Our Corporate and Commercial team advises start-ups, growing companies and foreign investors from incorporation through to day-to-day operations and exit.
What we do
- Company formation: we register private and public companies, business names and incorporated trustees with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), and draft memoranda and articles of association.
- Post-incorporation compliance: we file annual returns, record changes in directors and shareholders, handle share allotments and transfers, and prepare filings on persons with significant control.
- Commercial contracts: we draft and review supply, distribution, service, agency and technology agreements, plus non-disclosure agreements and terms and conditions.
- Foreign investment: we advise on setting up a Nigerian subsidiary, registering with the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission, and obtaining a Certificate of Capital Importation.
- Mergers and acquisitions: we carry out legal due diligence and draft share purchase and shareholders’ agreements for small and mid-sized transactions.
- Employment: we draft employment contracts, staff handbooks and exit agreements, and advise employers and executives on terminations, restrictive covenants and workplace disputes.
Who leads this practice
The practice is led by Ifeanyi Obi, Partner, and supported by Chidera Eze, Senior Associate.
Related insights
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