Partnering with private equity investors to structure, execute and maximise value
Ikeyi Shittu & Co. provides comprehensive legal and transaction advisory services to private equity firms, fund managers, institutional investors and portfolio companies throughout the investment lifecycle. Our multidisciplinary team combines legal, regulatory and commercial expertise to help clients structure investments, manage risk and achieve successful investment outcomes.
We advise on fund formation, fund structuring, regulatory registration, financing arrangements, investor relations, acquisitions, portfolio investments, post-investment integration and exit strategies. Our experience spans key sectors of the Nigerian economy, including financial services, agriculture, energy and utilities, telecommunications, technology and infrastructure.
Highlights of Our Experience
Our experience includes advising and representing:
- Sponsors on the establishment, structuring and registration of multi-layered offshore and Nigerian private equity fund structures.
- A leading Nigerian retail and real estate company on a proposed private equity capital investment.
- The sponsor of a Nigerian investment fund on fund establishment, regulatory registration and start-up requirements.
- A private equity fund on a proposed co-investment in the acquisition of an engineering and power services company in Nigeria.
- A multimedia telecommunications operator providing high-speed fibre optic and premium content services on a quasi-equity investment by a private equity fund.
- An international private equity firm on its strategic investment in a Nigerian commercial bank, including transaction support and legal advisory services.
- A private equity fund focused on agribusiness on its investment in an agro-allied company.
- A private equity fund in dispute resolution proceedings relating to its investment interests in Nigeria.
We combine commercial insight with legal excellence to help private equity investors structure transactions, unlock value and deliver successful investments across Nigeria’s dynamic economy
