VICTOR SAMUEL

Victor Samuel is a Senior Associate and a member of the firm’s banking and finance, energy, projects and 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.