Business Registration and Legal/Regulatory Advisory Support

The demands of effective resolution of the myriad of complex problems that require regulatory interface has made it compulsory for modern businesses to outsource various aspects of their transactions with government agencies and regulatory authorities.

At Greenville, we assist our clients in processing their business registration/incorporation processes. In this regard, we would provide pre-incorporation advise and support on the optimal corporate structure for your company, name availability and reservation, share capital structure and board composition. We will also assist you with the preparation and filing of statutory forms and supporting documents at the Corporate Affairs Commission and drafting of the Memorandum and Articles of Association as well as other pre-incorporation documents (Shareholders’ Agreements, Resolutions, etc.). We are also able to offer our offices for use as the registered business premises of the company pending its set up and commencement of operations.

Post incorporation, we assist our clients in obtaining the requisite approvals from industry specific regulators which include:

  • Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)

  • Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR)

  • Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF)

  • Industrial Training Fund

  • Federal Ministry of Commerce (FMC)

  • National Insurance Commission (NAICOM)

  • National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP);

  • National Agency for Food & Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC)

  • Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC)

  • Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE)

  • Financial Reporting Council (FRC)

  • Pension Commission (PENCOM); and

  • Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

We provide our clients with specialist advice and assistance as well as current trends on company law, corporate governance, relevant industry regulations and corporate practice matters including advice and information on new directives concerning the requirements for various types of business combinations, due diligence on potential target entities, corporate restructuring, business re-registration and alteration of share capital.

We also provide corporate compliance services and assist our clients in building their compliance framework and entrenching systems that pro-actively monitor compliance with anti-money laundering/combating financial terrorism (AML/CFT) policies and processes and putting in place adequate and effective structures for ensuring that their practices and precepts are in-line with the highest standards of compliance and ethic.

We are passionate about business growth and sustainability and therefore offer heavily discounted support services for foreign and local Start-Up businesses as well as Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to provide support with ensuring that their respective corporate structures are legally founded and properly set up.