About Hajarat
AKABA, HAJARAT O
Partner/Head of Strategic Initiative
Hajarat combines her strong legal background and industry knowledge to add value to each transaction. Her attention to the intricacies of every brief sets her apart as a pillar of support to clients.
Education and Biography
TRAINING
Hajarat graduated from the Institut Universitaire Pour La Paiz de Developpment L’Afrique, Benin Republic in 2016 with an LLB (Hons). She also graduated from the Nigerian Law School, Kano Campus, Kano State
Since joining Transadvisory Legal Solutions, she has worked within the commercial and real estate department of the firm. Her work includes all aspects of the residential transactional sale and purchase work, structuring and issuance of Sukuks (bonds) and ensures shariah compliance on a range of financial products, planning for our private clients on investing in Islamic estates.
BIO
Hajarat combines her strong legal background and industry knowledge to add value to each transaction. Her attention to the intricacies of every brief sets her apart as a pillar of support to clients. With her years of experience, Hajara is an avid speaker and thought leader, passionate about taking the real estate sector in Nigeria and across Africa to the next level by leveraging private finance with the use of viable business and project models. Her reputation and diligence earned her a position to sit on the board of Still I Rise Foundation as its Chief Operating Officer.
Hajarat is a lawyer who is dependable, reliable and result oriented. She thinks, analyzes and strategically creates new business models and ideas for our clients.
Hajarat enjoys listening to reading, writing, watching movies and engaging in track events.
PRACTICE AND EXPERTISE
Her areas of practice and expertise include;
- Corporate and Commercial Practice,
- Tax Advisory
- Corporate Governance
- Regulatory Representations,
- Legislative monitoring,
- Real Estate and Construction.
- Infrastructure Finance and Public-Private Partnerships
- Private Equity & Venture Capital
- Mergers and acquisitions