Abdulai, Taiwo & Co

Amidst   several   milestone transactions, Abdulai, Taiwo & Co. was mandated by the Federal   Ministry of Finance, as Consultants for the formulation of appropriate  legislation and regulatory   guidelines   for a new Capital   Market framework for Nigeria, and   the   report   eventually metamorphosed   into the Investments and Securities Act of 1999 (“ISA”), guiding all securities   and   capital   market   transactions in Nigeria.  [ISA was revised in 2007 to accommodate components of novel transactions and practices]. The firm was joint transaction counsel in the Multiple Series FMBN SPV Issuer N100 BILLION GUARANTEED RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED BOND – the first RMBS securitization in West Africa, and speculated to be the largest in Africa to date.

In consortium with BNP-Paribas Abdulai, Taiwo & Co. +Cleary Gottlieb, Steen and Hamilton, LLC were joint Solicitors to the BPE for the Privatisation Sale by Tender of 51% Shares in NITEL (the national telcom.), 2005.

Abdulai, Taiwo & Co. was the first Nigerian law firm to be registered as Consultants to the African Development Bank (“ADB”), and has also acted for and/or in transactions involving other regional and multinational Development Financial Institutions, such as Shelter Afrique, World Bank(IBRD Line of Credit Facilities),  DEG of Germany; SBI of Belgium, etc.  The firm has on past occasions, acted extensively for COFACE (Company Francaise d’Assurance pour le Commerce Exteriur) and BFCE (Banque Francaise pour Commerce Exteriur), which are both national export credit agencies (ECA) of France.