Anuoluwapo Balogun

Anu is a Partner in the Firm’s Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity & Competition Practice groups. She has extensive experience in M & A, private equity, competition, banking and capital market transactions. She has acted and continues to advise corporates, private equity fund managers, multinational corporations, government and governmental agencies, supranational and developmental finance institutions on complex and groundbreaking cross border M & A, private equity, joint ventures, corporate finance and corporate restructurings transactions.

Anu possesses an in depth understanding of the nuances of finance and the corporate world and adopts a highly analytical and commercial approach in dealing with complex problems.

She is ranked by leading global legal directories and her expertise is widely acknowledged by clients & industry experts and a sought-after speaker at conferences and trainings.

• Advising Huaxin Cement Co. Limited, a Hong Kong listed company on the Nigerian aspects of the indirect acquisition of 83.81% of Lafarge Africa Plc, a leading cement manufacturer in Nigeria.
• Advised Mavin Global Holdings Limited on the Nigerian law aspects of the divestment of its entire issued share capital to Universal Music Group.
• Advising First Holdco Plc (FBNH or the Seller), a non-operating holding company of one of the largest banking and financial services groups in Africa, in relation to the proposed divestment of its entire equity stake in its wholly-owned subsidiary, FBNQuest Merchant Bank Limited (the Target) through a controlled auction process.
• Advised Veritas Registrars Limited, as Nigerian counsel, on the divestment of its 49% shareholding in Prudential Zenith Life Insurance Limited to Prudential Life Vault Limited
• Moody’s Corporation on the acquisition of majority stake in Global Credit Ratings Limited
• Advised AfricInvest Capital on its acquisition of significant minority stake in JustRite, a leading supermarket chain
• Advised Alta Semper Capital LLP on its divestment from HealthPlus Limited, a leading retail chain pharmacy to mPharma
• Advised Verod Capital Management on the acquisition of the entire issued capital of Law Union & Rock Plc
• Advised First Pension Custodian Nigeria Limited, a subsidiary of the First HoldCo on its acquisition of 100% equity stake in Access Pensions Fund Custodian Limited

• M&A
• Private Equity (Fund Formation, Capital Deployment & Exits)
• Competition
• Banking
• Capital Markets – Equity
• Capital Markets - Debt
• Restructurings
• Project Finance
• Trade Finance

• Banking & other Financial services
• FMCG
• Manufacturing
• Insurance
• Healthcare
• Pharmaceutical & Life Sciences
• Technology & Telecommunications
• Real Estate
• Transport
• Government and public policy

• LL.M., University College, London
• B.L., Nigerian Law School
• LL.B., Olabisi Onabanjo University

• Nigerian Bar Association
• Capital Markets Solicitors Association
• Association of Professional Negotiators and Mediators

• Nigerian Bar Association