Banking, Finance and Fintech

We negotiate, draft and review finance and project agreements, advise on transaction structure, debt ranking, compliance and tax exposure. We support our clients in the process of investment or divestment, remittance of capital and profits, creating effective security at minimum costs. Our roles have involved assisting clients to stamp the transaction documents and to register them at the Corporate Affairs Commission. 

We were borrower’s counsel in a US$900 million financing for the acquisition of an oil field. We also advised a client in a US$ 20 million financing of the re-entering of an offshore marginal field. Members of our team were advisers to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) during the 2009-2011 banking restructuring that culminated in several mergers and acquisitions and the creation of bridge banks.

We provide end-to-end legal services on the licensing of banks, financial technology companies, finance companies and Bureau De Change (BDC) operators and advise them on compliance with the rapidly evolving laws on money laundering and data protection. We also draft, review and negotiate partnerships, software licensing agreements and contracts for the provision of technology and other services. We guide our clients through risk assessment, due diligence and product structuring to help them operate efficiently.