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About
Provided by Wolemi Esan SAN
Practice Areas
Banking
Construction and materials
Energy
Natural resources
Career
Advised a syndicate of lenders in connection with the restructuring of the UD370,755,000 term facility granted to Accugas Limited.
Advised Transcorp on its USD292.5million acquisition of 100% of the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN)’s stake in the Afam power assets.
Advised on the US$3 billion hybrid financing for the development of NLNG’s seventh liquefaction train.
Advised on the debt issuance programme established by BUA Cement Plc to raise capital of up to N200,000,000,000.00 (Two Hundred Billion Naira). The bond issue is the largest ever corporate bond issued in the Nigerian debt capital market.
Advised the African Finance Corporation (AFC) on its NGN121.4 billion facility to Emerging Markets Telecommunications Services Limited (Etisalat Nigeria, now 9Mobile).
Advised the Sellers on the divestment of their shares in Forte Oil Plc. (the Company) valued at USD177Million, constituting 74.02% of the Company’s issued share capital.
Advised Evercare Group, the largest healthcare fund on the development of two hospital projects in Lagos, Nigeria valued at USD600 million.
Personal
MBA, Durham Business School, Durham University
LL.M, University College London
BL, Nigerian Law School
LL.B, Lagos State University
Chambers Review
Global
Wolemi Esan is a respected Nigerian banking lawyer who is engaged in energy-related financing and loan restructuring. He represents both international and domestic borrowers and lending institutions.
Wolemi Esan is a leading lawyer who is well respected in the energy sector in Nigeria. He is particularly recognised for his electricity and infrastructure work, and has further experience representing public bodies and financial institutions.
Wolemi Esan maintains significant expertise in various corporate topics, including M&A and restructurings. He is often instructed by clients in the financial services, telecommunications and retail sectors.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Extremely versatile and able to work on different types of transactions and sectors, Wolemi Esan is one of the senior lawyers that will always make himself available to provide partner inputs on transactions."
"He has an in-depth, up-to-date knowledge of the law, and he is commercial and solutions-driven."
"Wolemi Esan is well versed in handling very complex transactions seamlessly."
"Wolemi Esan is a business lawyer with a practical mind who is able to solve complex legal issues."
"He is nimble in dealing with problems and introduces innovative solutions."
"Wolemi leads the team and provides oversight on their work. He has ensured that the team delivers the required level of excellence on the transactions and projects they have worked on with us."
"Wolemi Esan is calm and confident, with a 'nothing is impossible' attitude and winning mentality."
"Wolemi is very client-focused and can always advise on what would be best for us. He has a lot of very useful experience."
"He is really hands-on."
"Extremely versatile and able to work on different types of transactions and sectors, Wolemi Esan is one of the senior lawyers that will always make himself available to provide partner inputs on transactions."
"He has an in-depth, up-to-date knowledge of the law, and he is commercial and solutions-driven."
"Wolemi Esan is well versed in handling very complex transactions seamlessly."
"Wolemi Esan is a business lawyer with a practical mind who is able to solve complex legal issues."
"He is nimble in dealing with problems and introduces innovative solutions."
"Wolemi leads the team and provides oversight on their work. He has ensured that the team delivers the required level of excellence on the transactions and projects they have worked on with us."
"Wolemi Esan is calm and confident, with a 'nothing is impossible' attitude and winning mentality."
"Wolemi is very client-focused and can always advise on what would be best for us. He has a lot of very useful experience."
"He is really hands-on."
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