Corporate & Commercial Transactions
A significant business transaction is about more than signing a contract, it involves decisions about value, control, risk and future obligations. Incomplete due diligence, unclear liabilities, missing approvals or poorly defined exit rights can undermine an otherwise promising deal. Understanding these issues early helps businesses negotiate informed terms, protect the value at stake and ensure the transaction's legal structure supports the intended commercial outcome.
What we cover
Sub-services
- 01Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestments
- 02Investment and Joint Venture Advisory
- 03Corporate Structuring and Market Entry
- 04Commercial Contracts and Agreements
- 05Technology and Intellectual Property Agreements
- 06Real Estate and Development Transactions
- 07Finance and Security Documentation
- 08Transactional Due Diligence and Title Verification
- 09Corporate Governance and General Counsel Services
Track records
Our achievements
- Played a key role in a major West African energy sector divestment valued at over US$783 million, advising on the Nigerian law aspects of the transaction structure, regulatory approvals and workforce considerations.
- Advising two Scottish companies with Nigerian owners on a share acquisition valued at about US$8 million, structured with a management agreement to preserve brand and operational control and to provide a defined exit pathway.
- Advised a venture-backed technology company supported by Techstars Toronto on pre-seed and seed-stage structuring, investor readiness and cross-border expansion considerations relating to the United States and Canada.
- Advised on cross-border transaction work involving Relactic Capital and Circle Finance, including institutional stakeholder engagement on investment structuring and commercial matters.
- In prior practice, our Managing Partner led multi-sectoral teams on cross-border transactions involving multinational oil companies and large corporate groups.
- Advising PZ Cussons Ltd on the establishment of its Free Zone Enterprise at the Lekki Free Zone with the Lekki Free Zone Development Company and the Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority.
- Advised PZ Cussons Ltd on the structuring of its entire employee workforce and on its employment contracts for its Lekki Free Zone project, which carries an intended infrastructure investment of about US$20 million over three years.
- Provided legal advisory on the intellectual property aspects of PZ Cussons Ltd's Lekki Free Zone transaction, and advised on its real estate infrastructure in the Lekki Free Zone.
- Assisted PZ Cussons and its subsidiaries with the disposal of multi-billion naira real estate assets.
- Advising Nigerian Breweries Plc (Heineken) on employee matters across several states, delivering competition law training for its procurement team, and reviewing its recruitment privacy notice against the Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023.
- Firm's lawyers advised on global employment projects involving CMS, Morgan Lewis and Littler in more than 20 jurisdictions, covering cross-jurisdictional projects, divestments and restructurings.
- Retained as general counsel to an energy products marketplace, advising on FCCPC and advertising regulatory matters, engagement with law enforcement agencies, and day-to-day commercial issues.
- Advised on the Nigerian market entry and corporate structuring of a United Kingdom based fintech, including regulatory engagement with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Central Bank of Nigeria.
- Advised a Nigerian private company on the incorporation and structuring of its United Kingdom subsidiary, covering governance, share structure and cross-border operational alignment.
- Advising a real estate company on the incorporation of its vehicle in Ghana, including the regulatory framework for foreign participation in the Ghanaian real estate sector.
- Prepared a licensing roadmap for a digital lender seeking FCCPC registration, including the moneylending licence prerequisite and data protection compliance requirements.
- Delivered regulatory compliance training to Abode Assets Limited and Fab Realty Limited, covering CAC obligations, LASRERA requirements, and engagement with the EFCC and the Nigeria Police Force.
- Counsel for over ten years to a technology client on commercial agreements, non-disclosure agreements, copyright and corporate filings.
- Handled trademark registration for Vinsighte in Nigeria and the United States.
- Provided dispute policy advisory to Reeple Nigeria and Reeple Canada, a cross-border payments business, on operational legal frameworks, cross-border compliance and dispute management structures.
- Advised a health technology start-up on subscription agreements, end-user licence agreements, terms of use and privacy policies, including cross-border data transfer frameworks.
- Provided IP and invention assignment advisory to technology start-ups, securing company ownership of what founders, employees and contractors create.
- Handled trademark registration for Danvictar Technologies Limited, owners of Landsafe.ng, and for Reeple US, a Techstars-backed technology company.
- Acted for Fab Realty Limited in the acquisition of over 200 acres across Lagos, Ogun, Oyo and the Federal Capital Territory, preparing offer letters, contracts of sale, deeds of indemnity and assignment, and brokerage agreements across four jurisdictions.
- Advising a property developer on the acquisition, structuring and development of a luxury court scheme at Maryland, Lagos, valued at approximately US$10 million, including the joint venture agreement with the landowning family.
- Advised Contree Capital Management Limited on an ongoing ₦2 billion property acquisition drive within the Lagos metropolis.
- Drafted and negotiated a Producer-Artiste Agreement for producers of sound recordings dealing with an international record label, covering royalty rates, distribution rights, copyright ownership and termination.
- Advised Azentio Software Private Limited, a global information technology company based in Singapore, on the protection of its trademarks in Nigeria, and registered nine trademarks in different classes.