Olufunke Olumide

About the LawyerOlufunke is a Partner in the Private Clients & Multifamily Office Practice of Acuity Partners.She leads its multifamily office, The Legacy Haus, which is the first African-focused Multifamily office tailored to cater to the unique needs of African families and individuals. With an unwavering commitment to preserving legacies and propelling wealth expansion, she plays a pivotal role that encompasses strategic planning, personalised advisory, and pioneering wealth and personal solutions.With over 10 years of advisory experience, she specialises in working with families and business owners to navigate the intricate pathways of multi-generational wealth transfer and governance. As an experienced business integrity, compliance and corporate governance expert, she engages with clients to institute resilient family structures and constitute robust corporate governance frameworks. She provides dynamic advice which adeptly addresses compliance challenges and facilitates the smooth operations of businesses within Nigeria.As a founding partner and co‑founder of Acuity Partners, a dedicated private client advisory firm, Olufunke focuses her practice on guiding high-net-worth individuals, entrepreneurial families, and business owners through complex ownership transitions and succession planning. She works closely with African families to design tailored trusts, bespoke governance systems, and family office structures that reflect their values, protect family wealth, and create room for sustainable growth across generations.Her work in private client services is rooted in a deep understanding of family dynamics, multi-jurisdictional structures, and the evolving needs of African wealth holders. Through The Legacy Haus, she has helped many families establish private trusts and multifamily office frameworks that provide coherent structures for legacy, identity, and the stewardship of assets. She is recognised as a trusted advisor to domestic and multinational clients seeking to align estate planning, family governance, and corporate structures with long‑term strategic objectives.Beyond traditional estate planning, Olufunke also advises creatives, professionals, and athletes on building and preserving wealth beyond their primary talents, helping them to put in place robust legal and governance arrangements that safeguard income streams and support long-term financial security for themselves and their families.ExperienceOlufunke has over a decade of experience in advisory work, with a strong focus on private client services, family wealth, and governance. Her career has involved leading diverse teams on complex legal due diligence and advisory mandates that support private capital investments and structural decisions taken by family-owned and closely held businesses.As Partner and co‑founder at Acuity Partners, she leads the Family Office & Private Client Advisory portfolio, overseeing the design and delivery of integrated advisory services to families and high‑net‑worth individuals. Her experience includes advising family businesses on governance, succession, and the institutionalisation of structures that balance family values with commercial imperatives.In her role as head of The Legacy Haus, she serves as managing partner of the firm’s multifamily office business arm. She works across sectors and asset classes to help families understand and organise their holdings, identify appropriate ownership and control structures, and implement frameworks for decision‑making and conflict management. This involves collaborating with other professional advisers while remaining focused on legal structuring, risk management, and governance from a private client perspective.Earlier in her career, Olufunke built significant experience at leading commercial law firms, where she developed practical expertise in corporate governance, compliance, and transactional support. That background informs her current practice, enabling her to situate family and estate planning decisions within wider corporate, regulatory, and market contexts.She has led teams in legal due diligence investigations and has provided insights into transactions involving private equity and corporate restructuring. Her dedication to corporate rescue mechanisms and business continuity complements her work with families whose wealth is often tied to operating companies, allowing her to advise on strategies that protect and reposition core assets while sustaining family legacies.SpecialtyOlufunke’s practice is centred on private client work, with core specialisation in family wealth planning, governance, and the structuring of African family offices. She advises on multi‑generational wealth transfer, including succession and estate planning for private clients and family‑owned enterprises. A significant part of her work involves setting up and administering private trusts and designing governance frameworks that define roles, responsibilities, and decision‑making processes within families.Her expertise includes corporate governance advisory and audit as it relates to family businesses and privately held companies, ensuring that ownership structures, boards, and management arrangements support continuity and reflect family objectives. She provides family business governance advisory, helping clients to create charters, constitutions, and councils that formalise family involvement and reduce the risk of disputes.In addition to governance, she offers corporate commercial and general legal advisory services aligned with private client needs, including the preparation, review, and negotiation of commercial contracts connected to investment and wealth‑holding structures. She conducts legal audits and due diligence, particularly for families and private capital investors evaluating acquisitions, restructurings, and joint ventures that affect their long‑term legacy planning.Olufunke’s work also extends to company secretarial services relevant to family investment vehicles, holding companies, and special purpose entities, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and supporting effective record‑keeping and board processes. Her experience in mergers and acquisitions and real estate advisory is applied in a private client context, where transactions are structured to align with estate planning, asset protection, and inter‑generational transfer strategies.Across all these areas, her focus remains on designing resilient family structures, robust governance frameworks, and tailored legal solutions that preserve wealth, minimise risk, and support the smooth operation of businesses and assets held by African families and individuals.Education

• University of Liverpool: LL.M in International Business Law (graduated with Merit)
• Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, UK: Associate (ACIArb)
• Nigerian Law School: BL
• University of Lagos: LL.B

In addition to her formal legal education, Olufunke has experience in commercial arbitration and mediation. She has served as both counsel and registrar in arbitration proceedings, enhancing her ability to support families and private clients in resolving disputes discreetly and efficiently within the frameworks established for their businesses and wealth structures.Her professional memberships include the Nigerian Bar Association, the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK), and the Nigerian Bar Association Women Forum, reflecting her engagement with both the broader legal community and networks that focus on governance, dispute resolution, and the advancement of women in law and business.