Tare is a Partner and heads the Banking & Finance  Practice Group. Called to the Nigerian Bar, she further honed her expertise by obtaining a Masters’ degree in Oil and Gas Law from the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom.

With extensive qualifications and hands-on experience in the banking, finance, and fintech industries, Tare consistently delivers impactful advice on complex financial transactions and excels in drafting and negotiating intricate commercial agreements.

Beyond her core focus, Tare’s broad expertise spans Oil and Gas, Corporate Commercial, Private Equity, and ICT practice. Her diverse client portfolio includes leading banks, financial institutions, indigenous and multinational oil and gas companies, payment service providers, identity verification companies, regulators, and consulting firms. She is known for providing exceptional legal and transaction advisory services across these varied practice areas.

In recognition of her significant contributions to the legal industry, Tare was honored as one of the “40 under 40 Rising Stars in the Nigerian Legal Profession” in 2022. She is also a prolific writer, with articles published on the Firm’s website and prominent national and international platforms.

Education

• University of Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom

• Rivers State University, Port-Harcourt, Nigeria 

Memberships

• Nigeria Bar Association
• Nigerian Institute of Management 

Selected Transaction Experience

• Advised on a $1,000,000 Series Seed Preferred Stock financing transaction involving a Nigerian technology verification company, its Delaware-based parent, and a US venture capital investor.

• dvised the Debt Management Office on the N3,400,000,000,000 (Three Trillion, Four Hundred Billion Naira) Promissory Notes Issuance Programme for the settlement of legacy debts by the Federal Government of Nigeria.

• Reviewed loan and security documentation for a commercial bank, identifying key risks in existing drafts.

• cted as external solicitor to a leading Payments Solutions Service Provider in Nigeria, connecting key actors within the payments value-chain.

• Acted as Transaction Counsel on the issuance of Series III Bonds with an aggregate nominal value of up to N15,000,000,000.00 (Fifteen Billion Naira) under a N40,000,000,000 Programme.

• Served as Solicitors to the Issue for a N10 Billion Private Company Bond Issuance Programme backed by lease receivables, including the issuance of Series I (N400,000,000) and Series II (N900,000,000) Notes.

• Advised a MedTech company operating a platform connecting patients with medical practitioners on its Private Equity financing.

Publications

• Resolving failed transactions in the digital banking sector – Business Day Newspaper

• Securitisation, the ingenuous financing solution to Nigeria’s infrastructure development – Business Day Newspaper

• Are CBN regulations holding back the growth of FinTech in Nigeria? – Business Day Newspaper

• Service Crises- Sukuk Bond, a potential Panacea – Business Day Newspaper

• Doing Business 2022 – Contracting with the Government, Nigeria Kano – World Bank Group

• Getting Credit – Legal Rights – World Bank Group

• FinTech Cross Border Comparative report for Nigeria – Lexology-Getting the Deal Through Reference Guide

• Energy Disputes Cross Border Comparative Report – Lexology-Getting the Deal Through Reference Guide

• Creating new opportunities for Nigerian businesses through Factoring – Mondaq

• Covid-19 and the promise of a robust broadband penetration-Lessons for a modern Nigerian workforce – Mondaq

• The impact of COVID-19 on Loan Agreements – Mondaq

• Access to Central Bank of Nigeria’s N50 Billion Targeted Credit Facility- An Overview – Mondaq