Tony Edwards
Partner Watson Farley & Williams LLP
Tony is a corporate partner in the mining and commodities team at international law firm Watson Farley & Williams LLP. Born in Ghana, Tony regularly advises on transactions across the mining sector in Africa and further afield. He acts for financial investors, mining companies and governments on a range of transactions including private and public equity fundraises, mezzanine and alternative finance, M&A and joint ventures. Tony has also advised on a number of infrastructure projects across Africa including ports, rail and power projects. Watson Farley & Williams has been advising the Government of the Republic of Guinea on the US$15bn Simandou project, the largest greenfield integrated mine and infrastructure investment in Africa today.
2025 Agenda Sessions
Home-grown capital – filling the foreign finance gap with local investment
- As perceived risk makes foreign investors wary, how have intra-African financing options emerged to plug the gap?
- How are African-owned initiatives (i.e. AfDB, AFC), as well as local capital markets being used to increase domestic investment in an impactful way?
- Does their expert local knowledge through branch networks provide them an edge on foreign capital to invest wisely?
- How has a lack of positive credit profiles hindered the deployment of African finance and how can producers change this?
Wednesday 05 February 09:45 - 10:30 CTICC2
Intergovernmental Summit
- As perceived risk makes foreign investors wary, how have intra-African financing options emerged to plug the gap?
- How are African-owned initiatives (i.e. AfDB, AFC), as well as local capital markets being used to increase domestic investment in an impactful way?
- Does their expert local knowledge through branch networks provide them an edge on foreign capital to invest wisely?
- How has a lack of positive credit profiles hindered the deployment of African finance and how can producers change this?
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