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Our Advisors

In order to adequately manage the operational demands of Eko Electricity Distribution Company Plc, WPG has engaged a highly experienced team of international and local advisors, including:

Sohn Associates Limited is a consultancy specialising in UK and international energy markets. Formed in 2003, Sohn's consultants have worked for major clients, including regulators, energy companies, the Energy Saving Trust, Carbon Trust, carbon verification companies, metering companies, governance consultants, financial institutions and renewable generation developers.

Managing Director Rodney Brook has extensive experience in senior management roles in electricity distribution businesses including major transformational work in the UK work post privatisation.

GEM is a US$3.4 billion alternative investment firm focused on emerging markets. GEM leverages intricate local and global expertise, an extensive network and an ability to attract world-class executives to make and manage high value added investments. Founded in 1991, GEM has made investments in 85 countries across a range of financial services, real estate, energy and other industrial sectors. GEM maintains offices in London, Paris, Geneva, New York, New Delhi, Mumbai, Hong Kong, Lagos, Johannesburg, Mauritius and Rio de Janeiro.

Africapital Management provides financial and investment advisory services to a diversified client base, which includes corporations, financial institutions, governments and state-owned enterprises. Its business activities include Corporate Advisory, Restructuring and Reorganisation Advisory.

In Nigeria, Africapital has successfully advised on transactions in a variety of industries, including oil & gas, transportation infrastructure, financial services, aviation infrastructure, food & beverage, etc.

With more than 2,900 lawyers, Norton Rose offers a full business law service to many of the world's pre-eminent financial institutions and corporations from offices in Europe, Asia, Australia, Canada, Africa, the Middle East, Latin America and Central Asia.

Founded in London in 1794, today Norton Rose has a strong position in Financial Institutions, Energy, Infrastructure Mining & Commodities, Technology & Innovation, Transport, Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences. Active throughout Africa, Norton Rose offers a unique pan-African commercial law service, with permanent offices in South Africa and Morocco.

George Etomi & Partners was established in 1984 with its head office located in Ikoyi, Lagos. The firm was founded by George Etomi, prior to which he worked in one of Nigeria's premier Commercial Law Firms, Chris Ogunbanjo & Co.

GE&P has a leading reputation for offering pioneering commercial business solutions and has been involved in cross-border transactions, Aviation Law, Telecommunication Law, Building and Construction Law, Banking and Finance Law, Energy and Natural Resources Law.

SIAN Associates is a Global Brand & Business Strategy company, specialising in managing companies' brands through the challenges of re-branding, take-overs and new company launches.

Managing Director, Sharon Roper has over 20 years of International operational and leadership experience. Sharon honed her brand development, strategic marketing, advertising communications, business development and project management skills working across Europe, North and Southern America and the Caribbean. Clients included PriceWaterhouse, Accenture Plc, Digicel Group and Columbus Communications.

Sharon provides strategic leadership to our Marketing Communications and Public Affairs efforts as WPG embarks on the transformation of Eko Electricity Distribution Company.