Our Practice Areas:
Corporate / Commercial
Energy / Natural Resources
Labour / Industrial Relations
Litigation / Arbitration
Data Protection Compliance
Taxation / Corporate Governance

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Securities and Capital Markets

Securities and Capital Markets

Our Firm is highly active and respected in the Nigerian capital market. We go above and beyond to fully understand our clients’ business objectives in every deal, so that we can confidently help them anticipate issues and proactively manage legal risks to avoid crises.

Our leading services:

  • Preparation of prospectuses, underwriting and vending agreements, placement memoranda, trust deeds and debentures
  • Offer structure
  • Compliance with the Securities and Exchange Commission Act and Regulations
  • Compliance with the Listing Requirements of the Nigerian Stock Exchange
  • Compliance with the Nigerian Investment Promotion Act and the Foreign Exchange (Monitoring and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act
  • Collateral Management Company and Assayer Registrations in Nigeria

Examples of the value we’ve delivered for clients

  • Acted as solicitors to a major Nigerian bank in raising US$20 million by private placement
  • Lead counsel to the lead issuing house in a State government’s bond issue
  • Prepared a trust deed and provided legal advice to a Nigerian public company concerning its public offering of an unsecured fixed-rate redeemable corporate bond issue of over N40 billion
  • Advised on the structure for secured credit transactions using both fixed and moveable collateral/goods
  • Advised on the regulatory requirements for registration as a collateral management company, assayer or accredited investor in Nigeria
  • Advised on the suitable structure for the importation of capital into Nigeria (as loan, equity or combination of both) and the registration of technology transfer agreements