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MaameYaa Kwafo-Akoto

MaameYaa Kwafo-Akoto

UK 2026

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About

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Practice Areas

MaameYaa is a partner in the Funds & Asset Management practice. She has over 15 years of experience advising sovereign wealth funds, central banks, family offices, insurance companies, pension funds and development finance institutions around the world on their investment arrangements. On a daily basis, MaameYaa advises investors on asset management issues and strategic global and national issues.

Her work includes public investments and private fund investments (both cornerstone and smaller amounts), single investor mandates and co-investment arrangements covering all asset classes including infrastructure and energy, as well as a wide variety of other agreements and financial services regulatory issues. MaameYaa spent time on secondment to a government entity in Riyadh in 2017 and an Emirati government entity in 2021.

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Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Investment Funds: Investor Representation - UK-wide

Band 1
Band 1

Individual Editorial
MaameYaa Kwafo-Akoto has market-leading experience advising institutional investors. She has particular expertise in advising Middle Eastern wealth funds, pension schemes and investment banks.

Strengths

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  • MaameYaa is very proactive, technical and understands the client's perspective. She is a lawyer every client wants to work alongside.

    Investment Funds: Investor RepresentationChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • I would highlight how impressive MaameYaa was and how professional she is.

    Investment Funds: Investor RepresentationChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • MaameYaa is streets ahead: she covers some of the largest LPs.

    Investment Funds: Investor RepresentationChambers Guide to the Legal Profession

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