Balogun Harold - Leading Commercial &amp; Corporate Law Firm

Offshore Mergers & Acquisition Regulation in Nigeria: Some "Domestic Effect" Considerations

The technical ability to clearly determine whether a proposed Offshore Merger will have a Domestic Effect under Nigerian Competition law is now a key transaction imperative for deal makers and their counsel.

February 19, 2020

New Income Tax on Global Technology Companies in Nigeria

Facebook, Twitter, Amazon, Alibaba, Netflix, Tencent and other global technology companies will now be subject to income tax in Nigeria. In its 2019 Finance Act ..

February 6, 2020

Legal Update

Financing Music & Entertainment in Nigeria: Some Strategic Considerations

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on July 1, 2019, issued the Modalities for the Implementation of the Creative Financing Industry Initiative (the “Modalities”).

February 5, 2020

RideHailing Business in Lagos: Some Business Considerations

The market for ridehailing in Lagos is huge but founders would need to come to terms with the intricacies of a fairly complex industry, especially in the light of the political and commercial interests of the Lagos State Government in the Transportation sector in Lagos State. Here are some key considerations

January 22, 2020

Delaware Tax Compliance for Start-Ups

As you may already be aware, setting up a holding company in Delaware , usually a C-Corp (<strong>Delaware HoldCo</strong>) may expose shareholders and your Delaware HoldCo to some level of tax liability. Here are just some key compliance points to note in relation to your Delaware HoldCo.

January 22, 2020

Infrastructure, Power & Energy

Key Market Entry Considerations for Meter Asset Providers in Nigeria's Power Sector

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) recently issued the Meter Asset Provider Regulations 2018 (The MAP Regulation). The key regulatory objectives of the MAP..

January 20, 2020

Practical Implications of Nigeria’s New Competition Act for Private Equity & Strategic Investors Investing in Nigeria

December 24, 2019 Nigeria’s President has finally given assent to Nigeria’s first Competition/Anti-Trust law (The Federal Competition & Consumer Protection...

December 24, 2019

Private Equity Fund Manager Update: Some Data Privacy Compliance Considerations in Cross Border M&A Transactions Facing Africa.

Perhaps, one of the most defining developments in global data privacy enforcement which also speaks to how increasingly important, data privacy compliance issues, will be for private equity investors,

December 23, 2019

Some Data Privacy Compliance Considerations in Cross Border M&A Transactions Facing Africa.

October 29, 2019 Perhaps, one of the most defining developments in global data privacy enforcement which also speaks to how increasingly important, data privac...

October 29, 2019

Private Equity Fund Manager Update: Some Data Privacy Compliance Considerations in Cross Border M&A Transactions Facing Africa.

October 29, 2019 Perhaps, one of the most defining developments in global data privacy enforcement which also speaks to how increasingly important, data privac...

October 29, 2019

How Best Can Lagos Create Taxable Value in the Mobility Tech Industry

August 30, 2019 Minimum Viable Regulatory Considerations for Regulating Ride-Hailing Business in Lagos State Government Policy & Strategy for RideHail...

August 30, 2019

Balogun Harold advises Partech on Kudi.AI's 5 Million Series A Financing

May 24, 2019 Kudi.ai, the Nigerian leader in digital payment and collection for the cash economy, has completed its Series A financing raising USD5Million to a...

May 24, 2019

The New International Private Equity & Venture Capital Valuation Guidelines

February 24, 2019 The International Private Equity and Venture Capital Valuation Guidelines Board recently published the 2018 edition of the International Priv...

February 24, 2019

Infrastructure, Power & Energy

An Overview of Nigeria's New Infrastructure Tax Credit Regime

Nigeria is implementing a new Road Infrastructure Credit Scheme for private companies, special purpose infrastructure funds and institutional investors ("Participants").

February 12, 2019

Infrastructure, Power & Energy

Nigeria's Gas Flare Commercialization Program - Some Market Entry Considerations

Nigeria has finalised plans to commercialise all the associated gas flared by its exploration and production operators (Producers). The way it will do this is t...

September 26, 2018

Fund Manager Update – Connecting the Regulatory Dots in Nigeria's Private Equity Industry

July 9, 2018 As far as legal and regulatory developments in Nigeria’s private equity industry goes, it appears that the dots are finally beginning to connect. ...

July 9, 2018

Balogun Harold Wins Landmark Federal High Court Judgment on the Information Rights of Investors in the Nigerian Capital Market

June 13, 2018 Balogun Harold, has won a landmark judgment which firmly establishes the rights of both institutional and retail investors in the Nigerian capita...

June 13, 2018

Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency Law and Regulation in Nigeria

January 11, 2018 The google analytic which revealed that the most Google searches, globally, for the word ‘bitcoin’ in 2017, came from South Africa and Nigeria...

January 11, 2018

Offshore HoldCos as Investment Vehicles for Technology Start-Ups in Nigeria – Some Practical Considerations for Tech Founders and VC

July 25, 2017 Delaware flips are now increasingly common locally. We estimate that up to 70% of the tech start-ups that have raised seed financing or looking t...

July 25, 2017

Insights

Client Update: The Constitutional Limitations of the Limited Partnership Laws in Lagos State

April 4, 2017 With the introduction of a pioneer framework for registering Limited Liability Partnerships and Limited Partnerships in Nigeria, Lagos State gain...

April 4, 2017