{"id":4771,"date":"2022-09-23T16:30:20","date_gmt":"2022-09-23T10:45:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bela.dmtca.work\/?p=4771"},"modified":"2026-06-11T13:46:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T13:46:00","slug":"sophia-sena-berdie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bentsienchill.com\/?p=4771","title":{"rendered":"Sophia Sena Berdie"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4771\" class=\"elementor elementor-4771\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-333f345e elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched banner-inner member-banner elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"333f345e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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style=\"text-align: justify\"><p>Sena is a Partner in the Financial Institutions &amp; Capital Markets practice group. She has extensive experience advising various transaction parties on repos, derivatives and structured products, debt and equity capital markets transactions, corporate finance transactions including international bilateral and syndicated transactions, mergers and acquisition transactions, corporate restructuring and insolvency and financial regulatory and advisory services to a mix of financial institutions.<\/p>\r\n<p>Sena has represented several local and international clients including the International Capital Markets Association, Bank of Ghana, Ministry of Finance, Ghana Stock Exchange, International Finance Corporation, African Export-Import Bank, Scancom PLC, Ghana Cocoa Board and Front Clear Management B.V.<\/p>\r\n<p>Sena holds a B.A and an LLB from the University of Ghana and a qualifying certificate from the Ghana School of Law. She is a member of the Ghana Bar Association, Ghana Association of Restructuring and Insolvency Advisors and the International Association of Restructuring, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Professionals.<\/p>\r\n<h5><strong>Testimonials<\/strong><\/h5>\r\n<p>\u2018I have worked with Frank and Sophia &#8211; they are proactive, available and understand their clients.- <strong>The Legal500 EMEA, Banking and Finance, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>\u201cThey all exhibit the same high standard of excellence and superior work ethic. Specific stand-out team members include Sophia Sena Berdie\u201d- <strong>The Legal500 EMEA, Capital Markets, 2024<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<h5><strong>Rankings and Awards\u00a0<\/strong><\/h5>\r\n<p>National Rising Star-<strong> IFLR Africa Awards, 2025 <\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>Rising Star, Banking and Finance \u2013<strong> IFLR1000, 2024<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>Recommended in Banking and Finance- <strong>The Legal500, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>Recommended in Capital Markets- <strong>The Legal500, 2025<\/strong><\/p><\/p>                    <\/div>\n\t\t        \n                    <div id=\"experience-tab\" class=\"clearfix eael-tab-content-item inactive\" data-title-link=\"experience-tab\">\n\t\t\t\t        <p><ul>\r\n\t<li>Ghana Cocoa Board on its USD 800 million syndicated receivables-backed trade finance facility for the purchase of cocoa beans for the 2023\/2024 crop season.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>African Export-Import Bank on its USD 150 million currency swap transaction with the Bank of Ghana.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>International Capital Markets Association on its commissioned legal opinion for Ghana.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Ghana Cocoa Board on its restructuring of cocoa bills to bonds.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Government of Ghana on its domestic debt exchange programme.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Ghana Stock Exchange on its demutualisation project.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited Isle of Man Branch and Stanbic Bank Ghana Ltd on its USD 90 million secured revolving facility to Golden Star (Wassa) Limited.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Ministry of Finance on its 2018 Eurobond transaction.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul><\/p>                    <\/div>\n\t\t        \n                    <div id=\"publications-tab\" class=\"clearfix eael-tab-content-item inactive\" data-title-link=\"publications-tab\">\n\t\t\t\t        <p><div class=\"People-detail detail-page\">\r\n<div class=\"p\"><b>Journal Articles<\/b><\/div>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Norton Rose Fulbright &#8211; 10 Things to Know &#8211; Insurance Regulation in Africa \u2013 10 things to know about 12 Countries<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<div class=\"p\"><b>Other Publications<\/b><\/div>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/bentsi-enchill-letsa-ankomah\/in-august-2020-the-parliament-of-ghana-passed-into-law-the-development-finance-institutions-act-f4c8156f0e33\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Development Finance Institutions Act, 2020 (Act 1032) \u2013 Framework for a National Development Bank for Ghana<\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/pulse\/financial-holding-companies-under-banks-specialised-act-berdie\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Financial Holding Companies under the Banks and the Banks and Specialised Deposit-Taking Institutions Act, 2016 (Act 930): Key Points<\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/pulse\/perfection-frances-sophia-sena-berdie\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Perfection of Security Documents<\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/pulse\/technology-transfer-agreements-what-you-need-know-berdie\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Technology Transfer Agreements: What you need to know<\/span><\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><strong>Articles<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><a class=\"row-title\" href=\"https:\/\/bentsienchill.com\/bank-of-ghana-issues-notice-to-facilitate-the-enforceability-of-netting-provisions-in-ghana\/\" aria-label=\"\u201cBank of Ghana Issues Notice to Facilitate the Enforceability of Netting Provisions in Ghana\u201d (Edit)\">Bank of Ghana Issues Notice to Facilitate the Enforceability of Netting Provisions in Ghana<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bentsienchill.com\/an-assessment-of-the-enforceability-of-netting-provisions-in-ghana\/\">An Assessment of the Enforceability\u00a0of Netting Provisions in Ghana\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bentsienchill.com\/merger-control-guide\/\">Merger Control Guide<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div><\/p>                    <\/div>\n\t\t                    <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-61a77b7 member-profile-wrapper\" data-id=\"61a77b7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-33503b80 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"33503b80\" 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