Zelda Akindele recognized as one of the IFLR1000 Women Leaders for 2020

Zelda is a Partner in the firm’s Finance Practice and has extensive experience advising on both domestic and cross-border leveraged finance, capital market, project finance and M&A transactions. Her legal experience cuts across Europe and Africa and has seen her acting for various transaction parties including lenders, arrangers, trustees, project sponsors, equity investors and target companies.

She is also, apart from being recognized as a Women Leader, separately recognized as a Leading Lawyer in the 2020 editions of the IFLR 1000 guide to the world’s leading financial and corporate law firms.

The IFLR1000 Women Leaders recognizes leading female transactional lawyers globally, who have led on some of the most significant and complex transactions in their respective markets in recent years. These experts have impressive track records and are consistently recommended by clients and peers for the quality of their advice and service. Each year the IFLR1000 undertakes research evaluating lawyers and firms on the basis of transactional experience and market feedback, evaluating thousands of submissions and survey data of thousands of client referees and peers, and conduct hundreds of interviews before nominating individuals for Women Leaders.

Zelda is one of only eight female lawyers so recognized in the Nigerian market.