Overview
Private Wealth and Family Office Service
Discreet, sophisticated counsel for generational wealthAluko & Oyebode’s Private Wealth and Family Office practice advises Nigeria’s most prominent families, founders, senior executives, and international clients with Nigerian assets. We provide bespoke, end-to- end counsel on wealth structuring, succession planning, estate administration, family governance, the ongoing operation of family office and family businesses. Our work integrates trusts and foundations, tax- efficient structuring, business succession, real estate and luxury assets, philanthropy, matrimonial and family law, immigration and residency planning, data privacy and dispute resolution into resilient, multi-jurisdictional structures that preserve wealth, family harmony, and control across generations. Through ALN’s Africa-wide alliance and long- standing relationships with leading firms in the major global wealth hubs, we deliver coordinated cross-border support with the discretion these mandates demand. Our standing is reflected in Band 1 rankings in Chambers Global 2025, Top Tier recognition in The Legal 500 Nigeria, Tier 1 placements in IFLR1000 Sub-Saharan Africa 2025, and 88 lawyer listings in the 2025 Lexology Index. Nigeria’s most prominent families trust Aluko & Oyebode with their most sensitive wealth planning and succession matters.
Services
Estate Planning & Wealth Transfer
Bespoke wills, lifetime gifts, and trust instruments aligned with statutory, customary, and religious systems to deliver tax- efficient, dispute- resilient intergenerational transfers that reflect family intent and protect control.
Trusts, Foundations & Philanthropy
Design and establishment of domestic and international trusts, legacy and philanthropic foundations, endowments, and donor-advised structures with robust governance, fiduciary oversight, and purpose alignment.
Business Succession & Liquidity Events
Founder transition planning, family shareholder reorganizations, pre-IPO/IPO readiness, partial exits, and governance resets—integrating corporate, capital markets, and tax to optimize value and continuity.
Tax, Asset Protection & Reporting
Designing tax-efficient wealth structures across Nigerian and offshore entities and trusts, and advising on cross-border holding, financing and cash-flow arrangements to manage residency, Controlled Foreign Corporation (CFC), withholding, indirect transfer and disclosure risks under evolving Nigerian and international tax regimes.
Trusts & Estates Disputes
Discreet resolution of probate and administration issues, will challenges, fiduciary claims, and family business conflicts through negotiation, mediation, arbitration, or targeted litigation
Luxury Assets, Art & Collectibles
Acquisition, title, export, financing, custody, insurance, and succession planning for aircraft, yachts, jewelry, fine art, and passion assets, including cultural property considerations.
Real Estate for Private Investors
Structuring and execution of premium acquisitions, development, financing, leasing, and ownership vehicles—including partnerships, REITs, and trusts— with meticulous title and tax diligence.
Insurance & Wealth Protection Products
Advisory on life insurance, wealth protection solutions, policy structuring, and integration with trusts and estates to enhance liquidity, protection, and succession outcomes.
Regulatory, Data & Confidentiality for HNWIs
End- to- end AML/CFT and sanctions compliance, beneficial ownership and reporting, whistleblowing, and Nigeria Data Protection Act alignment, including cross- border transfers and breach response
Family Office Services
Structuring family offices, designing governance frameworks, advising on investment structures, coordinating professional advisors, and providing ongoing legal support to family office operations.
Matrimonial & Family Matters
Prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, high-net- worth divorce, asset protection, family dispute resolution, and wealth preservation through matrimonial transitions.
Selected Experience
Advised Skyway Aviation Handling Company
Advised Skyway Aviation Handling Company on its merger, IPO, and Nigerian Exchange listing, the market’s only IPO over a multi‑year period, delivering a landmark liquidity event for private shareholders.
Advised FCMB Asset Management and TLG Capital
Advised FCMB Asset Management and TLG Capital on up to ₦20 billion Series II units under the ₦100 billion FCMB–TLG Private Debt Fund, accessed by sophisticated private investors.
Advised 8 Miles LLP on its US$80 million equity
Advised 8 Miles LLP on its US$80 million equity investment in Beloxxi Industries, a founder‑led Nigerian FMCG champion with significant family shareholders.
Advised Unilever on Nigerian aspects of the US$8.1 billion sale
Advised Unilever on Nigerian aspects of the US$8.1 billion sale of its spreads business to KKR, including local management equity and executive shareholder considerations.
Advised Access Bank Plc on Africa’s first corporate green bond
Advised Access Bank Plc on Africa’s first corporate green bond certified under the Climate Bonds Standard, catalyzing private capital allocation to sustainable assets.
Client Quotes
Awards and Accolades
The firm is consistently ranked Band 1 in Chambers Global, Legal500 EMEA, and IFLR1000 which is the evident of their depth knowledge across the disciplines.
EMEA Finance Achievement Awards 2024
20 lawyers ranked with 88 individual listings across specialties, underscoring bench strength in tax, corporate, disputes, data, and regulatory.
Lexology Index 2025
Thought-Leadership
