Energy and Infrastructure M&A_2025

NIGERIA Law and Practice Contributed by: Tosin Ajose, Izuchukwu Ubadinma, Deborah Leshi and Precious Omope, DealHQ Partners

DealHQ Partners is a Pan-African transaction advi- sory firm dedicated to enabling businesses to oper- ate efficiently within Africa’s dynamic market, and committed to driving a connected Africa, through providing cutting-edge solutions, premium deal advi- sory, beyond-border thinking and rigorous execution. It is Africa’s foremost “deal-only” law firm, focused on engineering transactions that unlock capital, infra- structure and trade across the continent, one client at

a time. The firm’s experience spans mergers and ac- quisitions, energy, project development and finance, infrastructure, construction and projects, climate/ clean energy and sustainable finance, corporate commercial, technovation, data governance, cor- porate and concierge services, business formations and start-up support, amongst other areas. DealHQ Partners has earned strong market recognition for its work in the legal space.

Authors

Tosin Ajose is recognised as a leading lawyer in Nigeria for M&A, corporate commercial, corporate restructuring, governance, construction, real estate and projects. She is a formidable legal adviser with

Deborah Leshi is a dedicated and resourceful lawyer in the energy and finance and mergers and acquisitions practice team. She regularly advises on the structuring, negotiation and execution of transactions across

unmatched ability to unearth acquisition risk, especially latent risks in commercial transactions. She has led and advised on more than 50 M&A transactions across diverse industries, including energy, mining, agriculture, aviation, finance and healthcare. Tosin is passionate about sustainability and clean energy, and has advised several clients in the clean energy and sustainable development space.

these practice areas, guiding clients through regulatory requirements and risk management to achieve the best desired outcomes. She has advised clients on energy and infrastructure projects, project finance transactions, clean energy projects and capital market deals.

Precious Omope is a resourceful and goal-oriented lawyer with a strong grasp of mergers and acquisitions, project and energy, and corporate commercial transactions. He is known for his attention to detail, strategic

Izuchukwu Ubadinma is an astute lawyer with versatile experience in corporate and commercial services, capital market and regulatory compliance, and is recognised for delivering high-quality advice and

thinking and commitment to achieving the best possible outcomes for clients. Precious has advised clients on transactions involving the provision of credit guarantees for an infrastructure debt issuance to several clean energy companies and the acquisition and roll-out of filling stations for the expansion of the downstream operations of an oil and gas company.

meeting client expectations. He proffers solutions on several complex legal matters to numerous clients within and outside Nigeria, across various industries. He has supervised several project and energy transactions, including legal advisory on green bond issuance for the procurement of a solar photovoltaic plant with battery energy storage system, and legal advisory on the provision of credit guarantees for an infrastructure debt issuance for modern shelter systems and services.

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