Landmarks
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Merger of Total Ghana Limited and Elf in Ghana
The firm was in charge of advising the law firm of GIDE LOYRETTE NOUEL of Belgium, legal advisors to the global merger of the operations of TotalFinaElf and Elf, on the rules and regulations relating to mergers and acquisitions in Ghana.
Providing Advice to Ecowas West African Power Pool Project (WAPP)
ALC was appointed as a consultant by the World Bank to provide advisory services to the WAPP Secretariat to facilitate the establishment by the Ecowas Head of States and Governments of a regional electricity market in West Africa.
Restructuring of Phyto-Riker (GIHOC) Pharmaceuticals Limited
The team acted as legal advisor to local investors, Trans Africa Pharmaceuticals Company Limited, when Phyto-Riker (GIHOC) Pharmaceuticals was restructured to take on new equity from Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), Modern Africa Fund, LLC and Trans Africa Pharmaceuticals Company Limited and to have existing loans from OPIC restructured under new terms and conditions.
International Affiliations
ALC has recently worked closely with the international law firm, Dewey & Le Bouef of Paris, in advising various corporate entities in trade finance, communications and petroleum sectors.
Acquisition by Modern Africa Fund of Databank Holdings Inc.
Modern Africa Fund based in Washington D.C. appointed Awoonor Law Consultancy as legal advisors for their acquisition of a majority equity stake in Databank Holdings Inc., a group of companies engaged in investment banking, asset management and brokerage services in Ghana. Ekow lead the team which carried out the legal due diligence, drafting the shareholders agreement and the appropriate corporate documents to effect the acquisition of a stake in Databank by Modern Africa.
Privatisation of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs)
ALC has been in charge of providing legal advice to investors such as Beverage Investments Ghana Limited, who acquired the SOE that owned the PEPSI-COLA franchise in Ghana; Metacan Limited who acquired the tomato cannery in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana; Vaneef Consortium in their acquisition of State Transport Company Limited; and advised Total Ghana Limited in its bid to acquire GOIL, the SOE involved in petroleum marketing in Ghana. The scope of legal advice in these transactions involves conducting legal due diligence, drafting and reviewing share sales and purchase agreements or sale and purchase agreements for the sale of assets, shareholders’ agreements and management contracts.
Corporate Finance
We were appointed as legal advisors to Messrs. CAL MERCHANT BANK LIMITED and DATABANK FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED, who had been appointed by the Government of Ghana to give advice in relation to the Government’s holdings in Ashanti Goldfields Company Limited and on certain regulatory issues.
Acquisition of Tebrebie Goldfields by Ashanti Goldfields Limited (AGC)
The ALC team carried out the legal due diligence and acted as local counsel to AGC when it acquired Tebrebie Goldfields, a gold mining company based in Tarkwa, Ghana, from its parent company, PIONER INC of Boston, Massachusetts, in the United States of America.
Acquisition by Modern Africa Fund of Leaseafrique Limited
ALC acted as legal advisors to Modern Africa in their acquisition of an equity stake in Leaseafrique, a Finance Lease Company in Ghana.
Listing of the Shares of SSB Bank Limited on The Ghana Stock Exchange
Appointed legal counsel for the transaction when SSB Limited had an IPO and its shares were listed on the Ghana Stock Exchange. Ekow was in charge of converting the company to a public company to be able to invite the public to subscribe to its shares, conducting the legal due diligence and vetting the prospectus and listing documents.