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Capital Markets

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Our capital markets lawyers in Ghana offer securities advice on domestic and cross-border transactions involving rights offerings, listings in international markets and offerings of corporate and government bonds to issuers, selling shareholders, sponsors,  dealers, investment advisors, trustees and investors on a broad range of securities offerings.

Experience has included advising:

  • A foreign bank in relation to the takeover of a local bank and the range of issues relating thereto and, in that regard, reviewed transaction documents including the offer document, assisted the bank in obtaining all the consents and approvals from the regulatory bodies including the Bank of Ghana and the Securities and Exchange Commission.
  • A major Ghanaian bank in relation to the private placement of its shares and the listing of additional shares and, in that regard, reviewed transaction documents including the information memorandum, ensured compliance with notification and approval requirements of the regulatory bodies including the Bank of Ghana, the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) and compliance with the Listing Rules of the GSE.
  • A mining company in the United Kingdom in relation to its acquisition of two mineral rights owned by two Ghanaian companies as part of the process for admission of the mining company’s issued share capital to trading on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange.
  • A Southern African bank in relation to the proposed acquisition of shares in a UK listed real estate company which has assets in Ghana.
  • Gold Fields Limited on Ghanaian legal and regulatory matters in connection with a proposed listing of its shares on the New York Stock Exchange.
  • A South African investment company in relation to its investment by way of a private placement in a Ghanaian Bank.
  • A major Ghanaian insurance company in relation to its recapitalization to increase its minimum start-up capital from the Ghana cedi equivalent of USD1 million to USD5 million as part of the measures required by the NIC to improve and maintain the prudential ratios of the company; and in that regard advised on the re-capitalization options and procedures, drafted transaction documents including offering circular/private placement memorandum and assisted with rights issues.