Our Lead Advisor, Tosin Ajose gave opinion on Proshare’s “Market Review” stating that an effective collaboration among the Federal Ministries, Departments and Agencies will go a long way in improving the ease of doing business in Nigeria.
Deal HQ proudly sponsored the virtual webinar on MSMEs. Our Lead Advisor, Tosin Ajose was on the panel of thought leaders. Among other things, the mode of business efficiency and development for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises was discussed.
DEAL HQ partnered with Business Day in organizing the webinar. Our Lead Advisor, Tosin Ajose moderated the conference. The panelists examined the impact of Covid-19 on businesses with practical suggestions on how businesses can survive Post-Covid.
Our Lead Advisor, Tosin Ajose was a Guest Speaker at CONNECT by Unissu, an online Property Technology (PROP-TECH) Summit. The conference focused on the importance of utilizing technology in property transactions. Tosin spoke on the theme “PropTech and The Capital Market: Mapping to the Road to the Future” emphasizing the future of the market, discussing technologies impacts and the opportunities of a global marketplace.
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DEAL HQ made a visit to the Lagos State Motherless Babies Home, Lekki during the Christmas period to mingle with the children and donate gift items. The Lead Advisor addressed the children of the orphanage about the various career opportunities available to them.State Motherless Babies Home, Lekki during the Christmas period to mingle with the children and donate gift items. The Lead Advisor addressed the children of the orphanage about the various career opportunities available to them.
DEAL HQ hosted a 2-day Office Retreat in 2019. The focus of the retreat was to entrench the firm’s culture and to upskill for optimal performance and competitiveness in the coming year.
The firm benefitted from quality facilitators discussing insightful content such as Financial Analysis for Commercial Lawyers, Corporate Culture: Entrenching Work Ethics and Good Corporate Culture and a Digital Upskill. The team also took the opportunity to revisit the vision of the firm, the journey so far- wins, failures and lessons learnt as well as highlight business strategies for 2020.
It ended with a team bonding dinner.
DEAL HQ partnered with Northcourt Real Estate as Legal Advisers for the Lagos Property Auction. The Firm conducted the pre-auction due diligence for the properties listed for the auction.
Members of the firm attended the 5th edition of the West Africa Property Investment (WAPI) Summit which held in Lagos, Nigeria. The Lead Advisor, Tosin Ajose moderated the panel session titled “Emerging Property Sector Focus- Overcoming Financing Challenges and Achieving Returns” with panelists Deborah Nicol-Omeruah, Tilda Mwai and Adeoye Daniel.
DEALHQ PARTNERS HOSTS INAUGURAL ENTERPRISE ROUNDTABLE
On Thursday, 31st October 2019, Corporate Law Firm in Lagos, DealHQ Partners, one of the newest entrants into the transaction advisory space in Nigeria; hosted over 40 C-Level Executives at its inaugural Enterprise Roundtable. Its Lead Advisor, Tosin Ajose noted that the Roundtable which will be consistent in the firm’s calendar is intended to entrench knowledge management through stakeholder engagements and active conversations that birth solutions, influence business practices, drive policy changes and ultimately deepen the performance of enterprises within the Firm’s demography.
L-R Ibilola, Joshua, Adefere, Tosin, Subomi, Uzo and Alex
The First edition brokered conversations around the theme: “Building Sustainable Enterprises Through Adaptive Corporate Governance Practices”. The CEO of the Financial Reporting Council, represented by Prof. Musa Inuwa Fodio, set the tone for the event with a keynote address on Institutionalizing Corporate Governance Best Practices in Private Enterprises. He emphasized the intention of the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria to make good governance practices a culture within Corporate Nigeria; where without the need for sanctions, accountability, sustainability and ethics become the pillars of their management.
The other speakers at the event include Mrs Adebisi Adeyemi, MD, DCSL who spoke on “Entrenching Effective Board Practices for Optimal Corporate Performance”. She emphasized the need to embed accountability, foresight, strategy and supervision in board activities. Mr Banji Fehintola, the President of the CFA Society Nigeria and Senior Director/Head of Treasury & Financial Institutions, Africa Finance Corporation, spoke on “the Role of Responsible Financial Reporting in Enterprise Growth”. He reiterated the need for transparency, comprehensiveness and consistency in the financial reporting practices of companies in Nigeria. The Lead Advisor of the Finance Law Firm in Lagos, Mrs Tosin Ajose also spoke on “Navigating the National Corporate Governance Code for Effective Compliance”; giving meaningful insights on how companies can effectively embrace compliance with the Code and other governance Best Practices.
The panel session was moderated by Mr. Femi Awofala, CEO, Brickstone Africa, who led conversations with Mr. Moshood Olajide, Executive Director, Finance and Risk Management, Forte Oil; Mr. Charles Ojo, Company Secretary, CSCS Plc; and Prof. Musa Inuwa Fodio, Member Governing Council, Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria. The session focused on the cost of compliance to private companies proffering ideas on how to ensure that the implementation of the code enhances rather than impede the operational and financial performance of Private Companies who are expected from January 2020 to comply with the new Governance Code.
The event ended on a very high note with the unveiling of the demo of the DealHQ Corporate Governance Compliance Report Generator for Private Companies; an automated system of reporting and measuring compliance with governance and other legal and regulatory obligations of private Companies.
Craig Boden, a law graduate of University of Cape Town had the had pleasure of interning with the firm for a two-weeks internship. Craig at the end of internship made a presentation on lessons learnt so far and the comparison of the Nigerian Legal System and South African Legal System.
