Lawyer Monthly - March 2023

TRANSACTION INTERVIEW 91 Our experience spoke for us, and in the Nigerian market we are well known for our expertise in banking and finance. Onyinye Okafor Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie Onyinye Okafor Partner St. Nicholas House, (10th, 12th & 13th Floors), Catholic Mission Street, Lagos, Nigeria. Tel: +234 1 2774920, 2719811, 2719812 +234 1 2774921, 2774922, 2719813 Email: Onyinye.Okafor@uubo.org www.uubo.org Our team is comprised of experienced and knowledgeable partners and associates who have been ranked globally and have advised on several cross-border transactions. We have also advised many leading banks, financial institutions and large corporates and multinationals. Our experience and knowledge were brought to bear on this financing. What will the successful completion of this financing round mean for MTN and telecommunications in Nigeria? The successful completion of this financing round is expected to enhance MTN’s network infrastructure and contribute to its growth and provide better connectivity for the Nigerian telecommunications industry. Do you have any other comments to make about this operation? We thoroughly enjoyed working with EIB and MTNN on this transaction, as well as other local and foreign counsel, and we look forward to working on more transactions that would lead to growth in the telecommunications industry as well as in the overall Nigerian economy. Legal Advisor to the European Investment Bank:

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