Corporate & Commercial Law

David C. Maduka & Co. (Beacon Chambers) provides strategic corporate and commercial advisory, enabling domestic and international corporations to legally operate securely and efficiently in Nigeria’s commercial environment.

Our corporate practice delivers end-to-end guidance under the Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA 2020) and every relevant Nigerian legislation, advising our clients on entity structuring, restructuring, board governance, shareholder agreements, capital raises and corporate reorganization. We assist businesses in foreign direct investment (FDI), securing relevant business permits, NIPC registrations and sector-specific licenses. We counsel, advice and guide our Clients on the best position of the law on their business establishment, startups, their business organization and operations. We assist our Clients to prepare standard legal documents that will duly protect their business organization and effectively position their business to efficiently thrive and flourish in Nigeria.

Core Areas of our Corporate & Commercial Practice

• Entity Structuring & Incorporation: Advising on the optimal business vehicle (private/public company, partnership, joint venture, or trust) and executing registration with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), business names, and Incorporated Trustees.
• Corporate Registrations & Filings: Company incorporation, Incorporated Trustees, Business Names, post-incorporation filings, annual returns, and share structure alterations and related filings.
• Mergers, Acquisitions & Joint Ventures: Structuring domestic and cross-border transactions, conducting legal due diligence, drafting transaction documents, and securing regulatory clearances.
• Corporate Winding Up & Insolvency: We duly carry out effective Company liquidation, receivership management and every other corporate winding up operations/activities.
• Corporate Secretarial & Governance: Acting as company secretary, filing statutory returns, managing board proceedings, drafting resolutions, and implementing corporate governance frameworks.
• Commercial Contracts & Advisory: Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating service level agreements (SLAs), franchise agreements, supply chain contracts, distribution agreements and every relevant Business and Commercial Agreements and related documents.

Regulatory and Statutory Framework

We represent and guide clients through compliance requirements set by key regulatory bodies and statutes, including:

• Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA), 2020
• Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC) Act, 1995
• National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP) Act, 1992
• Federal Inland Revenue Service (Establishment) Act, 2007
• e.t.c.