Our Services
Corporate Finance Advisory
We provide financial advisory and structuring support to businesses and governments, working with our network of funding partners to help African businesses and governments secure needed capital for their operations.
We are also an enabler for SMEs across the continent, providing needed support and structuring to enable access to much-needed finance.
Treasury Advisory
We provide liquidity solutions and bespoke treasury solutions for African governments and businesses, leveraging our rich and extensive treasury experience to deliver innovative treasury management services to governments and businesses to help them effectively manage their liquidity and treasury needs.
Trade Advisory
We facilitate Intra-Africa trade and investments by leveraging strategic alliances with regional trade organizations and multilateral agencies with an Africa development agenda, focusing on major trade corridors for business facilitation and growth.
Our Vision & Approach
OAKWOOD GREEN ADVISORY LTD. (OAKWOOD GREEN) aspires to be the de facto architect of capital, investments and remittance flows into and across the African continent. It pursues Intra-Africa trade whilst leaving an open line to everyone seeking to do business on the continent.
We embed sound corporate governance, maintain a sustainability ethos and a robust risk management structure. We ensure accountability and ethical decision-making processes are rooted within the organization. With a combined experience of over 50 years, the promoters of Oakwood Green have developed a deep understanding of the African market and a network of relationships across the continent. With the experience accrued from dealing with various governments and business entities, our promoters bring to bear their understanding of markets, customers, competition and geographies of Sub-Saharan Africa.
Oakwood has the information and resources on tap to help businesses successfully enter and expand into the African Markets. We are strategically entrenched in the African market to provide business tools and resources designed to extract above average yields from viable ventures.
OAKWOOD GREEN assists clients to manage the diverse economic climates, risks and sectoral opportunities across a wide spectrum of industries. Through strategic partnerships with multilateral institutions, international financial institutions and developmental agencies we secure funding for projects, intra-African Trade and investment across the continent.
Our Reach
01.
BREADTH
Our range of services ensure that our clients’ holistic needs are met at the organisational level and product level. As a result-oriented team we ensure the bottom line is positively affected. Our aim is to provide universal commercial support via our multi-boutique business model.
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PARTNERSHIPS
We value our relationships within the industry and treat our clients as collaborative partners.
03.
INTEGRATION
We vertically integrate with our global partners to ensure our clients receive an efficient and fully inclusive service that meets their business requirements.
Our Track Record
Our team have niche expertise and knowledge derived from managing leading financial institutions and supporting various client classes across Africa working closely with key partners across attractive industries. We support both national and international clients across a range of business structures, including corporate entities, individuals, governments and limited liability partnerships.
- Banking Sector Consolidation
- Company Transformation
- Financial Advisory
- Business Facilitation
- Capital Restructuring
- Capital Raise
Our Team
Gabriel Edgal
Managing Partner
Managing Consultant of Oakwood Green Advisory Ltd charged with the responsibility of strategically positioning the firm to achieve its corporate objectives. Prior to this he was the CEO of First Atlantic Bank Limited, where he tripled profits before tax over a three-year period.
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Laurence Okonne
Head, Trading
Laurence is a seasoned treasury consultant with over 15 years of experience in the financial sector. He previously worked at First Atlantic Bank and United Bank for Africa, holding several managerial positions. He holds an MBA from the Metropolitan School of Business and Administration.
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Cynthia Beleyel Eryuo
Head, Africa Trade
Cynthia is a consummate professional with over 10 years of experience in accounting and banking with a specialization in trade services. She previously worked for SG-SSB Ghana Limited, First Atlantic Merchant Bank (Ghana), Turnbull Rutherford Solicitors (UK) and Hays Specialist Recruitment (UK), She holds a master degree in Finance.
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Catherine Yamoah-Alloh
In-House Counsel
Catherine Alloh is a Corporate Lawyer who holds a law degree from the London South Bank University (LLB; 2000) and was called to the Ghana Bar in 2002 (BL). She also attained a Master of Science Degree in Finance and Financial Law from the University of London (International Programs) in 2017 and appointed a Notary Public of the Republic of Ghana in 2017.
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Anazodo Nwakanma
Head, Business Development
Anazodo has over 15 years of industry experience with specialization in risk management, global trade as well as business development. He previously held senior/executive positions at First Atlantic Bank, United Bank for Africa as well as Access Bank. He holds an LLB in Civil Law from the University of Lagos
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Frederick Asante Awuku
Head, Risk Management
Frederick has over 29 years of experience attained at various banks including: Universal Merchant Bank Limited, Bank of Africa (Ghana) limited, Intercontinental Bank Ghana, Standard Chartered Bank (Accra Ghana) and United Bank of Africa. He holds an MSc in Mathematics and Actuarial science, University of Waterloo Canada .
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