Growth Business
As a business grows, informal arrangements that once worked can become obstacles to investment, expansion and larger commercial opportunities. Questions around intellectual property ownership, founder agreements, corporate governance, contracts and regulatory compliance become increasingly important. The challenge is to establish sound legal foundations without creating unnecessary complexity, enabling businesses to manage risk, prepare for investor scrutiny and pursue growth with confidence.
What we cover
Sub-services
- 01Corporate Structuring and Company Law Compliance
- 02Founder, Shareholder and Investment Agreements
- 03Fintech and Digital Financial Services Regulation
- 04Agribusiness and Agricultural Investment Advisory
- 05Intellectual Property Law and Ownership Protection
- 06Technology Contracts and Software Licensing
- 07Data Protection and Artificial Intelligence Governance
- 08Investment Readiness and Capital Markets Advisory
Track records
Our achievements
- 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 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 Reeple Nigeria and Reeple Canada, a cross-border payments business, on their privacy programmes and dispute management structures, and handled trademark registration for Reeple US, a Techstars-backed technology company.
- Prepared a licensing roadmap for a digital lender seeking FCCPC registration, including the moneylending licence prerequisite and data protection compliance requirements.
- Advised on cross-border transaction work involving Relactic Capital and Circle Finance, including institutional stakeholder engagement on investment structuring.
- As Corporate Counsel at Guaranty Trust Bank Plc, our Managing Partner supported aspects of the bank's adoption of the eNaira framework.
- Advised on the legal and regulatory framework applicable to Bitcoin mining operations in Nigeria, including entity structuring and regulatory risk management.
- Acted for All Seasons Mega Global Farms Limited in the acquisition of 100 acres in Ogun State for mechanised farming, including due diligence, contracts of sale, deeds of indemnity and assignment, and brokerage documentation.
- Advised an agricultural firm on the acquisition of 20 hectares, including title verification and land use compliance.
- Advised a health technology company on algorithmic risk classification and governance design in alignment with NITDA requirements.
- Advised a health technology start-up on subscription agreements, end-user licence agreements, terms of use and privacy policies, including data protection impact considerations and cross-border data transfers.
- Handled trademark registration for Danvictar Technologies Limited, owners of Landsafe.ng, and for Vinsighte in Nigeria and the United States.
- Provided IP and invention assignment advisory to technology start-ups, and advised them on copyright in their software and content.
- Counsel for over ten years to a technology client on commercial agreements, non-disclosure agreements, copyright and corporate filings.
- Hosted the business roundtable From Growth to Capital Markets: Preparing Nigerian Businesses for Commercial Papers and IPOs, with speakers from Contree Capital Management Limited and the Mainland Business Strategy Bootcamp.
- Advised a Nigerian private company on the incorporation and structuring of its United Kingdom subsidiary, covering governance, share structure and cross-border operational alignment.
- In prior practice, our Managing Partner advised a Nigerian fintech, which later expanded into Canada, on NDPR audit filings ahead of a raise of over US$300,000.