Ladi Taiwo
Abdulai, Taiwo & Co
Abdulai, Taiwo & Co
Client SatisfactionAbdulai, Taiwo & Co generally advises foreign multinational companies on their commercial matters in Nigeria. The team is particularly active in cross-border M&A and due diligence services, boosted by their knowledge of business regulatory issues. The team has experience across a breadth of economic sectors including construction, hospitality and infrastructure. The practice has recently been notably active in counselling clients on private-public partnerships in the field of green energy, with team co-head Ladi Taiwo being the firm’s point of contact for matters of this nature. Alayo Ogunbiyi leads the team alongside Taiwo and has vast experience acting on the lender side of financial transactions.
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‘This practice is abreast of developments. Their prompt attention, review and counsel have been a great asset to our business matters. The deep knowledge of the statutes and ability to obtain feedback and resolve issues is impressive.’
‘They communicate with us seamlessly, in a language we can understand. They are patient and always sensitive to our timelines. One standout partner who has been there for us on our corporate needs over the past 25 years is Alayo Ogunbiyi.’
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.
- CRCC Construction Company Ltd.
- Coca-Cola Nigeria Ltd.
- Banarly Nigeria Ltd.
- Cerba Lancet Africa
- Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics Ltd.
- CRCC International Investments Group Ltd. Hong Kong
- Solar Sisters, Entrepreneur Ltd. Gte.
- Lloyds Register EMEA Ltd. Gte
- Siat N.V.
- KingHaven Health Services
- Sector Lead Ltd.
Work highlights
- Advised Cerba Lancet Laboratories Ltd. on the Lagos State Cancer Centre PPP Project.
- Advised Kinghaven Healthcare in the majority buy-in acquisition of the Premier Medical Centre.
- Advised the Central Electric & Utilities Consortium on the bidding and acquisition process for the sale of the Olorunsogo II Power Plant and Benin (Ihovbor) Generation Co. under the Bureau of Public Enterprises bid process.
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Ladi Taiwo, Alayo Ogunbiyi