VICTOR SAMUEL

Senior Associate

Victor Samuel is a Senior Associate and a member of the firm’s banking & finance, energy & infrastructure teams.  He advises international and local clients on structuring and financing diverse infrastructure projects; syndicated lending transactions; and debt restructuring.

He is instrumental in advising the sponsors of an independent power project in a ring-fenced area of Aba, Abia State, in connection with the debt restructuring of a facility provided by a syndicate of Nigerian lenders and various investors. 

Victor was a crucial part of the team that advised Daystar Power Group in connection with a multimillion-dollar debt financing from Sunfunder Inc. for the expansion of its solar power projects for commercial and industrial energy users.  He also recently advised the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH on its Nigerian Energy Support Programme, which involves providing legal advisory services regarding the Nigerian electricity supply industry, as well as fostering investments in the renewable energy, energy-efficiency and rural electrification sectors in Nigeria

CAREER
2021Senior Associate, Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie
2019Associate, Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie
2017Associate, Detail Commercial Solicitors
2015Associate, Animashaun, Animashaun & Associates
2013State Counsel, Ministry of Justice, Nasarawa State

 

QUALIFICATIONS
2013Nigerian Law School, BL
2012Enugu State University of Science and Technology, LL.B

 

BAR ADMISSIONS
2013Nigeria

 

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

Nigerian Bar Association

 

Key Structuring Considerations for Foreign Institutions Lending to Nigerian Corporates and Financial Institutions

June 16, 2023

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Clean Energy Tool

March 14, 2023

Renewable energy is in high demand worldwide as countries and companies recognise the value they can unlock by making the transition to clean energy. The same is true in Nigeria but, as elsewhere, the legal and regulatory environment can be complex and difficult to navigate for potential investors and developers. Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie is […]

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Chambers Global 2022: Energy and Projects Overview

October 18, 2022

UUBO is pleased to have featured in Chambers Global 2022: Energy and Projects Overview. The publication is a resource for practitioners and investors in Nigeria and provides valuable information about current economic, legal, and political trends affecting the Nigerian Energy and Project space and its key players. Nicholas Okafor (Partner), Adeola Sunmola (Partner), Victor SAMUEL […]

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Chambers Global 2022: Energy and Projects Overview

April 21, 2022

UUBO is pleased to have been featured in Chambers Global 2022: Energy and Projects Overview. The publication is a resource for practitioners and investors in Nigeria and provides valuable information about current economic, legal, and political trends affecting the Nigerian Energy and Project space and its key players. Nicholas Okafor (Partner), Adeola Sunmola (Partner), Victor […]

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UUBO advised Bboxx Energy Access Nigeria Limited (Bboxx) in connection with the provision of credit facility by Nithio FI B.V

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The UUBO Banking and Finance Team is pleased to have advised Bboxx Energy Access...

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The UUBO Banking and Finance team is pleased to have acted as Nigerian Counsel...

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The UUBO Banking and Finance team is pleased to have acted as Nigerian Counsel...

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UUBO Team Advised International Finance Corporation (“IFC”) on its Sustainable Loan of the Naira Equivalent Of $50 Million to the Lagos State Government

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Lagos State is the chief commercial and financial center of Nigeria, however, the state’s...

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UUBO’s Energy and Projects Team has Advised Geometric Power Limited in Connection With (1) The Us$50 Million New Debt Funding

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