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Abayomi Akinjide London Lawyer

Abayomi Akinjide

Partner Fasken
Jurisdiction England and Wales, 1993 | Nigeria, 1996
Language(s) English, Yoruba
Office(s) London
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Overview

Abayomi (Yomi) is a Partner in Fasken’s Global Energy and Climate Group. His practice focuses on corporate, corporate finance and commercial work, particularly in the energy, mining and telecoms sectors. 

Yomi has substantial experience in complex cross-border mergers and acquisitions, financings, private equity transactions, drafting commercial agreements, advising on joint ventures and many other legal issues. Yomi has broad corporate experience and management skills, having led large teams on transactions usually involving multiple jurisdictions in a variety of sectors. He has a good understanding of financial markets and is a skilled negotiator, dealing with both transaction counterparties and regulators. He has advised a number of clients, including banks, brokers, private equity sponsors and corporates.

Yomi’s practice is global and he is recognised as an expert on Africa. He is dual qualified in England and Wales and Nigeria. He is an expert in Nigerian corporate and oil and gas law and has published various legal materials in Nigeria and has spoken at seminars on matters relating to the Nigerian legal system.

Achievements

  • Recognized UK-Wide in Energy & Natural Resources: Oil & Gas, Chambers UK 2024 to 2026
  • Best Lawyers for his expertise within the field of Energy & Natural Resources Law (2015 through 2024 editions) , Best Lawyers 2015 to 2024
  • The Legal 500 for his expertise in the field of 'Projects, energy and natural resources - Oil and gas' 2016 edition, The Legal 500 Canada 2016
  • Chambers Global as a Nigerian 'Expert Based Abroad' within the 'Corporate/Commercial' field 2012 edition, Chambers Global 2012 to 2016
  • Chambers Global UK 'Foreign Expert' within the 'Corporate/M&A' field 2016, Chambers Global 2016
  • Legal 500 for his expertise in the field of 'Corporate and Commercial - M&A: mid-market' (2014 edition) , The Legal 500 Canada 2014
  • The Legal 500 for his expertise in the field of 'Projects, energy and natural resources - Oil and gas' 2012 edition, The Legal 500 Canada 2012
Legal 500 Publication name with laurels The Legal 500 Canada The Legal 500 for his expertise in the field of 'Projects, energy and natural resources - Oil and gas' 2016 edition
Chambers & Partners Publication name with laurels Chambers Global Chambers Global as a Nigerian 'Expert Based Abroad' within the 'Corporate/Commercial' field 2012 edition
Chambers & Partners Publication name with laurels Chambers Global Chambers Global UK 'Foreign Expert' within the 'Corporate/M&A' field 2016
Legal 500 Publication name with laurels The Legal 500 Canada Legal 500 for his expertise in the field of 'Corporate and Commercial - M&A: mid-market' (2014 edition)
Legal 500 Publication name with laurels The Legal 500 Canada The Legal 500 for his expertise in the field of 'Projects, energy and natural resources - Oil and gas' 2012 edition

Experience

  • FG Gold, AFC and Afreximbank achieve financial close on US$330 million senior debt financing for Baomahun Gold Project, [Deal - Africa Finance Corporation], FG Gold secures US$430M financing for Sierra Leone’s largest gold mine.
  • UAC of Nigeria PLC announces closing of the acquisition of Chivita|Hollandia (CHI Limited) from The Coca-Cola Company, [Deal - UAC of Nigeria PLC], Advised UAC of Nigeria PLC on its acquisition of Chivita|Hollandia (CHI Limited) from The Coca-Cola Company, strengthening its market presence in Nigeria's consumer goods sector.
  • Oando Energy Resources Inc., Oando E&P Holdings Limited and 0902702 B.C. Ltd. complete refinancing, [Deal - Various], OER, OEPHL and 0902 BC complete refinancing put in place to finance the completion of a large acquisition of assets
  • Closing of a US$55 million mezzanine facility agreement by Africa Finance Corporation with FG Gold Limited, facilitating construction of the Baomahun Gold Project in Sierra Leone, [Deal - Africa Finance Corporation], AFC closes US$55 million mezzanine facility agreement with FG Gold
  • Closing of sale of 85% of the entire issued share capital of NDAR Energies SA (NDAR), a Senegalese power company, to Aksa Global Investments B.V. (Aksa) through its majority owned subsidiary, Aksa-NDAR Holding SA, [Deal - Shareholders of NDAR Energies SA], Shareholders of NDAR Energies SA complete sale to Aksa Global Investments B.V.
  • Africa Oil signed two production sharing contracts with the Republic of Equatorial Guinea for off shore blocks EG-18 and EG-31, [Deal - Africa Oil Corporation], Africa Oil Corp. (“Africa Oil”, “AOC” or the “Company”) announces the signing of two production sharing contracts (“PSCs”) with the Republic of Equatorial Guinea for offshore Blocks EG-18 and EG-31. These PSCs are subject to ratification by the country’s government. Africa Oil will hold eighty pe...
  • Ecobank Development Company Limited announces closing of circa US$200 million debt loan facility, [Deal - Ecobank Development Company Limited], Pan-African banking conglomerate closes on significant transaction ahead of federal elections in Nigeria.
  • Trago Energy Ltd disposes significant interest in an oil and gas block in Namibia, [Deal - Trago Energy Ltd], A significant transaction in the new oil and gas province of Namibia, which is an area highly covered by most of the major international oil companies following the giant deposits found by Total as well as Shell.
  • ShaMaran Petroleum Corp. announces closing of US$170 million acquisition, [Deal - ShaMaran Petroleum Corp.], ShaMaran Petroleum Corp. expands ownership of stakes in world class producing oil fields in Kurdistan following acquisition of TotalEnergies S.E. affiliate

Career & Education

Education

  • LSF The College of Law of England and Wales
  • LLM, Law University of Cambridge
  • LLB (Hons) University of Cambridge

Community involvement

  • Mentor The Prince's Trust
  • Trustee Oando Foundation, an educational charity addressing issues of universality, equity, quality education and supporting infrastructural development through its Adopt-A-School Initiative (AASI)
  • Trustee Christianna Foundation, an educational charity transforming lives by bringing quality, equitable education to children in Nigeria

Memberships & Affiliations

Knowledge

News

  • Abayomi Akinjide Recognized in the 2023 Edition of Best Lawyers in the United Kingdom, 6/16/2022
  • Chambers Global 2018 recognizes 54 Fasken lawyers in 19 practice areas firm-wide, 2/19/2018
  • Fasken Martineau receives Band 1 rankings in four practice areas in Chambers Global 2017, 3/20/2017
  • Fasken Martineau receives Band 1 rankings in five practice areas in Chambers Global 2016, 3/21/2016
  • Fasken Martineau receives Band 1 rankings in six practice areas in Chambers Global 2015, 4/8/2015
  • The Lawyer interviews Abayomi Akinjide in an article on Africa’s leading domestic firms and international lawyers, 3/30/2015
  • The Legal 500 UK 2014: 14 Fasken Martineau lawyers ranked, 10/9/2014
  • Project Finance International quotes Abayomi Akinjide in an article on the completion of Oando’s US$1.5 billion acquisition of ConocoPhillips' oil and gas assets, 8/28/2014
  • The Lawyer mentions a team of Fasken Martineau lawyers in an article on the acquisition of ConocoPhilips’ Nigerian upstream oil and gas business by Oando Energy Resources, 8/1/2014
  • Fasken Martineau advises Oando Energy Resources in a landmark US$1.5 billion acquisition, 7/30/2014

Publications

  • Energy & Natural Resources Law Definition, 2/1/2017
  • Prepayment financing in challenging times, 10/31/2016
  • Key considerations when acquiring or disposing of oil and gas assets, 6/13/2016
  • Why Do Oil & Gas Companies Do Farm-Out and Farm-In Agreements?, 3/10/2015
  • Nigeria's natural gas and America's addiction to oil, 7/1/2006
  • Golden Shares In Privatisations: All That Glitters Is Not Gold, 5/3/1999

Speaking Engagements

  • Legal Framework of Nigeria Oil and Gas Industry, 6/6/2005
  • Investing in Global LNG: Key considerations for Canadian & African LNG projects
Legal Framework of Nigeria Oil and Gas Industry
Investing in Global LNG: Key considerations for Canadian & African LNG projects Japan