
Jubril Enakele is founder and chief executive of IRON Capital Partners Limited (www.ironcapital.africa); an Africa-based, Africa-focused investment banking firm, and its subsidiaries. Iron Capital and its subsidiaries have been involved in several notable transactions in Africa, including acting as financial adviser to the Federal Government of Nigeria on its debut Domestic US Dollar Bond raising over $900 million in 2024. For more information about IRON visit; www.iron.africa. Prior to founding IRON Capital in 2019, Jubril Enakele worked for several investment banks in Africa and the United Kingdom, including Citigroup N.A. (Nigeria and London), Standard Bank (London), and Deutsche Bank A.G. (London). Over the course of his career, Jubril has been involved in landmark international debt capital market transactions for African Sovereigns and corporations, raising over $10 billion for Africa-based issuers. Jubril is an alumnus of Saïd Business School, London Business School, University College London and University of Calabar respectively. He holds memberships of the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria, Institute of Directors (IoD Nigeria), Institute of Credit Administration of Nigeria and Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria respectively. He is also an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment (ACSI), UK and is a Sponsored Individual approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission of Nigeria (SEC). Jubril is the founder of PFA (www.professionalsforafrica.com), a non-profit networking platform for over 1200 African professionals in London. He is on the Advisory Board of Yemisi Shyllon Museum of Art (YSMA), Pan-Atlantic University. Jubril is also a MIPAD Class of 2018 Honoree (www.mipad.org) and a member of Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO).
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Lagos State, Nigeria
Chief Executive
Iron Capital
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• Full-time
May 2019 - Present
Africa
Managing Director
Iron Global Markets Limited
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• Full-time
Jan 2022 - Present
Nigeria
Executive Manager
Iron Wealth
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Mar 2023 - Present
United Arab Emirates
Non Executive Director
Iron Fund Management
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Mar 2025 - Present
Nigeria
Managing Director
Quantum Zenith
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May 2015 - Apr 2019
Nigeria
Director
Deutsche Bank
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Sep 2011 - Apr 2015
Director, Energy Sales (Africa)
Standard Bank
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Sep 2010 - Sep 2011
Senior Banking Officer
Zenith Bank Plc
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Jun 2001 - Jun 2004
Analyst
Prudent Merchant Bank Limited (now called Polaris Bank Ltd.)
Feb 2000 - Jun 2001