The 2026 Shift: Recent Tax and Securities Legislation Impacting the Onshore Footprint of Offshore Private Equity and Venture Capital Funds

Designing a Fintech Compliance Strategy: Strategic Considerations for African Fintechs

We analysed data, facts and legislation surrounding 33[1] regulatory actions taken against financial technology (Fintech) companies by Fintech regulators across Europe, US..

June 14, 2020

Payment Service Fintech Companies: Competing Fairly with your Merchants?

Payment service fintech companies (PSPs)[1] in Nigeria could be at risk of legal and regulatory liability if they pivot to products or services which are in competition with ..

June 2, 2020

Has a Founders’ Agreement Lost its Value?

Here are some of things we have learnt. If you are looking for a partner to build a tech business, the contractual foundat...

May 28, 2020

Re: The CBN Directive to Nigerian Banks on the Publication of the List of Delinquent Debtors in the Dailies: Some Data Privacy Ramifications

Nigerian banks are entering a phase of increased regulatory supervision from both banking and non-banking regulators. In particular regard to data privacy compliance, commercial banks ..

May 18, 2020

The Methodology of a Useful Data Privacy Audit - Key Considerations for Nigerian Companies

We recently shared a Data Privacy Compliance update within our client network and would like to share a few points from the update, which is based on a recent data privacy audit that we conducted for a Nigerian company

February 28, 2020

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