We act as trusted independent and real-time advisors to financial institutions like banks as well as a variety of sophisticated and institutional investors, including investment banking firms, venture capital firms, accelerators and incubators, angel investors, endowments, pension funds and insurance firms.
We have wide-ranging experience with:
Thought Leadership

Avoiding Permanent Establishment Risk – Nigeria’s New Dependent Agents Rule
Presidential Order 5 has thrown up an array of contracting structures between local promoters and

What is a Permanent Establishment? Do you Have One?
If a foreign business has a Nigeria permanent establishment (PE) then the profits of the

Operational Guidelines for Representative Offices of Foreign Banks
Challenger banks now have a window to establish a representative office in Nigeria. This is

Avoiding Permanent Establishment Risk – Nigeria’s New Dependent Agents Rule
Presidential Order 5 has thrown up an array of contracting structures between local promoters and

Rising Inflation & the Interest Rate Hike by The Central Bank – A Primer
There has been a palpable increase in the prices of goods and services in Nigeria,

Private Equity Co-Investments – The New Regulations for Pension Funds
Nigeria’s Pension Regulator, Pencom, has recently issued regulations permitting pension funds to co-invest in private

A Highlight of Development Finance Programmes by the Central Bank of Nigeria
In furtherance of its developmental functions under section 31 of the CBN Act, the Central
CBN’s RT200 Non-Oil Export Proceeds Repatriation Rebate Scheme
Nigeria’s Central Bank (the “CBN”) aims to increase the country’s foreign reserves by $200 billion

Setting up a Venture Capital Fund in Nigeria – A Primer
Many of the venture capital funds set-up by Nigerian sponsors are tech-focused and are domiciled

A Primer on the Rules For Setting Up Private Equity Funds in Nigeria
Many of the private equity funds set-up by Nigerian sponsors are domiciled offshore.[1] However, the
Client Success
We successfully advised an international investment bank in respect of a multi-million dollar term loan facility to a Nigerian financial institution
We successfully advised a leading international investment bank in relation to a multi- million dollar single currency term facility provided to an indigenous firm for general corporate purposes and to refinance an existing asset finance facility.
We successfully advised a dutch bank on a trade receivables securitization transaction with respect to a multi-million dollar debt owed by a Nigeria debtor and an offshore creditor.
We successfully advised a global private equity firm based in the MENA region on the acquisition of minority interests in an FMCG company based in Nigeria.
We successfully advised several fund managers on the formation on its first and second venture capital funds focused on investments in tech companies.
We successfully advised a Chinese investor on the acquisition of a majority stake in a Nigerian construction company with subsidiaries in 3 African countries.
We successfully acted on behalf for an alternative lender in relation to a development bridging facility secured on a mixed use development site in Lagos, Nigeria.
We successfully acted on behalf of a residential investment company in connection with the restructuring of its intra-group facilities across six group entities.
We successfully acted on behalf of international bank on a range of derivative matters in relation to ISDA Master Agreements and Schedules, Spot FX trading arrangements, netting and collateral arrangements, facing Nigeria clients.