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Joseph Eimunjeze

Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie

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Position: Partner
Rating:
  • Highly regarded
Bar Admissions:
Nigeria
Practice Areas:
Banking
Capital markets : Debt
Capital markets : Equity
M&A
Jurisdictions:
Languages:
English
Biography

Joseph Eimunjeze is a partner in the banking and finance, capital markets, tax and corporate advisory teams. He was a member of the Federal Government of Nigeria Pioneer Status Incentive Review Committee and an Associate member of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria and is currently a member of the Securities and Exchange Commission ISDA Workgroup.

Recent transactional highlights
  • Advising Union Bank of Nigeria Plc (the “Company”) in relation to the proposed credit facility of up to $200,000,000 from Overseas Private Investment Corporation (“OPIC”).
  • Advised Chocolate City Limited in connection with a US$1,832,500.00 convertible term loan to Chocolate City Limited, as the borrower, by the WEA International Inc. an entity in the Warner Music Group.
  • Advised Lafarge Africa PLC (the “Company”) on the =N=90,000,000,000 (ninety Billion Naira) rights issue to its existing shareholders.  
  • Advised FSDH Asset Management Limited on the establishment of a =N=1.5 billion money market open-ended Fund
  • Advised the Bank on the establishment of its =N=100 billion bond programme and the subsequent issuance of bonds valued at =N=13.4 billion under 2 series of bonds.
Practice areas
  • Banking
  • Capital markets: Debt
  • Capital markets: Equity
  • M&A
  • Structured finance/securitisation 
Sector specialisations
  • Banking
  • Consumer goods and services
  • Financial services
  • Real estate 
  • Government and public policy
Bar admissions
  • Nigeria
Association memberships
  • Nigerian Bar Association
  • The Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria
Academic qualifications
  • 2015 Middlesex University, London, PG Certificate
  • 2007Nigerian Law School, BL
  • 2006University of Lagos, LL.B
Address:
Lagos
Tel:+234 8035484988 Email:Contact this practitioner Website:https://www.uubo.org/people/joseph-eimunjeze/