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N. Dowuona & Company

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Led by NanaAma Botchway, the skilled team at N. Dowuona & Company continues to handle a high volume of complex domestic and cross-border transactions, investment matters and corporate governance issues. Private equity and venture capital work remains prominent in the group's workload. Alex Calloway and Achiaa Akobour Debrah are practitioners to note.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Responsive and very commercial.'

  • ‘They understand the market and give practical insights into the Ghanaian market that go beyond legal. They are also very responsive.'
  • 'NanaAma Botchway is a safe pair of hands to refer work to and put our clients at ease with her knowledge of the sector. When referring a client to outside counsel, you always hope they will take care of them and it is always a good sign when a client comes back to thank you for a referral that worked well for them. ’

  • ‘Alex Calloway is very commercially minded and helps create solutions that not only work from a legal perspective but are pragmatic.'

  • ‘N. Dowuana & Company is reliable, their work is consistently excellent and they are always a pleasure to deal with.’

  • ‘Alex and NanaAma are first class lawyers; they are always my first port of call for any matter in Ghana.’

  • ‘They contribute value and excel in the quality of their delivery/execution.'

Key clients

  • Acumen Resilient Agricultural Fund
  • Société de Promotion et de Participation pour la Coopération Economique (Proparco)
  • Alitheia Capital (via its uMunthu II Fund in partnership with Goodwell Investments)
  • Injaro Agricultural Venture Capital Ltd
  • Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP

Work highlights

  • Advising Injaro Agricultural Venture Capital on its acquisition of Outdoor Holding Limited, and on the sale of its stake in Agricare Limited.
  • Advising Acumen Resilient Agricultural Fund, Société de Promotion et de Participation pour la Coopération Economique (Proparco) and Alitheia Capital (via its uMunthu II Fund in partnership with Goodwell Investments) on an investment into Complete Farmer, a leading Ghanaian ag-tech company.
  • Advising an international financial services group on the potential acquisition of a Ghanaian listed company operating in the financial services sector.

Lawyers

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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

NanaAma Botchway

Other key lawyers

Alex Calloway, Achiaa Akobour Debrah