Lawrence Fubara Anga
Nigeria
AÉLEX
4th Floor, Marble House
1 Kingsway Road
Lagos, Nigeria
Tel: (+234-1) 4617321-3
Email:
lfanga@aelex.com
Web:
www.aelex.com
Lawrence is the founding partner who heads the Banking, Finance & Capital Markets Practice Groups. He has extensive experience in Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, Aviation, Shipping and Energy. He is qualified to practice law in three jurisdictions and has a strong multi-disciplinary background in law, economics, management and fiscal policy.
He represents major state-owned and private oil and gas production, marketing and distribution companies in a range of matters. He acted for Dubri Oil in the first marginal field acquisition in Nigeria and advised on the acquisition of the first IPP at Egbin. He also advises clients from around the world on foreign direct investment in Nigeria and on related tax issues. He advised two investment banks on their external restructuring and eventual listing on the Nigerian Stock Exchange. He advised a syndicate of banks on a US$800 million reserve based lending facility in respect of the acquisition of a participating interest in an OML. He advised a syndicate of banks on a US$141 million facility in respect of the acquisition of a power plant.
He was invited to participate in the Presidential Policy Advisory Committee where he was a member of the subcommittee on finance and investment. He wrote the committee’s policy paper on foreign investment and privatization. He has been involved in project finance and banking & finance for several years.
Certifications
- MA (Law) Cambridge University, England.
- BA (Law) Churchill College, Cambridge University, England.
- BA (Economics and Pol. Science) Yale College, USA.
- BL, Ghana Law School.
- BL, Nigerian Law School.
- Advanced Certification in Project Finance from the CLDP and Eximbank (USA).
Professional Associations
- Nigerian Bar Association
- International Bar Association
- American Bar Association
ǼLEX is one of the leading firms in Nigeria’s banking and financial transaction work. The quality of our people, the breadth of our client base and our geographical spread have ensured our involvement in major financing transaction in Nigeria. Clients recognise our expertise in transaction management and trust in our ability to provide that crucial legal and regulatory support needed to consummate their transactions.
We are regularly consulted on corporate/project finance matters for projects in the oil, gas, telecommunications, manufacturing and aviation sectors. We advise on financing structure, subordination and credit issues, tax aspects of transactions and regulatory approvals/compliance issues. We assist our clients on such issues as investment and divestment, foreign exchange remittance and restrictions, recording and disclosure requirements, taking effective security whilst minimizing costs, and insolvency.
We represent lenders and borrowers including leading international financial/lending institutions, brokerage and investment companies and other financial institutions. Recent landmark transactions include representation of the security trustee on a US$ 500 million letter of credit and syndicated facility to finance the purchase, storage and sale of refined petroleum products and liquefied petroleum gas in Nigeria by a Geneva based oil trading company. ǼLEX represented lenders in a $1.2 billion dollar syndicated project financing for the development of mobile network infrastructure.
ǼLEX is a leading Commercial & Dispute Resolution law firm. We are one of the largest full-service law firms in West Africa with offices in Lagos, Port Harcourt and Abuja in Nigeria and Accra, Ghana.
We provide legal services involving commercial practice areas that cover a broad spectrum of matters relating to Project Finance, Litigation & Arbitration, Oil & Gas, Agriculture, Capital Market & Securities Law, Power, Tax Law, International Trade Law, Securities Law, Energy & Infrastructure, Banking & Finance Law, Aviation & Maritime Law, Intellectual Property Law, Technology Law, Telecommunications Law, Media & Entertainment and Financial Technology.
Our clients include banks, multi-national corporations, government, parastatals, listed companies, and entrepreneurs. We are well-informed about the industries and sectors within which our clients operate and this insight, combined with our legal expertise, allows us to offer our clients superior legal advice, strategies and solutions for all their commercial and litigation needs.