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Commercial, corporate and M&A

Abdulai, Taiwo & Co

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Ladi Taiwo and Alayo Ogunbiyi co-lead Abdulai, Taiwo & Co's corporate team, which garners praise for its 'vast expertise in dealing with complicated matters' and is regularly instructed in domestic and international M&A mandates. Seyi Adebayo is a key contact for corporate regulatory matters, and Roselyn Alalade is active in the M&A space.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Abdulai, Taiwo & Co's Commercial, Corporate, and M&A team has vast expertise in dealing with complicated matters especially while navigating the socio-economic issues on the ground in Nigeria.’
  • ‘The team provides practical solutions.'
  • ‘Alayo Ogunbiyi provided excellent legal services by giving practical solutions as opposed to textbook answers. The team is always a phone call away and have availed themselves whenever we've had a crisis on the ground.’

Key clients

  • Movenpick Ikoyi Hotel
  • Pernix Federal, Inc.
  • Central Electric and Utilities Ltd
  • China Energy Engineering Co. Ltd
  • The Procter and Gamble Co.
  • Presco Plc
  • Bureau of Public Enterprises
  • National Council on Privatisation
  • Betts India Private Ltd. (Albea)
  • CRCC Construction Company Ltd.
  • Coca-Cola Nigeria Ltd.
  • Banarly Nigeria Ltd.
  • Clina-Lancet Laboratories Ltd.
  • Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics Ltd.
  • CRCC International Investments Group Ltd.
  • Solar Sisters, Entrepreneur Ltd. Gte.
  • Lloyds Register EMEA Ltd. Gte
  • Siat N.V.

Work highlights

  • Advising Central Electric and Utilities + China Energy Engineering Company Ltd on an acquisition bid for the Olorunsogo II Power Plant and Benin (Ihovbor) Generation from the Nigerian government.
  • Advising a client on the acquisition of a majority stake in Ikoyi Hotel, via a cross-border transaction.

Lawyers

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Ladi Taiwo
Joint Managing Partner and the Chair: Projects and Infrastructure; Corporate/Commercial. He has a strong and reliable reputation for advising on Nigerian business regulatory issues, and is author of several books on commercial law practice in Nigeria. He has acted as the firm’s team leader in several cross border M&A; PPP Projects; and Privatization. He is consistently recommended as a leading lawyer in his field by all the major international lawyer/law firm rating agencies in the world.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Ladi Taiwo, Alayo Ogunbiyi

Other key lawyers

Seyi Adebayo, Roselyn Alalade, Fisayo Tifase

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