Practice Areas

We advise fintech companies, digital lenders, payment service providers, and financial institutions on the full lifecycle of their regulatory and transactional needs. From securing CBN and SEC licences to structuring fundraising rounds and navigating cross-border expansion, our counsel is built around the practical realities of operating in a rapidly evolving regulatory environment.

• CBN licensing for payment service providers, microfinance banks, and mobile money operators
• SEC registration for digital asset exchanges and fund managers
• Seed, Series A through growth-stage fundraising and investor documentation
• Payment gateway and switching licence applications
• Agent banking and super-agent structuring
• Open banking and API partnership agreements
• Consumer lending and credit product compliance
• Cross-border remittance and foreign exchange structuring

Where regulation meets innovation, we build the bridge.

Our energy practice spans upstream oil and gas, midstream infrastructure, power generation, and the emerging renewable energy and carbon credit markets. We advise sponsors, operators, and investors on transactions shaped by the Petroleum Industry Act, the Electric Power Sector Reform Act, and evolving transition frameworks across the continent.

• Upstream asset acquisitions, farm-in and farm-out transactions
• Petroleum Industry Act compliance and licence transitions
• Power purchase agreements and generation licence applications
• Gas supply, processing, and transportation agreements
• Renewable energy project development and IPP structuring
• Carbon credit and emissions trading advisory
• EPC and O&M contract negotiation
• Host community development trust structuring

From wellhead to grid, we execute across the energy value chain.

We advise developers, investors, and institutions on real estate acquisitions, development financing, and infrastructure project delivery. Our practice covers commercial, residential, and mixed-use developments, as well as public-private partnerships and concession arrangements across transport, healthcare, and education infrastructure.

• Land acquisition, title perfection, and governor's consent processing
• Real estate fund structuring and investor syndication
• Construction and development finance documentation
• Joint venture and joint development agreements
• Public-private partnership and concession structuring
• Commercial lease negotiation and portfolio management
• Infrastructure project finance and lender documentation
• Environmental and social impact compliance

We build the legal foundations that capital builds upon.

We facilitate cross-border capital deployment for private equity funds, development finance institutions, family offices, and institutional investors entering or expanding within African markets. Our cross-border practice addresses the structural, regulatory, and tax considerations that determine whether capital reaches its intended destination efficiently.

• Private equity and venture capital fund structuring
• Cross-border M&A and post-acquisition integration
• DFI investment documentation and co-investment structures
• Foreign direct investment approvals and repatriation frameworks
• Holding company and SPV structuring across jurisdictions
• Shareholder agreements and governance frameworks for multi-jurisdiction portfolios
• Double taxation treaty analysis and optimisation
• AfCFTA-related trade and investment structuring

We move capital where opportunity meets structure.

Ardent Fort Law is a registered Data Protection Compliance Organisation under the Nigeria Data Protection Act, 2023. We provide end-to-end data protection compliance services for organisations processing personal data in Nigeria, combining legal expertise with practical implementation support to achieve and maintain compliance.

• Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023 compliance advisory
• Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs)
• Data processing agreements and controller-processor documentation
• Cross-border data transfer mechanisms and adequacy assessments
• Data breach response planning and notification management
• Compliance oversight for organisations processing personal data
• Privacy policy drafting and consent management frameworks
• Data subject rights request procedures and response protocols
• Employee data protection training and awareness programmes

Compliance is not a checkbox. It is the infrastructure of trust.