ABUBAKAR LAWAL
(Director)
ABUBAKAR LAWAL
Profile
Abubakar is the Co-founder and Group Managing Director of GTI Group; an Investment Banking Firm with a focus on Advisory services, Corporate Finance, Private Equity Capital Management, Corporate Restructuring, and Public Sector Finance. He pioneered the delivery of the first Private Trading Floor in Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa. Over the last three decades, he has contributed immensely to the growth and development of investment banking in Nigeria.
The GTI Group under his leadership has packaged various landmark transactions, for “States/Sub National Accounts” and publicly quoted companies in Nigeria. Presently, GTI Group is leading the transformation of the Nigerian football ecosystem through its strategic partnership with the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) and the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). As a value-focused strategist, he led the packaging and delivery of a Specialised Fund (The Nigeria Football Fund) to the capital market. The Fund, approved and registered by the Securities and Exchange Commission is the first of its kind in the global markets, packaged for the evolution of a veritable football economy in Nigeria.
Abubakar is an alumnus of Harvard Business School with a strong finance background, built on international relationships with a local perspective. He is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers of Nigeria (CIS). He serves on the board of the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) Plc. He served as a council member at the Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers of Nigeria (CIS) and held director positions at Wema Bank Plc and the Nigerian Stock Exchange (now NGX Group).
He is an avid golfer, married with children.