South Africa based ENSafrica opened in Mauritius in 2013 after merging with local firm De Comarmond & Koenig, the country’s oldest law firm.   

ENS is a pan-African firm with more than 600 practitioners across offices in Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, and Uganda. 

Focusses / specialism 

The firm has a particular focus on financial and corporate transactions and within this they have a particular specialism in lending work for banks and financial institutions.  

Key clients  

The firm has developed relationships with TNS Tobacco Company, Amethis Fund, Semaris, MCB Group, ENL Group, Swan Group, IBL Group, EY, Ciel Group, BDO & Co, Bank One, Afrasia Bank, Weston Group International, The Mauritius Commercial Bank, Puma Energy Group, Abenex, Akzonobel Netherlands, Tensai Property Services, VTB International, VISA International, Orange, Google, African Export Import Bank, FMO, and Groupe Sipromad.  

Research period review: 32nd edition (2022/2023) 

During the research period the firm was active in the banking, M&A, investment funds, debt capital markets, project finance and restructuring and insolvency practice areas.   

In banking the firm’s work largely focused on loan transactions for both borrowers and lenders, with a lean in clients towards lenders, from a wide variety of industries including banking, financial services and funds.  

The firm’s debt capital markets practice focused mainly on notes issuance for financial services sector. 

In investment funds the firm advised on fund formation.   

In M&A the firm focused on acquisitional and joint venture transactions mainly for buyers associated with the banking, financial services, retail and wholesale, and healthcare sectors.   

In project finance the firm provided financing for clients linked to banking and financial services linked clients.  

In restructuring and insolvency, the firm was active in corporate restructuring work for clients associated with healthcare.  

Partner Elsie Rasolohery Pascal left the firm during the research period. 

Client feedback: 32nd edition (2022/2023) 

Banking and finance 

"They are very accessible and flexible in meeting client demands." 

"Always responsive and helpful. They went well beyond what was necessary in order to satisfy the client on a long-running matter that had continued for far longer than anyone had originally expected." 

"The firm provides a prominent first-class legal work. " 

M&A 

"Committed. Responsive. Technically sound." 

Private equity 

"Pragmatic." 

Thierry Koenig 

"Hardworking. Committed. Responsive." 

Anne Sophie Lenette 

"Client needs oriented." 

Nashenta Vuddamalay Zindel 

"She is a pleasure to work with. Always responsive and meets all deadlines." 

"Nashenta is customer focused while ensuring that all the legal bases are covered." 

"Very responsive and sharp legal advice."