Practice areas/Banking Finance
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.
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.
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, securitization 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.
Advised on the establishment of a NGN35 billion REIT, one of Nigeria's rarest and most significant real estate investment trusts to date.
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In a decision with significant implications for oil spill litigation in Nigeria, the Federal High Court sitting in Uyo has dismissed a ₦20.9 billion claim brought against Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited (now Seplat Energy Producing Nigeria Ultd). The claim was instituted by the
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Introduction The recent judgment of the Federal High Court in Eurafric Energy Limited v. Minister of Petroleum Resources & Ors1 concerning the Dawes Island marginal field has introduced significant legal and regulatory questions for Nigeria’s upstream petroleum sector. For margin
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On Friday, 22 May 2026, the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, dismissed a suit brought by Alternate Dimensions Ventures Limited against the 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲𝘂𝗺 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗟𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱, in which the Cl
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Introduction Ship arrest has long occupied a central position in admiralty law as a powerful mechanism for securing maritime claims. In Nigeria, ship arrest is firmly recognised under the Admiralty Jurisdiction Act 1991,1 which regulates the arrest of vessels and the enforcement
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