Banking, Finance & Capital Markets

KENNA’s Banking, Finance & Capital Markets practice group provides comprehensive legal services to a diverse range of domestic and international clients, including commercial banks, investment banks, non-bank lenders, private equity firms, and other financial institutions. We serve as counsel to borrowers, lenders, and underwriters on a wide spectrum of domestic and international finance matters. Our expertise spans syndicated lending, debt capital markets, project finance, and structured products. We help clients capitalize on market opportunities and structure innovative financing solutions that fuel growth and operational ambitions.

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Overview

We serve as counsel to borrowers, lenders, and underwriters on a wide spectrum of domestic and international finance matters. Our expertise spans syndicated lending, debt capital markets, project finance, and structured products. We help clients capitalize on market opportunities and structure innovative financing solutions that fuel growth and operational ambitions.

We understand the complexity of financial transactions on a global scale and apply that knowledge with local experience to structure the best deals for our clients. Our team advises on all aspects of banking including secured credit transactions, debt swaps, real estate finance, asset finance, sale and lease back transactions, as well as banking regulation and compliance.

Our lawyers leverage their expertise in capital markets to guide clients through public and private offerings, debt and equity offerings, securitisation and structured finance transactions, derivates and other sophisticated financial instruments.

With an in-depth understanding of our clients’ business and specific needs, the complexity of the financial sector and regulatory risks, our service approach is multidisciplinary and commercially pragmatic.

Our team’s experience in mergers and acquisitions, private equity, and capital markets enables us to utilise our local resources and international perspective in advising financial institutions, regulators and multinationals on complex cross-border transactions.

Representative Experience

Advised on the establishment of a NGN35 billion REIT, one of Nigeria's rarest and most significant real estate investment trusts to date.
Capital Markets

Advising on the formation of a public-private partnership to establish a multi-trillion Naira infrastructure fund (the largest in Nigeria)
Finance

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