and the International Association of Restructuring
  • Insolvency and Bankruptcy Professionals.
Academic qualifications
  • Bachelor of Laws (LLB), University of Ghana (2012)
  • Bachelor of Arts (B.A), University of Ghana, Legon (2009)
Address:
Accra
Tel:+233302208888 Email:Contact this practitioner Website:https://www.bentsienchill.com