Meet the Team Archives - Nemoante

Arjen G. Pen

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International career in three industries and in multiple countries. Expertise in management of complex organisations and in small enterprises / start-ups as well. An inspiring dynamic leader with strong drive, achieves optimal team output and results. Enjoys people and challenges and is a creative thinker. Inclusive experience

Key Account Management
Customer Operations & CRM
New Brand launch & Corporate design
Agriculture
Private Equity
Mergers & Acquisitions
HR-strategy
Corporate Business Plan
Renewable Energy
E-Commerce
Strategy Consulting
Union negotiations
Europe, USA, Africa

Education and Training Master of Science in Business Economics at the University of Groningen (NL) and Université Paris Dauphine (FR), Specialisation: Marketing & Corporate Finance. 1988 – 1993 Multinational Account Management, American Management Association, Chicago (US). 1996 Corporate Finance for Executive Management, St. Gallen Management School, St. Gallen (CH). 2003 Several internal and external leadership development programs. 1993 – 2003 Language skills

Dutch: fluent, mother tongue
French: fluent, spoken and written
English: fluent, spoken and written
German: fluent, spoken and written
Italian: basics
Mandarin: basics

Track Record

Telecoms/ICT

N10billion Interim Strategy for Telecom Backbone Development:
Team lead Nigerian Communications Commission License review;
Transaction support for France Telecom $1billion acquisition initiative;
Project Administrator NITEL/MTEL Transformation Program;

BUSINESS PLANS & BUSINESS CASE WRITING

Large scale manufacturing company N2billion new factory plan;
N300 million asset replacement/growth plan for logistics firm;
Multiple Application Pre-paid debit card network project;
Local Ivy League University;

BUSINESS CONSULTING & STRATEGY

Marketing & Supply Chain Excellence Project;
Mobile Payment venture advisory (CBN License);
Go-to-market strategy development for apparel/textile manufacturing;

FINANCIAL ADVISORY/PRIVATE EQUITY

N1billion Mortgage Bank: Due diligence;
$200million crude oil production financing arrangement;
N350million Fixed Line Telecoms Project: Deal Origination & Financial Modeling;
N260million Chicken Licken (Fast food) Franchise;

DEAL EVALUATION & STRUCTURING

Hilton Hotel $300mm Expansion Lead Negotiation;
Set up & operationalized online guide to Lagos www.wheretogoinlagos.com
Credit Bureau Project;
Evaluation of National Sports Lottery Project;
South African customer service firm: Business Development;

PUBLIC SECTOR ADVISORY

Ministry of Agriculture & Water Resources PPP Conceptualization;
Creation of ICT &eGovernment Projects across MDAs;
Transaction Manager, FME Public Private Partnership (PPP) N40billion Initiative for Unity Schools;
National Assembly Consulting;
Privatization: Sierra Leone Bank; Nitel/Mtel (Buy/Sell side)
E-Government/Nigerian National Identification Project;
Oceanic Bank Plc quarterly strategy session on the power industry;
Knowledge Management & Balanced Scorecard Workshop for Lagos State Ministry of Finance;

RESEARCH

Country Research & Investment Evaluation: Nigeria, Ghana, Equatorial Guinea, Sao Tome & Principe etc;

MANDATES Mergers & Acquisitions

Mandate	Value	Activities Undertaken	Status
Acquisition of Banks across Africa for a Nigerian Bank	TBD	Structuring, Due diligence, Modelling, Valuation, Documentation, Negotiation	Ongoing
Divesture of Nigerian Bank subsidiaries across West Africa	TBD	Structuring, Due diligence, Modelling, Valuation, Documentation, Negotiation	Ongoing
Acquisition of a Non-Bank Financial Institution	US$2m	Structuring, Due diligence, Modelling, Valuation, Documentation, Negotiation	Concluded
Acquisition of a foreign Telecom company	US$10m	Structuring, Due diligence, Modelling, Valuation, Documentation, Regulatory interface, Negotiation	Concluded
Acquisition of Grinaker-LTA	US$14m	Structuring, Due diligence, Modelling, Valuation, Documentation, Debt arrangement, Negotiation	Concluded
Acquisition of Willbros Group Nigeria Holdings Limited	US$150m	Structuring, Due diligence, Data room, Modelling, Valuation, Documentation, Debt arrangement, Negotiation	Concluded
Acquisition of Ascot Fabricators & Constructors Limited	US$2m	Structuring, Due diligence, Modelling, Valuation, Documentation, Negotiation	Concluded
Merger of Linkage Assurance Plc and Central Insurance Company Ltd	US$17m	Structuring, Due diligence, Data room, Modelling, Valuation, Documentation, Regulatory interface, Negotiation	Concluded
Merger of Crusader Insurance Plc and Admiral Insurance Limited	US$25m	Structuring, Due diligence, Data room, Modelling, Valuation,	Concluded
		Documentation,Regulatory interface, Negotiation
Acquisition of Royal Trust Insurance Company Limited	US$3m	Target Screening, Modelling, Valuation, Documentation Negotiation	Concluded
Acquisition of Refuge Insurance Limited	US$2m	Target Screening, Modelling, Valuation, Documentation, Negotiation	Concluded
Acquisition of Golden Insurance Limited	US$2m	Target Screening, Modelling, Valuation, Documentation, Negotiation	Concluded

Project Finance

Mandate	Value	Activities Undertaken	Status
Term Loan for a Hotel development	US$6m	Feasibility, Structuring, Modelling, Documentation, Negotiation, Debt arrangement	Concluded
PPP Waterworks Expansion	US$12m	Feasibility, Structuring, Modelling, Documentation, Negotiation, Debt arrangement	Concluded
Petroleum Tank Farm at Calabar Free Trade Zone	US$40m	Feasibility, Structuring, Modelling, Documentation, Negotiation, Debt arrangement	Concluded
Syndicated Term Loan Facility for a Hotel Development company	US$5m	Due diligence, Credit appraisal, Debt arrangement, Monitoring	Concluded
Syndicated Underwritten Revolving Facility for a Multinational Construction company	US$47m	Due diligence, Modelling, Debt restructuring, Negotiation	Concluded

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Erabor A. Okogun, BSc, MBA (Co-Founder)

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Erabor Okogun leverages a multidisciplinary background and a global perspective in the adoption of competitive strategies and the application of financing and technology to create and sustain new revenue models.

Erabor attended Nigeria’s Premier University, the University of Ibadan and graduated with an honors degree in Geography with a subsidiary focus on Economics, Psychology and Politics. Subsequently Erabor studied to earn a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) at the University of Leicester Management Centre, United Kingdom with a focus in Business Strategy and Technology.

Prior to this he had gained valuable experience in business analysis and financial services with the Nigerian-American Merchant Bank on the Corporate Banking Desk. After a stint working in Transport for London, UK he returned to Nigeria, to work for Heirs Alliance/Heirs Capital where he was at the forefront of the newly emerging Venture Capital and Private Equity Industry.

After Heirs Alliance, Erabor pioneered the creation of the eBusiness Advisory Unit of Nextzon Business Services Limited as a founding member of the company. As Head of eBusiness Strategy his mandate was to enable the automation of business processes and leverage on the adoption of new technologies to unleash a competitive financial edge. Erabor championed several projects in new media and the electrification of cash. Recently he helped manage the funding arrangements for NITEL N10billion transformation program.

Other key value added work experience has included public sector finance transformation including Federal Ministry of Education PPP implementation for Unity Schools where he was the Transaction Manager for the over N40billion initiative. He has also conducted training of the Lagos State Ministry of Finance and remains a consultant to Federal Government MDAs.

In addition Erabor Okogun has been Special Assistant to the GMD/CEO of TransCorp Plc in this role he was a member of the Global Leadership/Management Team focused on developing turnaround strategies at management and Board level across TransCorp Plc subsidiaries. Erabor brings a deep understanding of transaction and risk management, business strategy, Board Governance and public sector/alternative financing. Erabor is a Fate Foundation volunteer and participates in NESG activities.

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Collins Onuegbu

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Mr. Collins Onuegbu, a dignified IT professional with 23 years unbroken experience in the IT industry; he has worked as an engineer, a manager, a consultant, and an entrepreneur. He is currently an authority in the Nigerian IT industry and Signal Alliance which he founded is a respected player in the field with over 16years experience in IT systems integration. His experience spans several technology infrastructures, IT management, IT and Corporate Strategy, Executive Leadership and Entrepreneurship. Hence his core professional vision and mission is to create world Class ICT enterprises in Nigeria through the design, build and effective management of ICT infrastructure in organizations that will drive the transformation of Nigeria. He co-founded Signal Alliance in 1996 and has been the CEO since then. He lead Signal Alliance to be become a major force in the IT industry in Nigeria and his steadfast leadership culminated in Signal Alliance winning numerous IT industry awards such as the coveted System Integrator of The Year award in 2013. Signal Alliance is listed in the Nigeria Fast 50 as one of the fastest growing non-listed companies in Nigeria for 2103. Mr Onuegbu is a finalist of the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2013. Signal Alliance turnover in 2012 was over N1Billion. He holds a BEng degree in Electronic engineering from the University of Nigeria Nsukka. He is also an Alumnus of the prestigious Harvard Business School as well as the Lagos Business School. He is a member of the Institute of Directors and a Council member of the Institute of Software practitioners of Nigeria AWARDS

Best Graduating Student , University of Nigeria, electronic Engineering , 1988
Signal Alliance: Partner of the year, Microsoft 2011
Signal alliance: Enterprise partner of the year , Microsoft 2012
Signal Alliance: Nigerian Fast50 2013: fastest Growing non-listed companies in

Nigeria

Signal Alliance: systems Integrator partner of the year 2013
Finalist: Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the year 2013

ASSOCIATIONS

University of Nigeria Alumnus
Lagos Business school alumnus
Harvard business school alumnus
Member: Enterprise development Center, Lagos business school since 2002
Council member: Institute of software practitioners of Nigeria since 2011
Member: Institute of directors of Nigeria since 2003
Member: Computer Professional Registration Council of Nigeria(CPN)since 2012
Member: Ikoyi Club 1938 since 2007

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Mr. Robert Jibunoh

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Robert Jibunoh has significant Investment Banking experience. He was head of Corporate Finance at Frontier Capital Limited. Prior to joining Frontier Capital Limited, he was in the Financial Advisory division of FBN Capital Limited where he worked on several landmark transactions including advising the Federal Government of Nigeria (BPE) on the sale of NITEL and PPMC. He has worked in various banks namely MBC International Bank, FSB International Bank, Standard Chartered Bank Nigeria (pioneer staff) and Citizens International Bank. He has varied hands on experience in Privatization, M&A, Corporate Restructuring, Project Finance, Corporate & Institutional Banking, Commercial & Retail Banking, International Trade Finance and Credit Administration. Robert is a graduate of Agric. Economics from the University of Benin and has an MSc in Finance from the University of Leicester, UK. He recently attended the Mergers and Acquisitions programme at the London Business School, UK. Robert’s key skills include Financial modeling, Financial valuation, Financial statement analysis, Transaction analysis, Macro-economic analysis, Strategic appraisals, Negotiation, Business writing, IT applications.

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ITA, ANTHONY SAMUEL

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A World Bank and trained consultant with over 8 years practical experience researching, transforming, building and operating World Class Businesses and former Consultant with IFC/World Bank’s Support and Training Entrepreneurship Program (STEP); and Former Principal Consultant and Strategist with Nextzon Business Services Ltd. Tony Ita is also the Co-originator and Former General Manager (GM) of Nextzon Ventures Ltd (Custodian of the Nextzon Business Incubator with 8 companies); Holds an MBA from Witts Business School – South Africa (in-view), a Bachelors Degree in Engineering from the University of Port Harcourt, Certificate in Management from the Lagos BusinessSchool; coupled with very extensive professional training (local & international) in market research, business modeling and planning, organizational strategy development, fundraising, projects & performance management amongst. Tony Ita’s mission is to apply his vast background, innovativeness, analytical and good project conceptualization, business process and performance management skills including viral problem-solving mindset in assisting entrepreneurs (aspiring & existing), governments (local, state & federal) and developmental agencies build, transform and operate World class businesses/projects with phenomenal economic, social & political impact.

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DEJI OLATOYE LLB, BL, LLM (Cambridge)

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Deji served as Company Secretary and Head of Legal at a leading corporate venturing, enterprise building firm and operator of Nigeria’s first for-profit business incubator. He had started his legal career as counsel in the law offices of OlaniwunAjayi where he was involved in some of the leading corporate and project finance transactions in Oil & Gas, Manufacturing, Financial Services and Electronic Payments sectors. Deji led legal advisory services on various novel and complex transactions, including in Corporate Restructuring, Cross-Border M&A, Electronic Payment, Public Sector Reform/PPP, Corporate Venturing, ICT, Media, Sport & Entertainment. He has advised on the import and export sides of investment in West Africa under the three most important legal systems in the sub-region – Nigerian, Ghanaian and the OHADA System of Harmonized Laws of Francophone Africa. He has also served as company secretary or provided governance-leg company secretarial services to an array of companies operating in diverse markets and industries. Deji graduated with a Second Class (Upper Division) from the University of Lagos in 2001 and later obtained a Second Class (Upper Division) from the Nigerian Law School , Abuja where he obtained his BL. In addition He is a published author and has written for the leading Nigerian newspapers and industry journals on areas as diverse as Law, Finance, Economic Policy, ICT, Oil & Gas, Branding, Media, and Art & Culture. He is currently a contributor on business and economic policy to the Boardroom pages of Made Magazine and on legal and political aspects of oil & gas finance and operations to the award-winning African Oil+Gas. He is a member of the Nigerian Bar Association. He is a member of the Governing Board and Adviser on Legal and Institutionalisation matters to Committee for Relevant Art, Nigeria’s leading culture advocacy group and he sits on the Advisory Board of Naija Music festival. He currently serves on the Legal Implementation Committee of Financial System Strategy 2020, sponsored by the Central Bank of Nigeria and works on the Credit & Mortgage as well as the Financial Markets teams of the Committee.

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Lucky Idike Jnr FCA

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Lucky (JR.) Idike is the Partner in charge of Business Process Audit and the Chief Consulting Partner. An alumnus of the King’s College Lagos and a Second class upper graduate of economics from the University of Lagos (1994), he is a chartered accountant, having been admitted into the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria in 1997. He is a visionary and articulate team leader and project manager able to put together the resources required to execute any assignment. He is dynamic and resilient, able and willing to face new challenges, possessing a high level of integrity and a sound knowledge of the socio-economic, political and cultural environment in Nigeria, having travelled extensively within and without Nigeria. He has acquired hands-on experience in all areas of auditing, accounting and management consulting with emphasis on leadership and behavioral modification.

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