Sena is a Senior Associate of the Financial Institutions & 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.
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.
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.
Testimonials
“Senior associate Sophia Sena Berdie is a name to note.”-The Legal500 EMEA, Banking and Finance, 2024
“They all exhibit the same high standard of excellence and superior work ethic. Specific stand-out team members include; Seth Asante, Frank Nimako Akowuah, Jonathan Amable, Sophia Sena Berdie, and Gifty Aku Hlordjie.”- The Legal500 EMEA, Capital Markets, 2024
Rankings and Awards
Rising Star, Banking and Finance – IFLR1000, 33rd Edition
Recommended in Banking and Finance- The Legal500, 2024
Recommended in Capital Markets- The Legal500, 2024
Recommended in Corporate, Commercial and M&A- The Legal500, 2024
- 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.
- African Export-Import Bank on its USD 150 million currency swap transaction with the Bank of Ghana.
- International Capital Markets Association on its commissioned legal opinion for Ghana.
- Ghana Cocoa Board on its restructuring of cocoa bills to bonds.
- Government of Ghana on its domestic debt exchange programme.
- Ghana Stock Exchange on its demutualisation project.
- 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.
- Ministry of Finance on its 2018 Eurobond transaction.
Journal Articles
- Norton Rose Fulbright – 10 Things to Know – Insurance Regulation in Africa – 10 things to know about 12 Countries
Other Publications
- The Development Finance Institutions Act, 2020 (Act 1032) – Framework for a National Development Bank for Ghana
- Financial Holding Companies under the Banks and the Banks and Specialised Deposit-Taking Institutions Act, 2016 (Act 930): Key Points
- Perfection of Security Documents
- Technology Transfer Agreements: What you need to know
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