Osondu Onwubiko
Osondu is the Lead Counsel at Mandel Solicitors. He heads…
Financial Services
The support we provide to clients in the financial services market is efficient and effective.
Top Financial Services Law Firm in Nigeria
The financial services sector is a very important sector to the Nigerian economy as a result of its enormous contribution to the revenue of the country and the creation of employment opportunities. The provision of financial services in Nigeria is well regulated, supervised and coordinated by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) which has continued to monitor and regulate innovations and the dynamism of the sector. For instance, the CBN introduced the regulatory sandbox to provide an avenue for testing and regulating innovative financial services before launching them to consumers.
As a Financial Services law firm, we have knowledge and experience on existing financial regulations and regularly track and follow the introduction of new financial regulations by the regulators and advise clients on the implications of the regulations to their operations in Nigeria. We assist many institutions operating in the financial services sector and this include lending institutions, banks, FinTech companies, insurance companies, leasing companies, investment firms and private equity firms among others.
Our areas of expertise include:
- Financial Services License
- General Legal Advisory
- Due Diligence and Regulatory Compliance
- Debt Financing
- Asset Based Lending
- Consumer Finance
- Lease Finance
- Anti-Money Laundering
- Litigation
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