Olaniwun Ajayi LP, Projects & Energy | Chambers Global Profile

About

Provided by Olaniwun Ajayi LP

Olaniwun Ajayi LP stands out for its business-oriented approach and high-quality advice in the power, infrastructure and oil & gas sectors. Clients seek out the firm for its ability to understand their needs and the complexities of the sectors in which they operate and to offer solutions that allow them to achieve their goals efficiently and in a cost-effective manner.
The firm’s oil & gas practice group is particularly active advising midstream operations in Nigeria. The team has advised on the development of refinery projects that are essential to meeting the Federal Government’s objective to drastically reduce its importation of refined petroleum products, and a gas plant that is key to increasing Nigeria’s domestic production and consumption of gas.
The firm advised on some of the first transactions to be conceived in the context of the Reformed NESI (Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry), following the Electric Power Sector Reform Act of 2005. The team’s track has been involved in the acquisition and/or concession of five out of six power generation companies and six out of eleven distribution companies.
Clients look to the firm for its unrivalled experience in advising the construction, development, financing, acquisition, and operation of power assets.

Chambers Review

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Projects & Energy - Nigeria

Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Olaniwun Ajayi is a highly respected law firm that has a particularly established practice in the infrastructure and power projects sectors in Nigeria. The team adeptly advises investors, operators, lenders and governments on development and financing matters and possesses further experience in oil and gas mandates, often advising on midstream operations. It also ably advises on energy transactions and disputes.

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Work Highlights

Provided by Olaniwun Ajayi LP

Olaniwun Ajayi advised COPDC Petroleum Development Company on the financing for the development and exploration of oil in Nigeria.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

"Olaniwun Ajayi has simply the best set of lawyers I have worked with in Nigeria. They are able to handle the most sophisticated and complex issues arising from the various transactions handled on our behalf."