Green Bridge Advisory Limited (“GBAL”) is a niche Business Development and Consultancy firm in London and Nigeria intending to support the government and corporates in achieving their SDG and Net-Zero objectives.
Our story began in 2004 in the United Kingdom where it was incorporated. In 2009 it was incorporated in Nigeria as Elsdon Global Resources Limited (“EGRL”). It was recently renamed Green Bridge Advisory Limited in 2022. Its core aim was Debt Capital Business Development, Due Diligence, and Infrastructure Bond Project Audits.
Elsdon Global Resources Limited (‘EGRL’) worked with Imo State Government in 2009 to raise N 18.5 billion debt capital, Kaduna State Government for a N15 billion Infrastructure Bond, and Edo State N25 Billion Refinancing Bond in Collaboration with BGL. We work with all parties to an offer – various Issuing Houses, Asset Managers, Investment Banks, Pension Funds, MDAs, etc. Over the years, we have worked with many States governments to facilitate access to capital for various economic development agendas. We worked with African Power & Development Advisory on fundraising exercises and have been instrumental in closing several infrastructure bond issuances.
The firm has now transitioned to a full-fledge Consulting and Advisory firm committed to supporting governments, ministries departments, agencies, and other organizations with expert advice to strategically align their business activities towards the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and achieving Net-Zero. We focus on Strategy, SDG Advisory, Due diligence, Project Verification, and capacity building to accelerate awareness, as well as support green asset pipeline selection and verification for sustainable finance issuances.
The founder/CEO is an International Business Consultant Mrs. Joy Adaze Aguele- Kalu <strong>(FCCA, FCA, MBA</strong>) has her first degree in Accounting and Finance from the London Metropolitan University. She is a fellow Chartered Accountant in England and Nigeria, a seasoned investment banker with 22 years of international leadership experience in the private and public sectors. Given her extensive background, the tentacles of her expertise cover capital markets, finance, ESG, and climate-aligned debt capital finance for renewable energy, infrastructure, and housing development. Her experience also cover stakeholder management, asset management, policy evaluation and impact, government & regulatory relations, strategy, and business development.
In her previous role at FMDQ Holdings, she was the Head, of External Relations & Economic Development Alliances, she was responsible for planning and coordinating activities of the Debt Capital Market Project Office with a particular focus on ESG/Sustainable Finance, Housing, and Infrastructure. The objective was to develop a pipeline of ESG/Social and Green investments (Bonds, CPs). Facilitate engagements, stakeholder round tables, and seminars with extant and potential investors. Generate new initiatives and stimulate innovative thinking and approaches to addressing climate challenges in an economically and financially viable manner in Nigeria.
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