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 A representative sample of the more recent major transactions undertaken or being undertaken by the Firm includes the following:
2002:
- Represented Moorhouse Properties Ltd in their US$40,000,000 bid to acquire a controlling interest in NICON Hilton Hotel, Abuja from the Bureau of Public Enterprises
- Conducted due diligence and advised BNP Paribas in its extension of a US$180,000,000 Senior Crude Oil Pre-Export Financing Facility to Conoil Producing Limited and Continental Oil and Gas Limited and the creation of security for this
- Advised MBC International Bank Ltd as arranger and participant in a N1,000,000,000 Syndicated Equipment Lease for Setraco Nigeria Limited
- Solicitor to the Offer of N1,500,000,000 worth of units in the Discovery Fund sponsored and managed by Asset & Resource Management Company Limited
- Solicitor to the Trustees (NAL Asset Management & Trustees Limited) for the N4,000,000,000 Offer of unsecured zero coupon irredeemable convertible loan stock issued by National Oil and Chemical Marketing Plc
2003:
- Advised Standard Chartered Bank Nigeria as a participant in a N26,000,000,000 Syndicated Loan to MTN Nigeria
- Advised MBC International Bank Ltd as arranger and participant in a N1,600,000,000 Syndicated Term Loan to UACN Property Development Co Plc
- Conducted due diligence and advised BNP Paribas in their extension of a US$300,000,000 Senior Crude Oil Pre-Export Financing Facility to Conoil Producing Limited and Continental Oil and Gas Limited and the creation of security for this
2004:
- Advised the Presidency of Nigeria and participated, with the Ministry of Justice, Nigeria, in a 6 man drafting team for the elaboration of the Pension Reform Act, 2004 on a pro bono basis
- Represented Hovev Nigeria Ltd in their US$10,000,000 acquisition of a controlling stake in Imo Modern Poultry Farm Ltd, Avutu, from the Imo State Privatisation and Investment Bureau
- Advised the Ministry of Energy in Ghana on the deregulation of their petroleum downstream sector
2005:
- Conducted due diligence and advised BNP Paribas in their extension of a US$300,000,000 Senior Crude Oil Pre-Export Financing Facility to Conoil Producing Limited and Continental Oil and Gas Limited and the creation of security for this
- Advised First Bank of Nigeria Plc on the establishment of and facilitated the Licensing of First Pension Fund Custodian Nigeria Limited as a Pension Fund Custodian under the Pension Reform Act 2004
- Advised UBA Group on the establishment of and facilitated the Licensing of UBA Pension Custodian Limited as a Pension Fund Custodian under the Pension Reform Act 2004
- Advised and facilitated the Licensing of Pensions Alliance Limited as a Pension Fund Administrator under the Pension Reform Act 2004
- Advised and facilitated the Licensing of Shell Nig. Closed Pension Fund Administrator Ltd as a Closed Pension Fund Administrator under the Pension Reform Act 2004
- Advising Owel Gas Holding on the feasibility study of the establishment of an Independent Power Project in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria
2006:
- Advised First City Monument Bank on the establishment and registration of a Unit Trust Scheme called "Legacy Fund"
- Advised Custodian and Allied Insurance Limited and Signal Insurance Limited in a Scheme of Merger pursuant to Sections 539 and 542 of the Companies and Allied Matters Act 1990
- Advised ARM Investment Managers on the setting up and registration of their Real Estate Investment Trust Fund
- Advised Securities Transactions and Trust Company Nigeria Limited on all legal issues relating to the running of an on-line securities trading portal
- Advised the Bureau of Public Enterprises Nigeria on the implementing plans for the establishment of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission
- Advised CFAO on the transitional arrangements for its Pension Scheme under the Pension Reform Act 2004
2007:
- Advised Custodian and Allied Insurance Limited and Fire, Equity and General Insurance Limited in a Scheme of Merger pursuant to Sections 539 and 542 of the Companies and Allied Matters Act 1990
- Advised Gas Technologies LLC Michigan USA and Gas Technologies West Africa Limited on the establishment of their oil and gas servicing business in Nigeria including registration with the National Office of Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP)
- Advising the Bureau of Public Enterprises, Nigeria on the unbundling of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN), formerly NEPA
- Advised ARM Investment Managers as Solicitors to the Offer for the Initial Public Offering and listing of 50,000,000 units of N20.00 each at par value of the Aggressive Growth Fund
2008:
- Dr Austen-Peters was one of the Joint Counsel to represent the Attorney-General of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in relation to cases involving the Abacha family and their associates
- Advised Oceanic Bank International Plc on the establishment of and facilitated the licensing of their Pension Fund Custodian under the Pension Reform Act 2004
- Advised the Bureau of Public Enterprises, Nigeria on the deregulation of the petroleum downstream sector in Nigeria
- Advised Union Homes Savings & Loans Plc as Solicitors to the Issue of its N50,000,000,000.00 Union Homes Real Estate Investment Trust
- Advised ARM Properties Plc on their offer as Solicitors to the Company
- Advised JP Morgan, London, on Nigerian legal issues in respect of an issue of an offshore "Bonds" by an offshore subsidiary of a Nigerian company
- Advised Unilever Plc on the structuring of their pension funds in compliance with the provisions of the Pension Reform Act 2004
Ongoing:
- Representing Moorhouse Properties Ltd in their development of Epe Health Farm and Spa Ltd - US$18,500,000 Timeshare Resort Project
- Advising the Bureau of Public Enterprises, Nigeria on the privatisation of the Abuja Stock Exchange
- Advising Wema Bank Plc on the establishment of a Pension Fund Custodian under the Pension Reform Act 2004
- Advising Union Bank Plc on the establishment of a Pension Fund Custodian under the Pension Reform Act 2004
- Advising Equity Life Insurance Company Limited on the establishment of a Pension Fund Administrator under the Pension Reform Act 2004
- Advising Intercontinental Bank Plc on the establishment of a Pension Fund Custodian under the Pension Reform Act 2004
- Advising Goldman Assets Management Ltd as Solicitor to the Issue of its N1,000,000,000.00 Goldman Real Estate Investment Fund
- Advising one of the State Governments as Solicitors to the Issue of their proposed N25,000,000,000.00 State Bond
- Advising CSL Stockbrokers Limited as Solicitors to the Offer on the proposed issue of 2 Funds
- Advising Union Trustees as Solicitors to the Trustee in respect of a proposed issue of a foreign denominated public offer
- Advising JP Morgan, London, on Nigerian legal issues in respect of a proposed issue of an offshore "Bonds" by an offshore subsidiary of a Nigerian company
- Advising Kasapreko Company Limited Ghana on the establishment of their Nigerian subsidiary and regulatory compliance of their products in Nigeria
- Advising UBA Trustees Limited as the Solicitors to the Trustees on the proposed issue of the Diaspora Investment Fund being managed by PHB Asset Management
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