Adisa Legal is a Lagos-based corporate and commercial firm advising Nigerian and international clients on transactions, energy and finance in West Africa. The f
Adisa Legal is a Lagos-based corporate and commercial firm advising Nigerian and international clients on transactions, energy and finance in West Africa. The firm combines deep domestic expertise in Nigerian company law, the Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA) and sector-specific regulation with practical experience in cross-border transactions involving Nigerian, Ghanaian and Côte d'Ivoire counterparties. Established in 2011, Adisa Legal advises private equity sponsors, energy companies, financial institutions and technology groups on M&A, project finance, capital markets and regulatory matters. The firm's energy practice — spanning upstream oil and gas, power sector reform and renewable energy development — reflects Nigeria's position as the continent's largest hydrocarbon producer.
Founder and Senior Partner. Advises international and Nigerian clients on M&A, joint ventures and corporate restructuring, with particular depth in the consumer goods, telecoms and financial services sectors. Twenty-five years at the Nigerian Bar.
Leads the firm's energy practice, advising on upstream oil and gas, power sector mandates and renewables under Nigeria's Electricity Act framework. Advises on Petroleum Industry Act compliance, NNPC joint ventures and IOC farm-in transactions.
Chidi advises oil and gas majors, independents and lenders on upstream licensing, joint ventures and project finance across the Niger Delta and offshore Nigeria.
Ngozi works on mergers, acquisitions, private equity investments and corporate reorganisations for domestic and international clients.
Matters are described generically and anonymised where confidentiality applies.
Advised a private equity fund on its acquisition of a majority stake in a Nigerian fast-moving consumer goods company, including Competition and Consumer Protection Commission notification.
Acted for a Nigerian commercial bank on a syndicated credit facility to a West African infrastructure developer.
Advised an international energy company on the regulatory aspects of a marginal field award under the Petroleum Industry Act.
Represented a fintech company on its Series B equity financing and subsequent CBN payment system operator licence application.
Recommended for Corporate/M&A, West Africa by independent legal directory research.
Noted for Energy & Natural Resources in regional market commentary.
Shortlisted for deal of the year — West Africa (regional awards).
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