Recent Projects

African telecoms sector - selected experience

• Transaction management services on~$870m IPO of Nigeria’s 4th largest telco (~3m subscribers)
• Coordinated international and Nigerian investment banks, law firms, and private equity funds

• Lead financial adviser on $5m sale of company to strategic buyer

• Co-lead financial adviser on $350m private placement of 17.5% indirect interest in Etisalat Nigeria via Premium Telco (an SPV)
• Commercial due diligence, financial forecast for $128m investment in fiber optic transmission company

• Appointed by Mubadala to develop sales and distribution launch strategy for Nigeria’s 4th GSM telco (in which Etisalat subsequently bought a 40% interest)

• Development of a turn-around strategy
• 12-month interim leadership of the company

Other sectors - selected experience

• Lead financial adviser on $28m captive independent power project
• Co-lead financial adviser on $197m acquisition of 15% interest in two producing oil blocks from Shell

• Interim management and post merger integration with Standard Trust and Continental Trust

• Turnaround diagnostic and
  business plan
• 10 year financial forecast
• Lead financial adviser on $107m sale of company to Olam

• Strategy development and partnership identification for creating solutions to serve Africa's rural population
• Implementation support

• Country strategy for Tanzanian operation with a focus on organisation and operational efficiencies
• Turn-around of Nigerian operations