Investors, transaction counsel, the major regulators even sector — specific regulators, sometimes engage in extensive negotiations or interface when trying to obtain regulatory approval for a transaction. Experience and practical realities have shown that the default approach of most...

The allocation of material and human resources to achieve developmental objectives is at the centre of policy formulation and implementation in government circles across Africa. A continent of over 1 billion people faces great economic challenges and it also holds potential for real business...

Over the years there have been unprecedented numbers of mergers and acquisitions (“M&A”) transactions in key economic sectors in Nigeria, particularly in the financial services, energy (oil/gas and power) and insurance sectors. Despite the economic recession the country experience in 2016,...

Airline services have increasingly become capital intensive. In this multi-billion dollars' industry, manufacturers, aircraft leasing companies and operating lessors, investment banks, export credit agencies and investors want a seamless and successful transaction. Typical transactional work...

The organizational structure of a company becomes particularly, important in corporate finance and company's securities transactions. Depending on the type of transaction involved, shareholders of a company may have to evaluate the company's structure before the company can assess finance from...

This Paper Series will be evaluating the Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020 and its innovations, particularly from the standpoint of its implications for corporate finance and securities transactions in Nigeria for individual, private and public companies and even institutional investors....

This paper examines LIBOR and its expected discontinuation in 2021 and the possible impact and material risks it could pose for Nigerian market participants (corporates and sovereigns) and their legal, tax, financial and accounting advisors that work on these transactions that references the LIBOR

Global economic problems and developmental challenges require enormous capital resources to solve! The truth of this assertion is present with us irrespective of country, region or continent and there is a dire need for movement of capital across national boundaries. However, in the world of...

This note examines the issue of foreign legal representation in arbitral proceedings. This is done within the precincts of the broader issue of the benefits and likely detriments of a liberalized legal regime. The need for an evaluation of whether an emerging economy, which seeks to attract and...

The indispensable role that transnational corporations play as vehicles of foreign investment and economic development cannot be overemphasized. Developing countries, of which Nigeria is one, understand the impact of the activities of these corporations on their economic growth and development....