Ofei Kwafo-Akoto is a senior lawyer with broad corporate experience, as well as more specific real estate experience in acquisitions, disposals, development and asset management. He is currently Head of Legal – Europe at GLP Capital Partners, a leading investment manager in alternative asset classes such as logistics assets, infrastructure investing and renewable energy. Prior to this, Ofei worked as a corporate lawyer in the City where he advised private equity houses, and real estate and sovereign wealth funds.

Ofei was a founding Committee Member of the Black Solicitors Network’s Junior Lawyers Group, which provides support and guidance for black junior lawyers, promoting increased diversity within the UK legal sector. Ofei is also a non-executive director at Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing and a trustee of the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award.