Delivering strategic legal solutions for complex capital market and securities transactions
Ikeyi Shittu & Co. has extensive experience advising issuers, investors, financial institutions and corporate clients on a broad range of capital market and securities transactions. We provide commercially focused legal advice throughout the transaction lifecycle, helping clients raise capital, restructure investments and comply with evolving regulatory requirements.
Our lawyers have acted on significant transactions involving debt-to-equity swaps, capital raising initiatives, debt restructurings, rights issues, private placements and public offerings. We work closely with clients to structure transactions that support business growth while ensuring full compliance with applicable securities and corporate regulations.
Highlights of Our Experience
Our experience includes advising and representing:
- A leading food manufacturing and retail company listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange on its business restructuring and diversification programme.
- A publicly listed insurance company on the restructuring of its debt and capital raising through a special placement.
- An integrated power solutions company on the acquisition of a wholly owned subsidiary of one of Nigeria’s leading publicly listed integrated energy companies.
- A Nigerian Stock Exchange-listed insurance company on the restructuring of its capital and recapitalisation programme.
- Clients on the acquisition of a super-majority equity interest in a publicly listed manufacturing company in Nigeria.
- Sponsors and investors on the establishment and registration of a multi-layered offshore and Nigerian investment fund structure.
- Acting as solicitors to the rights issue of one of West Africa’s leading paint manufacturing companies.
- Acting as solicitors to a public offer by a publicly listed food manufacturing company.
- Providing regulatory advisory services and liaising with the Securities and Exchange Commission on various capital market transactions.
We guide clients through complex capital market transactions with commercially driven legal advice, practical regulatory insight and a commitment to delivering successful outcomes.
