Mergers & Acquisitions

Practice Area

Overview

Our M&A team advises on the full spectrum of domestic and cross-border transactions, including acquisitions, disposals, joint ventures, mergers, demergers, and corporate reorganisations. We act for acquirers, targets, management teams, and financial advisers across every sector of the Nigerian economy. Our lawyers combine deep sector expertise with market-leading transaction execution capabilities.

Capabilities

Cross-border acquisitions and disposals

Public and private M&A

Joint ventures and strategic alliances

Management buyouts

Hostile and contested takeovers

Post-merger integration advisory

Due diligence coordination

Regulatory approvals and competition clearance

Representative Experience

Advised a leading telecoms operator on a landmark acquisition of a rival network

Represented an international private equity fund on the disposal of a Nigerian FMCG portfolio company

Acted for a Nigerian bank on a complex three-way merger creating one of Africa's largest financial groups

Advised on the joint venture between a multinational oil company and a local independent

Related Practices

Capital Markets Private Equity Antitrust

All Practice Areas

Mergers & Acquisitions Capital Markets Litigation Private Equity Restructuring Antitrust Finance White Collar & Regulatory Defense Energy & Natural Resources

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