Lending and Taking Security in Nigeria: Overview | Practical Law

Lending and Taking Security in Nigeria: Overview | Practical Law

A Q&A guide to finance in Nigeria. The Q&A gives a high level overview of the lending market, forms of security over assets, special purpose vehicles in secured lending, quasi-security, guarantees, and loan agreements. It covers creation and registration requirements for security interests; problem assets over which security is difficult to grant; risk areas for lenders; structuring the priority of debt; debt trading and transfer mechanisms; agent and trust concepts; enforcement of security interests and borrower insolvency; cross-border issues on loans; taxes; and proposals for reform.

Lending and Taking Security in Nigeria: Overview

Practical Law Country Q&A 4-524-5665 (Approx. 21 pages)

Lending and Taking Security in Nigeria: Overview

by Nicholas Okafor, Onyinye Okafor and Chisom Okolie, Oluwatobi Akintayo, Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie
Law stated as at 01 Jan 2023Nigeria
A Q&A guide to finance in Nigeria. The Q&A gives a high level overview of the lending market, forms of security over assets, special purpose vehicles in secured lending, quasi-security, guarantees, and loan agreements. It covers creation and registration requirements for security interests; problem assets over which security is difficult to grant; risk areas for lenders; structuring the priority of debt; debt trading and transfer mechanisms; agent and trust concepts; enforcement of security interests and borrower insolvency; cross-border issues on loans; taxes; and proposals for reform.