Mr. Michael N. A. Cobblah
Mr. Michael N. A. Cobblah has seventeen years
post-qualification experience and has undertaken advisory services work in
investment banking including privatisations, Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A),
project & structured finance, business strategy development and customer
relationship management. He is currently the Country Representative at
Ecobank Development Company overseeing Corporate Finance, Brokerage and
Asset Management. Prior to that, he was a Manager in Corporate Finance at
PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Michael's investment banking transactions collectively exceed US $4.0
billion and include the following landmark deals:
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Provision of transaction advisory services and acting
as lead managers during Ecobank Transnational Incorporated’s (ETI) US
$2.5 billion share offer.
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Led a team of professionals in the privatisation of
Ghana Telecom.
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Preparation and execution of Ghana’s first Sovereign
Bond Issue in 2007.
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Financial due-diligence and pricing assistance
assignment for Oceanic Bank International Plc for the proposed
acquisition of a local bank.
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Liquidation of Ghana Airways Company.
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Structured and raised an amount of $5.5 million in
equity and debt for the funding of the first multi-storey car park in
Ghana.
Michael holds an MBA (International Banking & Finance)
from the Birmingham Business School, University of Birmingham in the UK, and
B.A. in Accounting and Economics from the University of Ghana. He is a
Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA).
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