Commercial Transaction & International Investment

The Firm engages in both international and local consultancy for financial institutions and corporate bodies. We provide specialised and personalised legal advice as well as company secretarial services to our various clients. Our client base includes several of the major financial institutions, corporate bodies and executive investors.

The Firm has over the years built up considerable experience and knowledge in projects involving both private and public sector participation. The Firm acts as local attorney to several international corporations and financial institutions that are in the process of implementing the privatization programmes of the Federal and State governments in Nigeria.

The Firm proffers specialised legal advice on foreign investment in Nigeria; we have acted for several multinational companies interested in investing in Nigeria. We provide a wide range of services, which include:

• Advising on business formation and operation
• Compliance with relevant laws and regulatory issues
• Taxation issues
• Acquisition of pioneer status
• Applications for Government incentives.

We have cultivated good working relationship with governmental bodies and regulatory agencies especially within Lagos and Abuja, which is of considerable value to our clientele interested in investing in the Nigeria economy. This working relationship has proved particularly invaluable to transactions in the organized private and public sector, such as the on-going Bank Consolidation exercise, Initial Public Offers and Private placements of shares and Privatization of Government bodies amongst others.

For further information contact:
Seyi Akinwunmi, Labo Adetunmbi or Uche Emerole