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Chinyerugo Ugoji

PARTNER · AELEX

NigeriaCorporate / M&A, Corporate / CommercialEnglish

About

Partner at AELEX in Nigeria and a member of the firm's Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate/Commercial and Corporate Tax practice groups. He advises on M&A transactions, tax (including upstream oil & gas and Production Sharing Contracts), cross-border investment and exchange control matters, and has acted on matters such as a US$300 million minority-stake acquisition in the beverage sector, a merger by external restructuring, and a partial divestment by an investment company from a leading Nigerian payments company.

Practice areas

Corporate / M&ACorporate / CommercialCorporate TaxBanking & FinanceEnergy & Natural ResourcesCross-border TransactionsEmployment & Benefits

Office

Expertise

Oil & Gas (Upstream/PSCs)Payments & Switching CompaniesBeverage industry transactionsCross-border investment & exchange controlEmployee share plans & benefits

Education

  • LL.B, University of Lagos
  • B.L., Nigerian Law School

Admissions

  • Nigerian Bar Association (NBA)
  • International Bar Association (IBA)

Languages

English