VICTOR SAMUEL
Managing Associate
Victor Samuel is a Managing 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
| 2024 | Managing Associate, Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie |
| 2021 | Senior Associate, Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie |
| 2019 | Associate, Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie |
| 2017 | Associate, Detail Commercial Solicitors |
| 2015 | Associate, Animashaun, Animashaun & Associates |
| 2013 | State Counsel, Ministry of Justice, Nasarawa State |
| 2013 | Nigerian Law School, BL |
| 2012 | Enugu State University of Science and Technology, LL.B |
| 2013 | Nigeria |
Nigerian Bar Association
Clean Energy Tool
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
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
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 Advises Geometric Power on the Construction and Development of Nigeria’s First Integrated Power Plant
As Vice President Kashim Shettima commissions the Geometric Power Plant for commercial operations today,...
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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
The UUBO Banking and Finance Team is pleased to have advised Bboxx Energy Access...
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UUBO Advises European Investment Bank (Eib) in Connection with the Eur100 Million Financing to MTN Nigeria Communications Plc (MTNN)
The UUBO Banking and Finance team is pleased to have acted as Nigerian Counsel...
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UUBO advises the International Finance Corporation (IFC) in connection with a working capital solutions unsecured loan of up to Us$250 million To Zenith Bank PLC
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
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
UUBO’s Energy and Projects team has advised Geometric Power Limited in connection with (1)...
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