Bayo Ogunlesi, son of the first professor of medicine in Nigeria, Professor Theophilus Oladipo Ogunlesi.
President Obasanjo invited him to be Minister of Finance during Nigeria’s return to democracy even before NOl.
He turned the offer down.
As a board member of BlackRock (part of the deal), he is probably the most powerful black man in the world right now.
He is peerless and one of the world’s finest in investment banking, private equity (PE) and infrastructure financing.
Born in Sagamu, attended Kings College Lagos, Bayo Ogunlesi rose to the pinnacle of global finance at a really fast pace, making and crystalling deals,
which has seen his private equity firm, Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), to become one of the most important PEs in this century.
Now, he wants to take some cash: “BlackRock Inc., the world’s largest money manager, has announced its ambitious acquisition of Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) for a staggering $12.5 billion, per Bloomberg.”
Congrats Mr. Ogunlesi. You have demonstrated the greatness of America, that a Sagamu kid can come here, and within years, build an empire.
In this video, Bayo Ogunlesi with the Governor of Ogun State , Dapo Abiodun, inspecting the Cargo Airport being constructed by Ogun State.
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