Following the establishment of its office in Accra in December 2022, the finance team at Templars has been instructed on high-profile matters in Ghana. Recent work for the group includes advising on sovereign and corporate debt issues, and the department is sought after by financial institutions, local and foreign investors and lender and borrower clients. Dorothy Mensah and Desmond Ogba co-head the practice.

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Key clients

  • Terraformation Inc.
  • Prudential Life Insurance
  • Absa Bank Limited
  • Saroafrica International Limited
  • National Cancer Research Institute

Work highlights

  • Advising Terraformation Inc on its proposed credit financing in the form of a working capital line to Seawater Solutions Ltd and Seawater Solutions Ghana Limited.
  • Advised Prudential Life Insurance on its participation in the Government of Ghana’s Domestic Debt Exchange Programme.
  • Advised Absa Bank Limited on its participation in the Ghana Cocoa Board’s Debt Exchange Programme.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Dorothy Mensah, Desmond Ogba