The impressive team at Bentsi-Enchill, Letsa & Ankomah ‘exhibits a great depth of legal and market knowledge’, and is co-led by Seth Asante and Frank Nimako Akowuah. The group is very well known for handling the full range of equity and debt capital markets transactions in the Ghanaian market and abroad. Key areas of instruction for the practice include IPOs, rights issuances, secondary listings, and receivables-backed bonds, to name a few areas of expertise. Senior associate Jonathan Amable has experience in debt capital markets work.
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‘Strong industry industry and product knowledge, exceptional understanding of local regulations , and ability to structure innovative solutions for clients . They are market leaders in the Ghana capital markets and they have very strong relationships with an array of stakeholders, built over the years from consistent good work.’
‘The partners are very hands on in their engagement with clients’ transactions, often bringing their expertise and experience to the table and ensuring legal advice provided is top notch. The team is dedicated and proactive in their approach to clients.’
‘BELA has significant depth and bench strength, which ensures that there is always adequate resources assigned to support a transaction. The team is also highly competent, ensuring that high quality work is delivered at all times. This by far, is BELA's strongest attribute compared to competitor firms in the market.’
‘They all exhibit the same high standard of excellence and superior work ethic. Specific stand-out team members include; Seth Asante, Frank Nimako Akowah, Jonathan Amable, Sophia Sena Berdie, and Gifty Aku Hlordjie.’
‘The team demonstrated excellent knowledge of the law related to the product we were working on, was professional, and patiently explained the issues and how a specific approach was right.’
‘Long legacy in capital markets in Ghana and they have been the legal adviser for many products including many “firsts” in the market. They have a strong team with exceptional partners with strong legal skills backed in addition to an acute commercial sense to ensure their solutions are viable and can be executed.'
'They are a very diverse firm. Their associates are also very good. They are not cheap but worth the money in what they deliver.’
‘Commercial and legal knowledge exceptional. Strong creative structuring skills and ability to think outside the box to solve problems. Frank Akowuah and Seth Asante have executed all the key transactions in the capital markets in Ghana.’
Key clients
- Factorex Holdings Ltd and Supply Chain Finance Plc
- Ghana Amalgamated Trust
- Izwe Savings & Loans Plc
- Databank Brokerage Services Limited
- Bayport Financial Services
- MobileMoney Limited
- Ghana Stock Exchange
- Scancom Plc
- Africa Export-Import Bank
- GCB Bank PLC
Work highlights
- Advising Factorex Holdings Ltd and Supply Chain Finance Plc on the establishment of a note issuance programme through a special purpose vehicle.
- Advising the Government of Ghana (acting through and represented by the Ministry of Finance) on a proposed programme for the exchange of certain notes and bonds issued by the Government of Ghana and selected state-owned enterprises for new bonds to be issued by the Government of Ghana.
- Advised Bayport Savings and Loans Plc on the establishment of an unsecured note programme valued at $46m.
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Seth Asante, Frank Nimako Akowuah