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Giwa-Osagie
& Company
Barristers, Solicitors &
Notaries Public
General Corporate Practice:
The firm offers comprehensive legal services to corporate bodies.
We advise on compliance with the provisions of the Companies
and Allied Matters Act and other relevant laws. We also ensure
that all statutory applications are submitted on time and approvals
are duly obtained. Our firm has in the recent past acted as
Solicitors to issuing houses on the public issue of shares.
We have also consistently advised our clients on mergers and
acquisition of companies and the best legal approach to take-overs.
Presently, we are advising some clients on the acquisition of
some local enterprises. Our firm also acts as consultants to
multinational companies seeking to increase their investment
portfolios in Nigeria. We give legal opinions on various corporate
issues and advise on current changes in laws as they may affect
their operations.
Privatisation & Commercialisation:
We have developed a major practice in the area of privatisation.
Since the first phase of the privatisation programme, Giwa-Osagie
& Co has been involved in the privatisation process as Consultants
to state governments, local and international companies. We
have been active in advising on foreign investments in Nigeria.
As the Nigerian Government's programme of privatisation gains
momentum, we are well placed to advise our local and international
clients. We were actively involved in privatisation of one of
the largest companies in Nigeria and our Principal Partner was
invited to write an article on the current Privatisation programme
in Nigeria which was published in the 2000/2001 edition of International
Privatisation Review by Euromoney publication.
Banking Law:
We offer comprehensive services to legal departments of banks
in Nigeria and also to foreign companies with a desire to engage
in legal transactions in Nigeria. This covers the preparation
of bank security documents to enable their customers obtain
credit facilities. We also perfect documents that may have been
prepared by the banks in-house. The documents include legal
mortgages, debenture trust deeds, all assets debenture and leases.
We advise on off-shore loans and collaterals. We obtain State
or Federal Government consent for security documentation and
file charges at the Land’s Registry as well as the Corporate
Affairs Commission, Abuja. We have prepared various safe-custody
agreements on behalf of clients and their customers, which are
mainly banks and financial institutions in Europe, South Africa
and the USA.
We provide comprehensive advice on all domestic and international
banking operations which include lendings on the securities
of all forms of assets.
We are also versed in loan syndicate transactions and we
offer routine advice to our clients on compliance with
banking and regulatory legislations.
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