NIGERIA Law and Practice Contributed by: Chinyerugo Ugoji, Tiwalola Osazuwa, Onyinyechi Chima and Edidiong Antai, ǼLEX
ǼLEX offers a wide range of corporate and commer - cial law services, but its work in the area of M&A par - ticularly stands out. The stellar reputation of ǼLEX’s M&A team has ensured that the firm continues to win and retain mandates to advise clients on notable transactions. Examples of clients for which it has un - dertaken M&A work include Shoprite, Justrite, Coca- Cola, Air Liquide, Africa Capitalworks, Reckitt Benck - iser and TPG Global. The presence of highly skilled and experienced lawyers with multidisciplinary back - grounds in the areas of corporate law, tax, labour, ex -
change control, economics, finance and intellectual property makes ǼLEX’s corporate and M&A team particularly adept at advising on complex transac - tions and enables it to provide one-stop advice that addresses all the clients’ needs. The firm has offices in Nigeria and Ghana – two major English-speaking countries in West Africa – with three offices in Nigeria – in Lagos, Abuja and Port-Harcourt. As a result, it is well positioned to cater to its clients’ needs within the region.
Authors
Chinyerugo Ugoji is a partner in ǼLEX’s corporate and commercial practice group, focusing on corporate law, and mergers and acquisitions. He advises on share and asset acquisitions and divestments, joint
Onyinyechi Chima is a senior associate in ǼLEX’s corporate and commercial, and mergers and acquisitions practice groups. She has garnered extensive experience from advising a broad range of clients,
ventures, corporate restructuring transactions and tax-efficient structures. He has acted for a wide range of clients, including private equity firms and large multinationals. He advises international clients on exchange control issues, which impact inward investment, and repatriation of profits and capital. He is ranked by Chambers for his work in M&A and governance.
including development finance institutions, private equity firms and other domestic and international companies, on a host of share and asset acquisitions, joint ventures and corporate restructuring transactions. Onyinyechi is a member of the Nigerian Bar Association Section on Business Law (NBA-SBL) and the International Bar Association.
Tiwalola Osazuwa is a partner in ǼLEX’s corporate and commercial, and mergers and acquisitions practice groups. She has advised several local
Edidiong Antai is an associate in ǼLEX’s corporate and commercial, and mergers and acquisitions practice groups. She has worked on several M&A deals, having acted on both the buy side and sell side of such deals.
and multinational companies on corporate structure, foreign direct investment, regulatory compliance, shares and asset acquisitions. Tiwalola is a member of the International Law Section and Business Law Group of the American Bar Association, and a member of the Corporate and M&A Law Committee of the International Bar Association.
Edidiong is a member of the Nigerian Bar Association Section on Business Law (NBA-SBL) and the International Bar Association.
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