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Real estate and construction

Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie

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Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie offers comprehensive services across various sectors, including advising individuals, corporate occupiers, investors, developers, and governments on their real estate and construction strategies. The team has expertise in managing complex transactions and lease agreements. Aniekan Ukpanah is the team head and has vast experience handling acquisitions and project financings. Ekundayo Onajobi and Aanuoluwapo Odunaike are key team members.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘The real estate and construction team at UUBO is excellent. I have worked with and referred UUBO to clients for many years and will continue to do so.’

  • ‘Aniekan Ukpanah has the technical skills and experience, as well as the local and customary practice experience to help us navigate the legal landscape to achieve our objectives. The senior associates are exemplary.’

  • ‘Exceptional understanding of the Nigerian real estate and construction sector.’

  • ‘The team is strategic in handling matters.’

  • ‘The firm is one of the biggest in Nigeria with very wide practice areas. The team is customer-focused in delivering legal services and solutions to various requests. It is a firm that is technology-aware in its collaboration with clients.’

  • ‘I have worked with various individuals from the firm, and they all stand out in terms of their knowledge of the law, businesses and commercial issues, regulatory awareness and client collaboration. The promptness of their advice, ability to understand legal and commercial issues and being detail oriented separate the firm from others. It is a joy to work with them.’

Key clients

  • Warehouse Parks Nigeria Limited
  • Lafarge Africa Plc
  • Stanbic IBTC Asset Management Limited
  • Justice 360 Limited
  • 7Fifteen Capital Limited
  • Ultimum Limited
  • MW Global Assets Limited
  • Ultimum Limited
  • Chapel Hill Denham Real Estate Investment Trust

Work highlights

  • Advised Chapel Hill Denham REIT on the acquisition of a property measuring approximately 4.772ha and comprised of three standard industrial facilities with warehouses located in the Lagos Free Zone.
  • Assisting Lafarge on its proposed acquisition of the property measuring approximately 263.331ha situated at Ekinta Forest Reserve, Akampa Local Government Area, Cross Rivers State from the locals of that area.
  • Advised Primeman on its acquisition of the property situated at 4A George Street, Ikoyi, Lagos, measuring approximately 1677.70m² from Great Heights Properties Limited, valued at ₦1.2bn.

Lawyers

Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Aniekan Ukpanah

Other key lawyers

Ekundayo Onajobi, Aanuoluwapo Odunaike