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FACILITATORS: SUMMIT

IJEOMA AGBOTI-OBATOYINBO
MD/CEO, FBNQUEST FUNDS
Ijeoma has over 20 years' experience in the global investment business. Her focus has been on private equity and
other alternative asset classes, channeling much needed institutional investment into strong businesses poised
for growth, particularly in Africa. She has spent her career advising institutional and private investors on private
equity investment strategies, evaluation, selection and allocation.
Ijeoma is the Managing Director / CEO of FBNQuest Funds, the alternative investments business of FBNQuest.
She is also a member of FBNQuest's Executive Leadership Committee and select company boards. Prior to
joining FBNQuest, she ran her own alternative investments consultancy, OAI Alternative Investments and led
Investor Coverage and Corporate Business Development activities across Africa for a diversified alternatives
platform. Previously, she spent 13 years at JPMorgan Chase & Co. including 11 years with the JPMorgan Asset
Management Private Equity Group in both New York and London. There she led the group's business
development activities in EMEA performing broad functions across investment selection, portfolio management,
investor relations and product development. Ijeoma holds a B.Sc. from the University of Lagos, a CSS from
Harvard University and an MBA from INSEAD.

BAYO ODUBEKO
NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT
Bayo is a Corporate Finance lawyer based in London.Bayo has advised extensively in the emerging markets with a
particular focus on Africa. Bayo has advised across different sectors including in the oil and gas, energy, financial
services, telecoms, real estate and FMCG sectors. He is dual qualified, having been called to the Nigerian Bar in
1996 and qualified as a solicitor in England and Wales in 2000.
Bayo has advised many of the leading Africa focused private equity and infrastructure funds investing into Africa,
including Helios Investment Partners LLP, Development Partners International, AfricInvest Capital Partners –
Tuninvest, Carlyle Sub-Saharan Africa Fund and the Africa Infrastructure Investment Fund as well as
development finance institutions such as Africa Finance Corporation, CDC, DEG, FMO, Norfund and Proparco. He
has advised on some of the largest acquisitions and disposals in Nigeria including the sale of Chi to The Coca Cola
Company, the sale of Watanmal to Helios Investment Partners and the sale of Fan Milk to The Abraaj Group.

TAIWO OLATUNJI
HEAD, INVESTMENT BANKING, FSDH MERCHANT BANK, FSDH GROUP
Taiwo has over thirteen (13) years' experience in business and financial advisory services. He joined FSDH
Merchant Bank right from the London Business School.
Prior to FSDH, Taiwo had a very brief stint in FBN Capital where he was part of the Financial Advisory unit
providing advisory services to clients. Before FBN Capital, Taiwo was with Accenture, providing advisory services
to clients in the financial services, oil and gas and FMCG sectors.

He holds a Masters in Finance degree (Corporate Finance Concentration) from the London Business School and a
Bachelors of Electrical Engineering degree from the University of Ilorin, Nigeria. He is also a CFA charter holder.

PAUL KOKORICHA
PEVCA, NIGERIA CHAIRMAN; PARTNER, AFRICA CAPITAL ALLIANCE
Paul is a Partner in African Capital Alliance (ACA). ACA is a private equity management firm with over $1 billion
AUM and has invested in over 40 portfolio companies in Nigeria and the rest of Africa. Paul joined ACA in 2002 as
the Chief Financial Officer and made a transition to Fund Manager role in 2004. In his role as Fund Manager for
Capital Alliance Private Equity Funds, Paul has been actively involved in all aspects of private equity investment
management, including fund raising, deal origination, investment structuring and exit.
Prior to joining African Capital Alliance, Paul was Group Head Operations, Liberty Bank Plc, a mid-sized
commercial bank and Senior Manager, Arthur Andersen & Co, an accounting, audit and consulting firm.

Paul is the Chairman of the Private Equity and Venture Capital Association of Nigeria and sits on the board of
other companies.

IFY OSSI
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, PEVCA, NIGERIA

Ify Ossi is the Executive Secretary of PEVCA. She oversees PEVCA's secretariat and implementation of its
objectives.

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