Senior Associate

St. Nicholas House (10th, 12th & 13th Floor)
Catholic Mission Street
Lagos Island, Lagos, Nigeria

Rising star

English
Mandarin (Working Proficiency)


Jurisdictions:

Nigeria


Damilola is a dynamic and commercially astute corporate solicitor with years of experience in multiple practice areas including Private Equity, M&A, Capital Markets and FinTech. He demonstrates a strong skillset in guiding clients through complex transactions such as high-value acquisitions, cross-border investments, fund formations and regulatory compliance. He routinely provides strategic and risk-mitigated solutions for growth including conducting due diligence exercises, registration of local funds and local investment vehicles for institutional investors.

  • Advised Lagos Free Zone Company on its US$50 million equity investment by the International Finance Corporation;

  • Advised Universal Music Group on the Nigerian elements of its majority acquisition of Mavin Global Holdings for US$150 million;

  • Advised Seplat Energy PLC on the US$1.5 billion acquisition of the entire share capital of Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited and its associated infrastructure and assets;

  • Advised Compagnie Saint-Gobain SA on the Nigerian elements of its acquisition of entities within the global Fosroc Group in a deal worth $1 billion.

  • Financial services regulatory
  • M&A
  • Private equity
  • Private equity funds

  • Consumer goods and services
  • Financial services
  • Government and public policy
  • Insurance
  • Investment management

  • LLB Law - University of Liverpool (2016)
  • Bachelor of Laws - Nigerian Law School (2017)

  • Nigerian Bar Association (2017)

  • Nigerian Bar Association (2017)