Email tobechi.nwokocha@uubo.org

Phone +234 14622307-12; 2774921-2

AddressSt Nicholas House, (10th, 12th & 13th Floors), Catholic Mission Street, Lagos, Nigeria.

Tobechi Nwokocha

Associate

Profile

Tobechi Nwokocha is an Associate and a member of the firm’s Corporate and Commercial team. Since joining the firm, he has been involved in a wide range of matters, including general corporate advisory, finance, private equity and capital markets.

Career

2019
Associate, Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie
2018
Associate, Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie
2017
Intern, Consolex LP

Qualifications

2017
Nigerian Law School, BL
2016
University of Lagos, LL.B

Professional Membership

Nigerian Bar Association

Bar Admissions

2017
Nigeria
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Deals

Mergers, Acquisitions and Restructuring

UUBO is pleased to have advised Tangerine Life Insurance Limited and ARM Life PLC on the merger of both companies. The merger is expected to improve the positioning of the Enlarged Tangerine Life Limited in the life insurance sector, creating a stronger player with a larger retail footprint and an increased underwriting capacity.

UUBO’s Mergers and Acquisitions and Private Equity team that advised on this deal was led by our Partner, Ozofu ‘Latunde Ogiemudia and included team members Amina Ibrahim, Faridah Orimobi, Tobechi Nwokocha, Chisom Okolie and Bolaji Odekunle with support from our litigation team members, Olukayode Dada, Chisom Ndubuisi and Titilola Olatunde-Fasogbon.

To learn more about UUBO’s Mergers and Acquisitions work, email uubo@uubo.org and visit uubo.org

Private Equity

We are pleased to have advised the lead investor, SoftBank’s Vision Fund 2 on its participation in the US$400 million Series C Investment in Opay, one of Nigeria’s leading mobile payments companies.

The UUBO transaction advisory team was led by our Corporate, Private Equity and M&A teams partner, @latundeo with support from @temmini.as, a senior associate with the team. Other key team members included Managing Associate and Abuja office head, @amina_f_ibrahim, as well as associates, @pamelaskyes, @officially_bond and @tobechee_. The UUBO team worked with a cross-border group of advisers.

For more information about our private equity and venture capitalist transaction advisory practice, please email us at PETeam@uubo.org.

Private Equity

We are pleased to have advised AfricInvest, a leading Pan-African management platform, in connection with its acquisition of a minority stake in Royal Exchange General Insurance Company, one of the largest non-life insurance companies in Nigeria. The investment was made through AfricInvest’s private equity fund, Financial Inclusion Vehicle (“FIVE”), and follows the initial investment made by InsuResilience Investment Fund in 2019, which we are also proud to have advised on.

The UUBO transaction advisory team was led by our Private Equity and M&A teams partner, @xtinesij with support from @____faridah, a senior associate with the team. Other core team members include @dami.ady , @tobechee_ and Chris Oke. The UUBO team worked with a cross-border group of advisers.

For more information about our private equity and venture capitalist transaction advisory practice, please email us at PETeam@uubo.org.

Private Equity

Team advises lead investor on series A investment round in bamboo global INC

We are pleased to have advised on the Nigerian elements of a recent Series A investment round in Bamboo Global Inc (Bamboo), the parent company of Bamboo Systems Technology Limited.

Greycroft VC and Tiger Global LL.C co-led the financing round in the online investment business with participation from Motley Fool Ventures, Chrysalis Capital and key yCombinator CEO, Michael Seibel, among others.

This is expected to support plans to scale the business’s tech infrastructure, launch more products and expand access in new markets across Africa to global investment platforms.

UUBO’s multi-disciplinary Nigerian transaction advisory team was led by private equity and M&A teams partner, Folake Elias-Adebowale, and included Lisa Esamah, Bond Eke-Opara, Tobechi Nwokocha, Aanuoluwapo Odunaike, Godson Iwuozo, Precious David, Faith Oseghale, Daniel Adedigba and Ayomide Soretire.

For more information about UUBO, its teams and our full service offerings, including in Private Equity & Venture Capital, M&A, FinTech and Capital Markets, please contact us at uubo@uubo.org.

Mergers, Acquisitions and Restructuring, Power, Infrastructure and Projects, Private Equity

Our transaction team was led by private equity partner, Folake Elias-Adebowale, with specialist input from #power and #finance team partners, Adeola Sunmola and Onyinye Okafor, and principal support from Tobechi Nwokocha, Godson Iwuozo and Aanu Odunaike.

For more information about UUBO’s #Private Equity, #M&A, #Energy, and other market-leading practice area offerings, please visit our website on www.uubo.org.

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