Our Experts

Practice Experts

Opadiran Olamide

Founder & Managing Partner

Opadiran Olamide

A Chartered Accountant (ICAN) and finance and strategy executive, bringing a background that spans accounting, finance, banking, and real estate, including prior senior leadership experience within a large Nigerian corporate organisation. Holds an Executive MBA in Finance, with a thesis focused on energy financing, and is MIT Sloan certified. Serves on multiple boards and leads EOG’s client mandates and capital partner relationships.

Associated Experts

Ifelade Ayodele

Finance Strategist

Ifelade Ayodele

Brings over ten years of experience across consulting, banking, and venture capital in the United Kingdom, Singapore, and Africa. Has advised leading firms on digital transformation, financial strategy, and risk management. Holds an MBA from HEC Paris.

Abeeb Adebayo

Investment Banking & Private Equity Expert

Abeeb Adebayo

Brings over ten years of experience in investment banking, private equity, and venture capital across Europe and Africa, including prior experience at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Holds an MBA from Brunel University and is CISI (UK) certified.

David Apaflo

Investment Banking & Tax Expert

David Apaflo

A seasoned finance professional with a strong background in investment banking, portfolio management, and taxation. Chairs Shelze Group, where he has led over 1,000 tax audits supporting government revenue objectives. A First-Class graduate of the University of Lagos, he holds an MBA from London Business School and is a Fellow of ICAN and CITN, and a member of BRIPAN and IMC Nigeria.

Seun Eyitayo

Partnerships & Business Development Expert

Seun Eyitayo

A management and business development professional with experience spanning strategic partnerships, business development, operations, stakeholder management, client relations, and project execution. Brings together commercial thinking, relationship management and structured problem-solving, with a practical understanding of how to move ideas from concept to implementation. Has been involved in initiatives across real estate, engineering, energy, FMCG, infrastructure, construction, wellness, and events, with a hands-on, collaborative and relationship-led leadership style.

A disciplined, relationship-led alternative to conventional bank financing.

Combining the speed growth-stage businesses need with the diligence institutional capital providers require.