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Expression of Interest for Provision of Legal Advisory Services for the Nigeria Infrastructure Financing and De-Risking Platform for Growth and Jobs (Infragrow) Date Added: October 21, 2026 Deadline: 04/11/2026 Category: Professional Services 2. PROJECT OVERVIEW The Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA), in partnership with the World Bank, is in the process of establishing the Nigeria Infrastructure Financing and De-Risking Platform for Growth and Jobs (INFRAGROW) (the Platform): a purpose-built, full-stack de-risking platform that moves infrastructure projects through an integrated conveyor belt of bankability under a consolidated Group structure. The Platform comprises a holding company (HoldCo) and four ring-fenced subsidiaries. To mobilize private capital at scale, the Platform functions through four distinct but interlinked institutional Facilities: a. Project Preparation Facility (PPF) The Factory b. Viability Gap Fund (VGF) The Bridge c. Risk Capital Facility (RCF) The Investor d. Credit Guarantee Vehicle (CGV) The Guarantor To complete the suite of foundational advisory services required for the operationalisation of the Platform, it is now necessary to procure a suitably qualified Legal Advisor. The Legal Advisor will be responsible for developing the comprehensive legal and regulatory architecture underpinning the Platform, bringing HoldCo and each subsidiary to legally operational, regulatory-ready and third-party capital ready status, and supporting the first institutional capital close and the Group launch. 3. SCOPE OF SERVICES The scope of services includes but is not limited to: Regulatory and Enabling Framework Entity and Inter-Facility Documentation Fund Formation and Capital-Raise Documentation Pathfinder Transaction Interface Counterparty and Partnership Agreements Compliance and Fiduciary Framework The Legal Advisor will be expected to work closely with the financial and technical advisory teams (the Lenders Technical and Financial Adviser), the Unified Operating System Consultant and with the WBGs legal and fiduciary teams, to ensure a fully integrated and legally sound platform. Tax, regulatory and offshore specialist counsel may be separately engaged by NSIA and will be coordinated by the Legal Advisor. Detailed Terms of Reference (ToR) will be provided to shortlisted firms at the Request for Proposal (RFP) stage. 4. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS Interested law firms, acting individually or in association, must meet the following minimum eligibility requirements to be considered: a. Each member of the applicant must be a law firm authorised to practice in its home jurisdiction. b. The applicant must include a Nigerian law firm, whether as lead firm, joint venture partner or named associate. c. The Applicant, or in the case of a Consortium/Joint Venture, the Consortium member(s) collectively, must have completed the following within the past ten (10) years: i. at least five (5) assignments establishing investment funds, investment vehicles, blended-finance platforms or guarantee platforms with development finance institution or institutional investor participation and aggregate commitments of at least US$100 million, of which the member proposed to lead the fund formation workstream must have completed at least two (2); ii. at least one (1) assignment for a guarantee or credit enhancement institution, or involving multilateral credit-support or risk-sharing arrangements; iii. at least two (2) matters involving approvals or registrations from the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Central Bank of Nigeria, the National Pension Commission or the National Insurance Commission, or Federal Government clearances. It is an advantage if the applicant has carried out work relating to investment ratings and rating enhancement for investment platforms, and can provide evidence of such work. d. No member of the applicant, nor any proposed partner, may be debarred or cross-debarred by the World Bank Group or any other global multilateral development institution, or be subject to applicable sanctions, or have been found to have engaged in fraud or corruption within the past five (5) years. e. No member of the applicant may: i. form part of the consortium appointed as Lenders Technical and Financial Adviser or Unified Operating System Consultant to the Platform; ii. act for InfraCredit, MIGA, any World Bank Group entity or any development finance institution in a matter relating to the Platform; or iii. act, or be proposed to act, as transaction counsel on a Platform pathfinder transaction. Other engagements for such institutions must be disclosed and will be assessed but are not of themselves disqualifying. f. Applicants must confirm their willingness to contract on NSIAs standard engagement terms for professional advisers, with any proposed departures to be identified at the Request for Proposal stage. Tender Link : https://etenders.com.ng/nigeria-sovereign-investment-authority-expression-of-interest-eoi-for-provision-of-legal-advisory-services-for-the-nigeria-infrastructure-financing-and-de-risking-platform-for-growth-and-jobs-infra/
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