Company & Commercial Law
Comprehensive corporate legal counsel for businesses of all sizes — from startups to multinational corporations operating across Africa.
Company Formations & Structuring
We advise on the formation and structuring of companies, partnerships, and joint ventures across multiple African jurisdictions. Our team handles memoranda of incorporation, shareholder agreements, and corporate restructuring to ensure optimal legal and tax efficiency. We guide clients through the Companies Act requirements and help establish governance frameworks from day one.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Our M&A practice covers the full transaction lifecycle — from due diligence and deal structuring through negotiation, regulatory approvals, and post-completion integration. We advise on share purchases, asset acquisitions, management buyouts, and cross-border transactions requiring competition authority and exchange control approvals.
Commercial Contracts
We draft, review, and negotiate the full range of commercial agreements including supply contracts, distribution agreements, service level agreements, outsourcing arrangements, and franchise agreements. Our contracts are designed to protect our clients’ interests while remaining commercially practical and enforceable across jurisdictions.
Directors’ Duties & Shareholder Protection
We advise directors on their fiduciary duties under the Companies Act, potential personal liability, and business judgment rule protections. For shareholders, we handle minority protection applications, oppression remedies, derivative actions, and the enforcement of shareholder agreements and pre-emptive rights.
Corporate Structuring
Company formations, MOIs, shareholder agreements, and joint ventures across Africa.
M&A Advisory
Due diligence, deal structuring, regulatory approvals, and post-merger integration.
Contract Drafting
Supply agreements, distribution contracts, SLAs, and franchise arrangements.