Overview
Legal giants in manufacturing and industry, setting the standard in excellence
Aluko & Oyebode is Nigeria’s leading legal advisor to manufacturers, industrial companies, equipment suppliers and investors across FMCG, chemicals, cement, steel, automotive, textiles, packaging and heavy industry. Our renowned practice provides integrated legal services that address the unique challenges of manufacturing operations in Nigeria with depth, precision and commercial judgment.
Our practice covers M&A and joint ventures, facility development, supply chain and distribution agreements, equipment financing, industrial relations and labour compliance, environmental and HSE regulation, product liability, IP protection, tax incentives and pioneer status, delivering comprehensive legal coverage across every dimension of Nigerian manufacturing.
No other Nigerian firm matches our command of the operational realities of manufacturing, local content, raw material sourcing, logistics, FX constraints, energy costs, industrial relations and multi-agency regulatory compliance, giving our clients a decisive competitive advantage.
Services
Industrial Facility Development
Our recognised team advises on manufacturing facility development, land acquisition, construction contracts, equipment procurement and financing, utility infrastructure, environmental permits and operational licensing, from groundbreaking to production.
Industrial Relations & Employment
Our expert employment team handles collective bargaining, industrial actions, factory closures, redundancies and OHS compliance, navigating Nigeria’s manufacturing sector labour dynamics with skill and commercial sensitivity.
Manufacturing M&A & Joint Ventures
Our leading M&A team leads acquisitions and divestments of manufacturing businesses, strategic joint ventures and greenfield investments, addressing sector-specific regulatory and operational complexities with the authority of Nigeria’s most active manufacturing transactional practice.
Product Regulation & Standards
Our team ensures SON standards compliance, secures NAFDAC approvals, manages product certification, import permits, tariffs and recall obligations, protecting our clients’ product licenses and market positions.
Supply Chain & Commercial Contracts
Our foremost commercial team structures raw material supply agreements, toll manufacturing arrangements, distribution and logistics contracts, equipment supply and maintenance agreements and technology transfer arrangements across complex manufacturing supply chains.
Selected Experience
Beloxxi Industries Equity Investment (FMCG Manufacturing)
Advised 8 Miles LLP, African Capital Alliance and DEG on their US$80 million equity investment in Beloxxi Industries Limited, including investment documentation, regulatory interfaces and completion deliverables for a leading Nigerian biscuit manufacturer.
Employment & Industrial Relations
Industrial Relations & Union Negotiations Advised manufacturers and industrial operators on collective bargaining agreements, union engagements (including NUPENG in oil & gas-linked manufacturing), regulatory compliance with the Department of Petroleum Resources, and resolution of industrial relations matters to support operational continuity.
FMCG Giant, Unilever Spreads Business Divestment (Nigeria Aspects)
Advised Unilever Plc on the Nigerian aspects of its US$8.04 billion global sale of the margarine and spreads business to Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co, coordinating Nigerian due diligence and transaction workstreams alongside cross‑border counsel.
Industrial Plants & Heavy Manufacturing: Indorama Fertiliser & Methanol Project
Advised on the financing and project structuring for the Indorama Eleme Fertiliser and Methanol Plant, one of Nigeria’s largest-scale industrial complexes, supporting front-end development documentation, syndicated facilities (including multi-hundred million USD arrangements from commercial banks and development finance institutions), and construction-related aspects.
Industrial Parks/SEZ: Remo Economic Industrial Cluster
Providing ongoing legal support to ARISE Integrated Industrial Platforms on the PPP with Ogun State to develop the Remo Industrial Cluster into a designated Free Trade Zone (aerotropolis with cargo airport, logistics/industrial zones and estates), covering SEZ frameworks, incentives and multi‑sector regulatory issues
Client Quotes
“Aluko & Oyebode have a solid understanding of Nigerian capital markets infrastructure, and their client service is fantastic.”
“The team at Aluko & Oyebode understands the Nigerian market well.”
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Awards and Accolades
Best Syndicated Loan Highlighted through AFC’s win for Best Syndicated Loan on its US$1.16 billion syndicated loan facility. Aluko & Oyebode acted as Nigerian counsel to a global syndicate of lenders on this landmark USD 1.16 billion equivalent (dual-currency) facility to AFC, coordinating complex cross-border documentation, compliance, and syndication
EMEA Finance Achievement Awards 2024
