Sponsored briefing: Africa: The land of milk and honey and business as usual Guest Blog African countries, even with their less advanced healthcare systems and low vaccination rates, have weathered the pandemic well with a…
Sponsored briefing: Angola – getting back in the game Guest Blog Morais Leitão’s Claudia Santos Cruz on recent legal developments and the future of the Angolan oil industry in the wake…
Sponsored briefing: Closing a project finance transaction in Mozambique during a worldwide pandemic Guest Blog The world shut down in 2020, but the largest project finance in Africa could not stop. The discovery of vast…
Africa focus: Africa first Chris Crowe In times of stress and unpredictability, it pays to be conservative. Most sensible investors will plump for safe havens during…
Sponsored briefing: Privatisations in Cabo Verde and Angola – the new El Dorado? Guest Blog Both Angola and Cabo Verde have recently announced important privatisation programmes involving companies active in key sectors in the two…
Sponsored briefing: Piloting maritime law in Egypt Guest Blog Hisham Eldib and Nada Eldib of Eldib Advocates on how the firm’s core values and network of offices align with…
Sponsored briefing: Challenges facing the cement industry in Egypt Guest Blog The cement industry is one of the oldest industries in Egypt, with more than a century of experience, and a…
Sponsored briefing: 2019: diversity and new rules for Portuguese corporate issuers in debt capital markets Guest Blog Diversity. This is a fair word to describe Portuguese debt capital markets in 2019. We have seen a bit of…
Sponsored briefing: Independent power projects in Africa Guest Blog Miranda’s Nuno Cabeçadas (pictured, left) and Renato Almeida (pictured, right) discuss trends and developments in Angola and Mozambique Throughout the…
Sponsored briefings: Africa Guest Blog VdA: 2019: diversity and new rules for Portuguese corporate issuers in debt capital markets Miranda & Associados: Independent power projects…
Dentons furthers pan-African play as it announces five new local deals Marco Cillario Dentons is showing no sign of slowing its expansion spree of late, making it ten tie-ups in less than two…
Seven wonders: Globetrotting Dentons combines with firms in Africa, the Caribbean and South East Asia Hamish McNicol The world’s largest law firm by fee-earners, Dentons, is continuing its relentless global expansion as it announces new combinations with…
Africa latest chapter in Dentons global playbook as it targets Uganda through local tie-up Marco Cillario Dentons is to embark on another chapter of its global expansion by entering Uganda through a merger with the African…
DLA builds up African presence with Tunisia and Senegal firm buyouts Kathryn McCann DLA Piper has continued its expansion in Africa with the acquisitions of Tunisian firm El Ajeri Lawyers, based in Tunis…
‘Reflecting a strong relationship’: DLA continues global expansion with Nigeria alliance Legal Business DLA Piper announced today (15 May) that it is entering Nigeria through an alliance with local firm Olajide Oyewole, following…
‘Immediate opportunities’: Norton Rose adds to Africa presence with Kenyan alliance Legal Business Norton Rose Fulbright has expanded its Africa offering by entering an alliance with Kenyan law firm Walker Kontos.
Expansive White & Case opens second African office with Egypt launch Legal Business Rapidly expanding US firm White & Case is launching an office in Cairo, Egypt, as a wave of global law…
DLA Piper takes rainmaker from Linklaters alliance firm for South Africa managing partner role Legal Business DLA Piper has appointed Webber Wentzel corporate partner Johannes Gouws as South Africa managing partner.
DLA shows African ambition with dual office launch Legal Business Global 100 firm goes alone after warning alliance firms to integrate DLA Piper’s split from South African associate firm Cliffe…
Herbert Smith Freehills launches first African office with Johannesburg opening Legal Business Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has become the latest firm to launch in Africa with a four-partner office opening in Johannesburg.