LAWYER PROFILE
Ayotunde Owoigbe

Ayotunde Owoigbe

Global 2026

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Ranked in 2 practice areas

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Practice Areas

Banking and project finance, Capital markets: Debt,

Capital markets: Equity, Mergers & Acquisitions and project finance, Private Equity

Career

Ayotunde Owoigbe is a partner with Banwo & Ighodalo. Ayotunde is a thorough professional; passionate about achieving set goals and objectives efficiently. She obtained her law degree from the University of Lagos and was called to the Nigerian Bar in January 2001, and joined Banwo & Ighodalo in February of the same year. She was admitted into the Firm's partnership in February 2010. Since she joined the firm in 2001, she has been involved in a significant number of our corporate and project finance, mergers & acquisitions, and banking and securitisation transactions. Ayotunde has been involved in various capital market transactions ranging from Government bond issues to corporate debt issues as well as equity capital market deals in the domestic and international capital markets as well as varied domestic and cross-border M&A transactions.

Professional Memberships

Member, Nigerian Bar Association, Immediate Past Chairman; Capital Market Solicitors Association, B&I’s designated representative in connection with Loan Market Association membership, Associate; Nigeria Leadership Initiative (a leadership development not-for-profit), member of a Sub-Committee of the Emerging Capital Market Taskforce, (led by UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office).

Chambers Review

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Chambers Global Guide

Capital Markets - Nigeria

Band 1
Band 1

Individual Editorial

Ayotunde Owoigbe is well known in the capital markets space for her involvement in matters such as fund formation and M&A. She assists clients with issuances and listings on exchanges.

Corporate/Commercial - Nigeria

Band 1
Band 1

Individual Editorial

Ayotunde Owoigbe is respected in the corporate space for her involvement in matters such acquisitions, divestments and restructurings. She has notable experience in acting for financial institutions as well as corporates.

Strengths

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  • Ayotunde Owoigbe has a very deep knowledge of commercial transactions.

    Capital MarketsChambers Global Guide
  • Ayotunde Owoigbe is commercially savvy, responsive and available. She is always willing to help and she goes above and beyond to ensure results.

    Corporate/CommercialChambers Global Guide

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Nigeria

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