Corporate & Commercial

At The Trusted Advisors Legal Practice, we provide end-to-end corporate and commercial legal advisory services, with a strong focus on helping foreign and local companies navigate Nigeria's complex regulatory landscape. Our team advises clients on investment regulations, sectoral caps, foreign investment policies and compliance issues across multiple industries.

We regularly assist clients with:

• Market entry strategies and structuring business operations in Nigeria
• Company incorporation, licensing and regulatory approvals
• Employment law and labor compliance
• Expatriate quotas, CERPAC applications and immigration-related matters
• Trade agreements, customs duties and cross-border regulatory barriers

Our lawyers combine in-depth legal knowledge with practical business insight, ensuring that clients have the clarity and confidence needed to establish and scale their businesses successfully.

We also have significant expertise in Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity, Joint Ventures, Capital Markets transactions and Foreign Exchange regulations, helping clients structure complex transactions in line with Nigerian law.

Capital Markets & Securities Law

Our Capital Markets and Securities Law practice provides strategic legal advice to companies raising capital and navigating Nigeria's regulatory environment. We guide clients through every stage of the process, from due diligence and preparatory restructuring to transaction execution and post-closing compliance.

Our services include:

• Public offerings, private placements and rights issues (renounceable and non-renounceable)
• Takeovers, buy-backs and securities restructuring
• SEC-related advisory, including filings, continuous disclosure and listing requirements
• Corporate governance and post-transaction compliance

With deep experience dealing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and other regulators, our lawyers ensure clients maintain regulatory compliance while achieving their fundraising objectives.

Corporate Restructuring & Insolvency

Business challenges are inevitable, but how they are managed can determine long-term survival. Our corporate restructuring and insolvency team brings together decades of experience in business rescue, debt restructuring and insolvency management to help clients protect value and safeguard stakeholder interests.

We advise distressed companies, creditors, investors, and other stakeholders on strategies including:

• Asset integration and corporate reorganizations
• Strategic alliances and joint ventures
• Financial recapitalization and debt restructuring
• Liability management and contingency planning
• Insolvency proceedings and distressed debt trading

Our approach prioritizes preserving the business where possible, leveraging our knowledge of corporate law, finance and regulatory frameworks to design practical, commercially sound solutions. Even in insolvency situations, we work to secure the best possible outcomes for all parties involved.

By combining strategic foresight, tactical planning and industry-specific insights, we have successfully guided numerous companies through restructuring and recovery, earning a reputation for delivering results in complex and high-stakes transactions.