Biography • Who's Who Legal Nigeria: Banking

Yinka Edu is a partner in the firm's banking, finance and capital markets teams. She has been involved in a diverse range of financial and capital markets transactions including the establishment of bond issuance programmes, derivatives transactions, mergers and acquisitions; local and cross-border security issuances, as well as the establishment of mutual funds.

She advises on issues relating to the Nigerian bond market and on compliance issues in connection with banking and capital market assignments, many of which, being innovative or new to Nigeria, often require skilled liaison with our regulatory authorities. She co-led the team that advised Ecobank Transnational Incorporated on its acquisition of Oceanic Bank International Limited, and the subsequent merger between Oceanic Bank and Ecobank Nigeria Limited. She is leading the team advising Ecobank Transnational Incorporated in connection with the disposal of non-banking assets of Oceanic Bank International Limited (which was recently acquired by ETI) in compliance with the Central Bank of Nigeria's regulations on the disposal of non-banking assets.

She led the team that advised on the dual listing of the New Gold ETF which is the first ETF to list on the Nigerian Stock Exchange.

She led the team that advised a consortium comprising of the International Finance Corporation, Nederlandse Financierings-Maatschappij voor Ontwikkelingslanden NV (FMO) and Investec on the acquisition of preferred shares in IHS Nigeria Plc; and also Emerging Capital Partners in connection with its acquisition of preference shares in IHS Nigeria Plc. She is also co-leading the team advising Stanbic IBTC Bank PLC in connection with its compliance with regulations passed by the Central Bank of Nigeria in connection with the overhaul of the universal banking system with a particular focus on the disposal of its non-banking assets.

Mrs Edu has published articles in Getting the Deal Through - Securities Finance (Nigeria chapter) and The International Comparative Legal Guide to Mergers & Acquisitions. She presents papers and conducts seminars on security for bank lending and on capital markets' issues. She is secretary of the Capital Markets' Association and a member of the Nigerian Bar Association section on business law competition committee. She was a member of the team that advised the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Biography • Who's Who Legal Nigeria: Capital Markets

Yinka Edu is a partner in the firm's banking, finance and capital markets teams. She has been involved in a diverse range of financial and capital markets transactions including the establishment of bond issuance programmes, derivatives transactions, mergers and acquisitions; local and cross-border security issuances, as well as the establishment of mutual funds.

She advises on issues relating to the Nigerian bond market and on compliance issues in connection with banking and capital market assignments, many of which, being innovative or new to Nigeria, often require skilled liaison with our regulatory authorities. She co-led the team that advised Ecobank Transnational Incorporated on its acquisition of Oceanic Bank International Limited, and the subsequent merger between Oceanic Bank and Ecobank Nigeria Limited. She is leading the team advising Ecobank Transnational Incorporated in connection with the disposal of non-banking assets of Oceanic Bank International Limited (which was recently acquired by ETI) in compliance with the Central Bank of Nigeria's regulations on the disposal of non-banking assets.

She led the team that advised on the dual listing of the New Gold ETF which is the first ETF to list on the Nigerian Stock Exchange.

She led the team that advised a consortium comprising of the International Finance Corporation, Nederlandse Financierings-Maatschappij voor Ontwikkelingslanden NV (FMO) and Investec on the acquisition of preferred shares in IHS Nigeria Plc; and also Emerging Capital Partners in connection with its acquisition of preference shares in IHS Nigeria Plc. She is also co-leading the team advising Stanbic IBTC Bank PLC in connection with its compliance with regulations passed by the Central Bank of Nigeria in connection with the overhaul of the universal banking system with a particular focus on the disposal of its non-banking assets.

Mrs Edu has published articles in Getting the Deal Through - Securities Finance (Nigeria chapter) and The International Comparative Legal Guide to Mergers & Acquisitions. She presents papers and conducts seminars on security for bank lending and on capital markets' issues. She is secretary of the Capital Markets' Association and a member of the Nigerian Bar Association section on business law competition committee. She was a member of the team that advised the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Biography • Who's Who Legal Nigeria: Mergers and Acquisitions

Yinka Edu is a partner in the firm's banking, finance and capital markets teams. She has been involved in a diverse range of financial and capital markets transactions including the establishment of bond issuance programmes, derivatives transactions, mergers and acquisitions; local and cross-border security issuances, as well as the establishment of mutual funds.

She advises on issues relating to the Nigerian bond market and on compliance issues in connection with banking and capital market assignments, many of which, being innovative or new to Nigeria, often require skilled liaison with our regulatory authorities. She co-led the team that advised Ecobank Transnational Incorporated on its acquisition of Oceanic Bank International Limited, and the subsequent merger between Oceanic Bank and Ecobank Nigeria Limited. She is leading the team advising Ecobank Transnational Incorporated in connection with the disposal of non-banking assets of Oceanic Bank International Limited (which was recently acquired by ETI) in compliance with the Central Bank of Nigeria's regulations on the disposal of non-banking assets.

She led the team that advised on the dual listing of the New Gold ETF which is the first ETF to list on the Nigerian Stock Exchange.

She led the team that advised a consortium comprising of the International Finance Corporation, Nederlandse Financierings-Maatschappij voor Ontwikkelingslanden NV (FMO) and Investec on the acquisition of preferred shares in IHS Nigeria Plc; and also Emerging Capital Partners in connection with its acquisition of preference shares in IHS Nigeria Plc. She is also co-leading the team advising Stanbic IBTC Bank PLC in connection with its compliance with regulations passed by the Central Bank of Nigeria in connection with the overhaul of the universal banking system with a particular focus on the disposal of its non banking assets.

Mrs Edu has published articles in Getting the Deal Through - Securities Finance (Nigeria chapter) and The International Comparative Legal Guide to Mergers & Acquisitions. She presents papers and conducts seminars on security for bank lending and on capital markets' issues. She is secretary of the Capital Markets' Association and a member of the Nigerian Bar Association section on business law competition committee. She was a member of the team that advised the Securities and Exchange Commission.