Pathway Advisors Wins Double Honours at 2025 BAFI Awards

Pathway Advisors Limited (PAL), a top-tier investment banking and financial advisory firm in Nigeria, has clinched two major recognitions — Best Issuing House and Financial Advisory Firm of the Year — at the 2025 BusinessDay Banking and Other Financial Institutions (BAFI) Awards.

The prestigious awards, presented on Saturday, October 11, at the Lagos Intercontinental Hotel, Victoria Island, celebrate excellence and integrity across Nigeria’s financial services industry.

Receiving the awards, the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Pathway Advisors, Adekunle Alade (FCA, MBA), said the recognition underscores the firm’s credibility, innovation, and mastery in structuring complex financial solutions.

“This recognition highlights our expertise in capital market structuring, advisory excellence, and deep relationships with institutional investors,” Alade said. “It affirms our commitment to delivering end-to-end solutions across equity, debt, ratings, and structured finance.”

He revealed that Pathway Advisors raised over ₦300 billion in 2024 and 2025 through commercial paper and corporate bond issuances for companies spanning agriculture, manufacturing, real estate, oil and gas, healthcare, and technology sectors.

According to Alade, the company’s success is rooted in strategic partnerships, integrity, and innovation — values that have positioned it among Nigeria’s leading independent investment banks.

Co-founder and Director, Dolapo Akanbi-Alade, described the award as a “testament to the team’s relentless dedication to empowering credible businesses and promoting ethical financial practices.”

Organised by BusinessDay Intelligence and Research Unit, the BAFI Awards have, since 2013, stood as Nigeria’s most credible platform for recognising excellence in banking and financial services, evaluating institutions on performance, governance, and client impact.

Pathway Advisors Limited is licensed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an Issuing House, Underwriter, and Financial Adviser. It is also a Quotation Member and Transaction Sponsor with FMDQ Securities Exchange Limited and FMDQ Private Markets Limited, and a member of the NASD OTC Market.