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Nigeria

18 announced deals involving Nigeria, most recent first, with the firms that advised on each.

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Latham Advises on Vaaris Resources JVCo Limited US$500 Million Senior Secured Borrowing Base Facility 29 Oct 2026
Banking & Finance Energy Latham & Watkins LLP USD 500m 3 NAMED
Clifford Chance advises MTN Group on strategic partnership to accelerate AI-ready digital infrastructure across Africa 22 Oct 2026
Joint Venture Technology Clifford Chance 6 NAMED
Clifford Chance advises arrangers and lenders on a landmark USD1.8 billion financing package for the Federal Republic of Nigeria’s Kano–Maradi Railway Project 30 Jul 2026
Project Finance Infrastructure Clifford Chance USD 1.80bn 5 NAMED
Dentons advises syndicate of lenders on €650 million financing to the Cefetra Group 11 Jun 2026
Banking & Finance Agriculture & Food DentonsCleaver Fulton RankinPotter Anderson +1 EUR 650m 44 NAMED
Mayer Brown advises Citibank and UK Export Finance on landmark £746 Million Nigeria ports financing 29 Mar 2026
Banking & Finance Infrastructure Mayer Brown GBP 746m
Norton Rose Fulbright advises Lagos Free Zone Company on equity investment by IFC 12 Feb 2025
Venture Capital & Growth Infrastructure Norton Rose Fulbright USD 50m 2 NAMED
Norton Rose Fulbright advises Development Partners International and Verod Capital Management on major investment in Africa’s Moniepoint 7 Nov 2024
Venture Capital & Growth Technology Norton Rose Fulbright 9 NAMED
Dentons advises LFS Advisory on the sale of shares and Access Microfinance Holding on the spin-off of holdings and refinancing of the company 28 Sept 2024
M&A Financial Services DentonsDentons 16 NAMED
Herbert Smith Freehills Advises Sumitomo Corporation On Fintech Investment To Support Growth For Underbanked Communities In Africa 22 Jun 2023
Venture Capital & Growth Technology Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer USD 36.5m 2 NAMED
Allen & Overy advises Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) on a joint venture platform for carbon reduction projects 12 Apr 2023
Joint Venture Energy A&O Shearman 3 NAMED
DLA Piper advises on Pan-African Starsight Energy and SolarAfrica Energy merger 26 Sept 2022
M&A Energy DLA Piper 14 NAMED
Latham Advises Helios on the Sale of a 25% Interest in Axxela 31 Mar 2022
M&A Energy Latham & Watkins LLP 3 NAMED
Herbert Smith Freehills advises on the disposal of Enyo Retail and Supply Limited to Ardova PLC 21 Jun 2021
M&A Energy Herbert Smith Freehills KramerOlaniwun Ajayi LP 3 NAMED
Hogan Lovells advises senior lenders on Smile Telecoms’ restructuring implemented through High Court sanction of restructuring plan and cross-class cram-down 14 May 2021
Restructuring & Insolvency Telecoms & Media Hogan Lovells Cadwalader USD 62m 5 NAMED
Taylor Wessing Advising Kuda on $25m Series A funding 24 Mar 2021
Venture Capital & Growth Financial Services Taylor Wessing USD 25m
Allen & Overy advises Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority on new USD50m fund to tackle Covid-19 8 Sept 2020
Fund Formation A&O Shearman USD 50m 2 NAMED
Clifford Chance advises Honoris, a pan-African higher education platform backed by Actis, on the acquisition of Nile University of Nigeria 13 Jul 2020
M&A Education Clifford Chance 3 NAMED
A&O advises Nigeria LNG on first-of-a-kind USD3 billion corporate financing 28 May 2020
Banking & Finance Energy A&O ShearmanOlaniwun Ajayi LP USD 3bn 9 NAMED