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Weyinmi Popo

Weyinmi Popo

Global 2026

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Practice Areas

Weyinmi Popo is a cross-border corporate lawyer focusing on private equity and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transactions involving Africa. He advises various Africa-focused private equity sponsors, strategic investors and family offices on complex cross-border investments. Weyinmi is a native of Nigeria and is a regular contributor to thought leadership on legal and other issues regarding cross-border transactions in Africa. He also advises UK and international clients on M&A, private equity, infrastructure and energy transactions.

Professional Memberships

Solicitor, England and Wales

Law Society of New South Wales, Australia

Publications

UK Financial Conduct Authority Publishes Consultation Paper on New Diversity Requirements for Listed Companies – July 2021; UK Proposes New Climate-related Disclosure Rules for Standard Listed Companies – July 2021; UK Extends Mandatory TCFD Climate Disclosures Beyond Premium Listed Companies to All Large Companies and LLPs – April 2021; What You Need to Know about Investing in Africa – December 2020.

Education

University of Bristol

DLP

1997

University of Oxford

B.C.L.

1996

University of Bristol

LL.B.

1995

Chambers Review

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Chambers Global Guide

Corporate/M&A & Private Equity - Africa-wide

Band 3
Band 3

Individual Editorial

Weyinmi Popo is recognised for his strong roster of private equity clients and regularly advises on inbound African investments. He has considerable experience acting on transactions involving financial services and natural resources companies.

Strengths

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  • Weyinmi Popo drives it home for us. He is very comfortable having calls and gives extremely useful advice. He is also very quick in terms of deal execution.

    Corporate/M&A & Private EquityChambers Global Guide

Ranked Individuals at ASAFO & Lawtons (Pty) Ltd (16)

Africa-wide

Côte d'Ivoire

France

Morocco

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