00The Firm

Powering Africa's energy
and commodities trade.

GRINDHE is a London-headquartered advisory firm. We provide legal, regulatory and trade counsel across oil, gas, renewables, power — and the global market for gold, precious metals and critical minerals.

Head Office
London, EC1
Regional
Lagos, NG
Practices
Energy · Commodities
Coverage
UK · Africa
01
Practice

Legal & Regulatory

Full-service legal and compliance advisory for the oil, gas, renewables and power sectors across Nigeria and Africa. We work at the intersection of law, regulation and government policy.

  • Transaction support & M&A
  • Regulatory approvals & licensing
  • Government & regulator relations
  • Local content, ESG & tax
Explore Energy Legal
02
Practice

Commodities Trade & Acquisition

Origination, structuring and execution counsel for the global trade in gold, precious metals and critical minerals — with provenance and compliance as first principles.

  • Gold sourcing & off-take structuring
  • Precious metals & critical minerals
  • Refinery & exporter due diligence
  • AML / KYC, sanctions & chain-of-custody
Explore Commodities
03Our advantage
01

Regulatory relationships

Working access to energy and mining regulators across the region.

02

Cross-sector energy depth

Upstream, midstream, downstream, renewables and power under one roof.

03

Provenance & compliance rigor

LBMA-aligned diligence, sanctions screening and chain-of-custody.

04

London-anchored governance

Institutional governance from EC1, mandates executed on the ground.

04Services — Index

A table of contents for our work.

Individual engagements, mapped to the practice that leads them. Every mandate is scoped, priced and staffed from London.

  1. S/01Transaction support & structuringEnergy Legal
  2. S/02Regulatory approvals & licensingEnergy Legal
  3. S/03Gold sourcing & off-take agreementsCommodities
  4. S/04Refinery & exporter due diligenceCommodities
  5. S/05AML / KYC & sanctions screeningCompliance
  6. S/06Government & regulator relationsEnergy Legal
  7. S/07ESG, local content & chain-of-custodyCompliance
  8. S/08Cross-border tax & title advisoryCommodities
05Sector coverage
Upstream·Midstream·Downstream·Renewables·Power·Precious Metals·Critical Minerals
06Head office

Anchored on City Road,
working across two continents.

The firm is headquartered a short walk from Old Street, at the edge of the City. Correspondence, mandates and diligence enquiries are received at the London office.

Head Office — London

160 City Road

London EC1V 2NX
United Kingdom
Regional Presence

Lagos, Nigeria — advisory operations across West Africa.