Project & Infrastructure Finance
We have expert lawyers within our team who are able to advise clients on the financing of major projects and infrastructural development within the country and continent.
Our lawyers are highly specialized and experienced in the structuring of commercially viable financing agreements which are beneficial to all parties in high profile public and private projects, and infrastructural developments. Our advice to clients in this practice is not simply adapting template documents to the relevant project. We incorporate practical and strategic thinking taking into consideration business, policy and political risk considerations. We cover issues around availability of construction, product/commodity price fluctuations, offtake, protection of investment and other relevant commercial/contractual risks which are fundamental to the cross-border development and financing of projects and infrastructure.
Our clients are domestic and international sponsors, investors, lenders, corporate organizations and governments across the continent. Our project & infrastructure finance and project advisory experience includes advising on multiple projects in the energy and natural resources sector including the development of both thermal and solar power plants in various states in Nigeria, the acquisition and operations of interests in oil and gas assets and allied industries and the development of commercial real estates. We have developed a market reputation for delivering value to our clients and are currently advising various clients in private and government sector circles in connection with critical projects with national significance through the full spectra of project development from conception, final investment decision , development, construction, completion, handover, operations and maintenance. Our project development finance experience cuts across structures such as bilateral facilities, export financing through credit agencies, holdco structures, project bonds, security packages, etc.
Based on client feedback, the IFLR 2020 rankings recognised us for the “excellent, top quality work provided by firm at all stages of the process. Top quartile work done by all members of the team on all elements of the engagement including general legal advisory, due diligence, project documentation, and finance documentation.”