Professional Project and Corporate & Structured Finance specialist
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Professional Project and Corporate & Structured Finance specialist with profound knowledge in Investment and Corporate Banking spanning 20+ years across corporate, credit structuring, investment and financial planning, and management of large ticket debt/equity investments. Over the years, directly involved in project and corporate financing and credit intermediation processes for diverse green & brown field infrastructure projects, portfolio investment consideration in traditional and alternative investment vehicles, merger & acquisition and Corporate Restructuring across Republic of Nigeria, Republic of Guinea Conakry, The Gambia Republic and Seria Leone.
Head, Corporate and Structured Finance at Investment One Financial Services Limited (2019-10 – Present)
Design the strategic pathway for the team towards achievement of corporate objectives of the group including budget, target setting for team members and strategy for achieving annual budget. Lead the business development initiative for structured finance and advisory team. Focus on infrastructure projects, business expansion and corporate finance transactions for the institution.
Investment proposals at the Management Investment Committee meeting. Prepare and seek approval for all approved investments at MIC from Technical Advisory Board committee.
Investment portfolio of debt and equity investments created under the Capital Management company of the institution. Such investment include Construction projects, Real Estate, Commodities and Investment in traditional asset such as Bond and Treasury bills. Lead credit creation and structuring processes for the team.
Including business case analysis, due diligence process and credit creation process in line with Credit Policy of the company. Coordinate development of Investment Memorandum, Capital/ funding structure for debit and equity capital market raise, manage transaction plan and financial close for identified investment programs. Provide support to both Directorate Head and other subsidiary companies in the group - Venture Capital and SMEs finance businesses.
Manage the key performance yardstick for the Capital Management company of the institution. Manage all investments (debt funding) to ensure repayment and generation of decent returns to the company.
Team Lead Power & Oil Service Business at Wema Bank Plc (2017-04 – 2019-09)
Lead business development initiatives for power and oil service business. Lead debt facility creation and appraisal processes for debt investments. Including business case analysis, review of financial statements and cashflow modeling review.
Manage relationship in the upstream and midstream Oil & Gas sector. Presentation of Investment proposal at the Management Credit Committee meeting. Lead transaction inspection and monitoring team. Coordinate performance yardstick and strategic objective delivery for the team.
Defend performance at the Management Monthly Performance Review meeting.
Team Lead, Project & Structured Finance at Wema Bank Plc (2016-08 – 2017-03)
Lead business development initiatives for project financing transactions. Lead credit creation and appraisal processing for debt investments. including financial analysis, audited account review and cashflow modeling. Management of large size business relationship in the Investment Bank Division.
Lead project monitoring and inspection team. Presentation of Investment proposal at the Management Credit Committee meeting. Coordinate performance yardstick and strategic objective delivery for the team.
Project Finance and Senior Investment Analyst at Skye Bank Plc (now Polaris Bank Limited) (2008-06 – 2016-07)
MBA in Master of Business Administration – University of Manchester, Alliance Manchester Business School (2021-01 – 2022-12)
BSc in Estate Management – Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife (1998-09 – 2004-08)
