Start-ups, Joint Ventures and Emerging Business

Sower & Messuarius lawyers have successfully advised clients establishing new businesses or considering strategic partnerships, on the preliminary issues for consideration including forms of business establishments, tax planning, ongoing regulatory compliance issues, sector-specific operating licenses and permits, labour law and integration issues; preparation of preliminary sign-on documents including shareholders’ agreements, heads of agreements, joint venture agreements, as well as the set-up of special purpose vehicles for the enterprise. 

Also the firm has successfully participated in the documentation and regulatory compliance for private public partnerships e.g. CPL-Nestach Consortium/Standards Organisation of Nigeria.