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23 September 2020 by
Leading firm take four trophies home at the inaugural IFLR Awards for Sub Saharan Africa
17 September 2020 by
The COVID-19 pandemic has precipitated sharp drops in M&A deal value and volume in Africa. However, there are already indicators of increasing M&A interest, which is likely to accelerate. Here are some perspectives on the impact of the pandemic on M&A activity across the continent.
17 September 2020 by
Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) boasts some of the world’s fastest growing economies. While emerging markets hold huge untapped potential, these economies also come with inherent vulnerabilities. In the wake of COVID-19, emerging markets are, for example, more likely to be affected by factors such as capital outflows, rapid currency devaluations, sovereign debt burdens, revenue loss linked to lower commodity prices, and limited capacity for fiscal support. In short, the global pandemic will hit these economies the hardest.
17 September 2020 by
VANDENBULKE boosts its Private Equity practice with the hire of multinational corporate team from Loyens & Loeff.
06 July 2020 by
Naughty or nice: Recent updates to EU's blacklist of non cooperative third countries tax
15 June 2020 by
Amidst the devastating COVID-19 pandemic, there have been some interesting competition law developments in Africa during 2020 thus far. This article focuses on the recent merger control and trade developments, which are not COVID-19 specific (see article on COVID-19 updates here) in Nigeria, Kenya, Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), and the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).
02 June 2020 by
MBH acts as counsel to Tana Capital in acquisition of Mabaret Al Asfara hospitals in Alexandria
30 April 2020 by
Lisbon, April 28th, 2020 - Morais Leitão, through its M&A team led by partner Tomás Vaz Pinto and including managing associate Diana Ribeiro Duarte, advised the winning consortium on the purchase from the José de Mello Group and the Arcus European Infrastructure Fund 1 LP of two shareholder blocks representing a total of 81.1% of Brisa's voting rights.
24 April 2020 by
The Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Guidance Document SUDAN
16 March 2020 by
In essence, real estate investment trusts (REITs) are treated as conduits through which the income they derive, flows to their shareholders. The main advantage of a REIT is therefore that a deduction of the distribution made by the REIT to its shareholders may be claimed against its income provided that it is a qualifying distribution. By nature, REITs distribute most of their income to their shareholders and will usually pay little or no income tax on the distributions, instead shareholders will be liable to pay income tax on the distributions received from REITs. REITs are, however, taxed on the taxable income they retain at the standard corporate tax rate.