- Solicitors in respect of the divestment of its shareholding in Interswitch Limited.
- Transaction Counsel in connection with its acquisition of and subsequent merger with Finbank Plc. The deal was birthed from the Central Bank of Nigeria’s directive requiring the recapitalisation of identified Nigerian banks which were on the verge of “failing”. The deal won the Business Day Banking Awards 2013 “deal of the year” for the seamless manner in which the deal was consummated. The merger which is regarded as the most successful merger deal in the Nigerian market to date created a natural synergy between FCMB’s corporate banking heritage and FinBank’s retail and electronic banking capabilities.