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BANKING AND FINANCE

We are one of the leading law firms in the Nigerian capital market. We advise Issuers of securities seeking to raise funds from the capital market as well as Issuing Houses, Trustees and other Capital Market Operators. We have been engaged in Global Depositary Receipts (GDR) Offers, Initial and general Public Offers, Offers for Sale or Subscription, Rights Issues, Government Bonds, Debt/Loan Stock Issues and Private Placement transactions. The principal areas of engagement in our capital market practice include advice on transaction structures, preparation of the transaction documents (e.g. Prospectuses, Rights Circulars, Vending and Underwriting Agreements, JIH Agreements) or the security documents such as trust deeds and debentures. We also provide advice on project finance transactions. We have provided comprehensive legal advice on all aspects of significant capital projects, including project structure, financial arrangements and negotiation, preparation and or review of all project documentation (legal or otherwise). The firm’s involvement usually traverses all levels of a project from conception, structure development and implementation to post completion formalities.