Groundwork
Deal readiness: filings and CAC housekeeping, cap table, IP ownership, contracts and regulatory gaps, fixed before anyone asks.
For businesses
Get deal-ready.
Get deal-ready.
Get deal-done.
Most deals die in due diligence, not at the term sheet. We prepare your business, find the capital or the partner, and close, with one legal-led team from start to finish.
From deal-ready to deal-done
One path, five stages.
The team that drafts the documents also shapes the structure, so nothing is lost between advice and execution.
Ready
Groundwork closes the gaps that kill deals in diligence.
Originate
We find and approach the right buyers, targets or investors.
Structure
Price, deal form and tax, designed to hold up.
Close
Diligence, documents and approvals, managed to completion.
Back
Club capital, co-investment and, from 2027, our own.
Products
Everything a deal needs.
Direct Deals
Capital Deals that fund you and Commercial Deals that open doors: equity, debt, M&A, restructuring, leasing, JVs, licensing and sponsorship.
Keystone
ESOPs, management incentive plans and executive pay structures that align the people running your company with its growth.
- Plan design, valuation basis and vesting
- Legal documentation and board approvals
- Rollout to management and staff
Rampart GRC
Governance, risk and compliance on retainer, including your obligations under the Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023. It runs alongside every stage.
We bring the capital too
Capital access, built in.
Advice is only half a deal. We bring the money to the table through our Private Investor Club, our relationships with institutions and, from 2027, our own capital.
Private Investor Club
Vetted HNI and family-office capital, with a first look at the deals we prepare.
Institutions
Banks, PE funds, DFIs and pension funds looking for prepared, structured deals.
Strategic partners
Operators and corporates for joint ventures, alliances and licensing.
From 2027
Staxxe co-invests its own capital in the deals it brings to market.
Who qualifies
Built for businesses at scale.
We work with businesses with ₦650m+ in annual revenue or a deal of ₦150m+ in value.
Owner-led growth businesses
Ready to raise, acquire, partner or formalise.
Established corporates
With trapped value in underused assets, IP or productivity.
Businesses facing a forced capital event
Regulatory recapitalisation, succession or a shareholder exit.
- 24hto respond to every enquiry
- 5 daysfrom first meeting to a scoping proposal
- 30 daysfrom mandate to term sheet or teaser
Next step
Start with Groundwork.
A scoping call shows what a diligence team would find, and what to fix first. We respond within 24 hours.