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Nigerian and diaspora investors moving capital into property or business ventures abroad face two problems at once: a structuring decision with long-term tax, repatriation and succession consequences, and a compliance burden. Capital export and import requirements sit on one side, foreign source of funds and regulatory scrutiny on the other. Handled separately, or too late, this is what delays or defeats transactions that should otherwise complete cleanly. The purpose of this Nigerian side anchor is to give investors and business owners a foundation from which more tax-efficient structures and stronger standing with international lenders and financial institutions become possible. It is also to ensure efficient asset positioning in order to access opportunities in international markets that would have otherwise been inaccessible by virtue of geographical positioning. These outcomes are realised in conjunction with the tax advisers, bankers, and professionals in the jurisdiction chosen, built on a structure that is best suited, properly evidenced and compliant from the outset.
We advise Nigerian-resident individuals and families structuring outbound property or business investment, from capital-export compliance through to the holding structure best suited to the transaction.
We support Nigerian business owners establishing a holding or operating presence abroad, structuring the corporate and compliance foundation needed to access international markets, banking relationships, and credit facilities.
We advise Nigerians based abroad on structuring investment activity that touches Nigeria, whether repatriating funds, holding assets acquired abroad, or anchoring an international structure through Nigerian counsel who understand both sides of the transaction.
We make sure foreign counsel and advisers are working from complete, properly evidenced instructions from the first day. This is where most cross-border transactions actually fail. We identify the professionals a matter requires, put you in front of them, and hold the process together so nothing is lost between advisers. These advisers are part of our own network of trusted, independent professionals across multiple jurisdictions, built and vetted over time, which we make directly accessible to our clients. We remain accountable for the Nigerian side and for the coordination throughout.
Speak with our cross-border team. We act on the Nigerian side, structure the transaction correctly from the outset, and coordinate the full professional team on your behalf.