Nwachi Otuogbodor

Austen-Peters & Co - Nigeria

Of Counsel

Lagos

+234 0 80 3320 2974

Highly regarded

English
Igbo


Bar admissions:

Nigeria

Jurisdictions:

Nigeria

Practice areas:

Banking
Capital markets
Investment funds
M&A
Restructuring and insolvency

Industry sectors:

Aviation
Banking
Financial services
Government and public policy
Investment management
Real estate


Mrs Otuogbodor has successfully led legal teams on numerous transactions, including capital market transactions and corporate acquisitions, and has delivered papers on various aspects of financial services law.

She is a Notary Public of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and is registered with the Nigerian Securities and Exchange Commission as a Capital Market Consultant. She is a member of the International Association of Restructuring Insolvency & Bankruptcy Professionals (INSOL International). She is an expert in capital markets, immigration law, bankruptcy and corporate restructuring.

• Advising ARM on the establishment of a N50,000,000,000 Enhanced Return Guaranteed Fund for investors in Nigeria (Transaction on-going);

• Advising on the N2,000,000,000 ARM Life Plc Rights Issue (Transaction on-going);

• Advising on the purchase of majority stake in a Pension Fund Administrator (Transaction on-going);

• Advising on the $8 Billion USD leases of airplanes and helicopters for an aviation company in Nigeria (Transaction on-going).

• Capital markets: Debt

• Capital markets: Derivatives

• Capital markets: Equity

• Capital markets: High yield

• Financial restructuring

• Investment funds

• Real estate finance

• Real estate funds

• Restructuring and insolvency

• Aviation

• Banking

• Financial services

• Government and public policy

• Investment management

• Real estate

Nigerian Bar – admitted 1985

Nigerian Bar Association (NBA)

International Bar Association (IBA)

Nigerian Securities and Exchange Commission as a Capital Market Consultant

International Association of Restructuring Insolvency & Bankruptcy Professionals (INSOL International)

Master in International Law & Diplomacy [MILD] – University of Lagos – 1987

B.L – Nigerian Law School – 1985

LL.B (Hons) – University of Lagos – 1984