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Chidubem Okoye

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Position: Senior Associate
Rating:
  • Rising star
Practice Areas:
Project development
Jurisdictions:
Biography

Chidubem has a strong background in corporate finance, project finance, M&A, and project development. He routinely advises on the development, acquisition, and financing of oil and gas assets. Chidubem also has experience providing financing and investment advisory to tech and media companies. 

Recent transactional highlights
  • Advised Nigeria LNG Limited in the $3 billion multi-source financing of the development of its 7th production train
  • Advised Sahara Group in the c. $4 billion structured prepayment financing of Nigerian Petroleum Development Company’s development of OML 11
  • Advised Seplat and ANOH Gas Processing Company Limited in the $320 million project financing of the development of the 300mmscfd ANOH gas processing plant
  • Advised Femi Otedola and other shareholders in the $177million divestment of their 74% equity stake in Forte Oil Plc
Practice areas
  • Project finance
  • M&A
  • Project development
  • Capital Markets: Equity
Sector specialisations
  • Investment management
  • Media
  • Oil and gas
  • Tech and telecoms
Bar admissions
  • Nigeria
Academic qualifications
  • MBA, University of South Wales
  • LLB, Nnamdi Azikiwe University
Address:
Lagos