Helping You Do Business In Nigeria
We are specialists in providing business advice and services to international companies wishing to do business in Nigeria. Compliance with [ever-changing] legislation such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the UK Bribery Act is proving a challenge to international companies. We provide strategies to make sure our client’s are compliant regardless of the industry the client operates in.
We advise and provide legal services in the following areas:
- Company formation and management
- How to set up and do business in Nigeria
- How to maximize foreign investment in Nigeria
- Transfer of foreign equity holdings and technology into Nigeria
- How to get trade permits, residents permit and expatriate quotas
- Incorporation of companies
- Takeovers and mergers of companies in Nigeria
- Winding up and receivership
- Taxation and allied matters
- Provision of comprehensive management and administration facilities
- Accountancy, tax compliance and full secretarial services
After incorporation, Swift & Moore can act as legal secretaries to file annual returns and other documents at the Corporate Affairs Commission and deal with general compliance issues.
How our ‘one-stop’ approach saves you time and money
A typical example of the one-stop service Swift & Moore offers meant we assisted a client to invest in Nigeria for the first time by:
- incorporating the company,
- obtaining corporate offices and residential accommodation for staff,
- getting expatriate quota and residence permits and
- obtaining all licenses and approvals necessary for the successful launch of the client’s business in Nigeria.
By making use of Swift & Moore’s services in all these related areas, the client made a cost saving of 40%, minimized delays and met the agreed launch date.
