Top Corporate Finance Law Firm in Nigeria
Our clients seek our guidance with respect to the full spectrum of corporate, finance and business legal matters. Our Corporate Finance lawyers advise national and multinational corporations, financial sponsors, regulated investment companies and investment banking firms on all corporate issues ranging from major mergers and acquisitions to financing and investment transactions to restructuring.
Our team of experts use their knowledge of complex market dynamics and shifting legal backdrops to assist our clients with structuring transactions across all sectors and geographies. Our lateral thinking approach coupled with our detailed understanding of the industries in which our clients operate creates additional value for clients as they complete innovative corporate and finance transactions.
Large-scale projects are subject to a range of challenges, including structuring and financing issues; government regulations; construction, feedstock, offtake and other contractual issues; local law coordination; and other elements that cross-national and international boundaries including critical elements of political risk. Clients rely on us to help them achieve their most ambitious project goals.
When we work with our clients on these projects, we provide more than just international and, in many cases, local legal advice. We provide business, strategic and cultural advice in assisting our clients in structuring, negotiating and documenting the full array of project and financing agreements tailored to each client's needs and the customs of the local jurisdictions. Imperial Law Office Attorneys handles some of the largest and most complex developments and financings in the Nigeria for clients who demand the highest level of technical and industry knowledge.
We are the preeminent Nigerian law firm for project development and project finance transactions. Our project development and finance group possesses the wherewithal, foresight, flexibility and experience to deliver results under the most challenging conditions. Our global footprint means we have lawyers on the ground not only where the projects are being financed, but also in the developing markets where they are being built. Our clients benefit from our on-the-ground in-depth knowledge about local business customs and conditions. The firm has participated in a variety of projects including energy (hydroelectric, co-generation, renewables, independent power and related), oil and gas (upstream, downstream and pipeline), ethylene glycol, ethanol, major infrastructure projects, mining, forestry products, utilities, transportation (including both transportation systems and facilities, as well as financings of individual assets), telecommunications and media. Imperial Law Office Attorneys is a recognized leader in many of these industries, and our experience in many facets of transactions allows us to bring greater familiarity with the core industry issues surrounding a transaction.
Imperial Law Office Attorneys is ranked primus interpares amidst top leading Corporate Finance Law Firms in Nigeria, housing a constellation of the very best Corporate Attorneys and legal industry's most sought-after leading Corporate Finance Lawyers in Nigeria. Our team develops innovative ways to solve problems and tackle complex matters. We provide practical and commercial advice for our clients, bringing even the most intricate transactions to completion. Our knowledge base is ever-evolving–a combination of skills and experience drawn from lawyers and transactions from around the world—tempered by strategic perspective and business acumen.
We have an outstanding reputation for delivering on complex domestic and cross-border transactions, and regularly advise sponsors and developers on matters that span the full life-cycle of projects – from acquisition or development to financing and hedging to construction, completion and operation. Imperial Law Office Attorneys’ lawyers provide industry experience along with technical and practical insight in sectors throughout the project finance market including:
- Fossil fuel and renewable electric generation facilities
- LNG liquefaction, regasification, and shipping
- Mining and metals projects
- Oil and gas projects from field development, to midstream, to transportation arrangements
- Telecommunication projects
- Transportation infrastructure projects (including ports, roads, bridges, and tunnels)
Imperial Law Office Attorneys’ Project Development & Finance lawyers guide clients through all aspects of a project’s development, financing, and operation. The team includes lawyers who are seasoned in negotiating joint ventures, concessions, or other development agreements, as well as providing insightful advice on environmental, tax, regulatory, real estate, capital markets, and bank/export credit agency financing.