Africa

For over three decades we’ve been at the forefront of developments in the African market. With the ability to execute transactions in Anglophone, Francophone and former Portuguese jurisdictions—for common law and civil law systems—we can advise clients throughout the continent. We’re particularly well known for the depth of our industry knowledge in Aviation, Metals & Mining, Oil & Gas, Telecommunications, and Infrastructure & Water.

Corporations, Governments, lenders and underwriters rely on our multi-disciplinary expertise across finance, corporate and commercial, confident that we can tackle any legal challenge. We advise on the most innovative and significant ‘market-first’ transactions in the region, many of which are recognized as “Deals of the Year” by leading industry publications including Project Finance International, The Banker, Global Trade Review and many others.

Notable recent experience includes advising:

• Offshore Cape Three Points—as the largest-ever foreign direct investment in Ghana, our team advised on the country’s first upstream oil and gas financing. “African Oil & Gas Deal of the Year” by PFI Awards; “Best ECA Deal” by Global Trade Review; “Best African ECA Finance Deal of the Year” by The TXF Perfect 10
• O3B Networks—described by the BBC as “one of the most ambitious commercial space projects of the decade,” we guided the financing of a constellation of satellites that brought broadband services to Africa and other emerging markets. “European Telecoms Deal of the Year” by IJ Global.
• The Ambatovy nickel and cobalt mine in Madagascar—one of the largest project financings ever tackled in Sub-Saharan Africa and ever undertaken in industry globally.