Highlights  

Corpous Legal Partners represented Atlas Farming Limited in the sale and purchase of the assets of the Mkushi Estate from Agrivision Zambia Limited. Acting as lead counsel for the purchaser, the team was responsible for reviewing the offer letter and assisting the client in securing the deal; reviewing the sale and purchase agreement and facilitating their execution; assisting the parties with the conclusion of the conditions precedent; and facilitating the close of the transaction and post-closing conditions. The transaction is currently ongoing and led by partner Jacqueline Cornhill Jhala.  

The firm also local counsel on a transaction in involving a Metal Purchase and Sale Agreement between Moxico Resources B.V and Pegasus Royalties Limited, a subsidiary of Ecora Resources plc. The deal involved a US$ 50,000,000 prepayment facility to Moxico Resources B.V for purposes of financing the corporate and working capital needs of the Seller and its subsidiaries in Zambia. The team, led by Charles Mkokweza and Lupiya Simusokwe, conducted due diligence on Moxico Resources and its Zambian subsidiaries, reviewed the metal purchase and sale agreement, drafted and registered the security documents, and provided legal opinion on matters of Zambian law. The transaction closed in February 2025.  

Martha Siwale-Mwala and Mutinta Zulu were promoted to partner in January 2025. Partner Namakuzu Shandavu left the Energy, Resources, and Infrastructure team in April 2024 to move to LCK Chambers.  

Key Clients  

Brookfield Asset Management; British International Investment Plc; Ecora Resources Plc; Anglo American PLC; Agrivision Zambia Limited; Lumwana Mining Company Limited; Globeleq Africa Investments Limited; First Quantum Minerals; Rio Tinto; Blackthorn Resources