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10 things banks and financial institutions should know about lending through Mauritius

16 February 2017 by Valerie Bisasur

Valerie Bisasur of BLC Robert & Associates in Ebene discusses lending practices in Mauritius
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Africa tax in brief

22 September 2016 by Celia Becker

Celia Becker of ENSafrica in Johannesburg discusses tax amendments across Africa
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South Africa: Renowned Cape Town Corporate/M&A practitioner, Gasant Orrie, joins Bowmans as partner

03 March 2025 by Bowmans - South Africa

Monday 3 March 2025 - Pre-eminent African law firm, Bowmans, has made another strategic Corporate/ M&A appointment, this time at their Cape Town office. The firm today announced that renowned Corporate/ M&A lawyer Gasant Orrie has joined the firm as a partner with effect from 1 March 2025.
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South Africa: Bowmans welcomes legal team from A&O Shearman South Africa in strategic expansion

06 January 2025 by Bowmans - South Africa

Monday 6 January 2025, Johannesburg - Pre-eminent African law firm Bowmans today welcomed most of the former members of A&O Shearman South Africa (AOS) to its Cape Town and Johannesburg offices.
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Global: Bowmans becomes first African law firm to adopt Harvey

05 December 2024 by Bowmans - Global

Premier African law firm Bowmans has announced a new partnership with generative AI platform Harvey, a tool designed specifically for the legal industry.
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South Africa: Bowmans appoints experienced international lawyer to drive growth in its projects and infrastructure offering

25 November 2024 by Bowmans - South Africa

Johannesburg 25 November 2024 - Premier African law firm Bowmans today announced the appointment of Jeremy Connick as a consultant with effect from January 2025.
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The Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards – A Bird’s Eye View from Mauritius

11 December 2022 by Moorari Gujadhur | Vithil Dabee

Until 1996, the enforcement of arbitral awards in Mauritius was governed by the Mauritian Code de Procédure Civile. This was a rather old-fashioned regime based on French law and adopted in 1808 and had not been amended to cater for the realities of the modern commercial world. In 1996 Mauritius ratified The Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards, also known as the “New York Convention”.
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Mauritius: BLCR Deal Alert

30 November 2022 by BLC Robert & Associates

BLC Robert & Associates advised the co-mandated lead arrangers (MCB Financial Advisers and Société Générale Côte D’Ivoire) in relation to the EUR 135,000,000 debt financing for the acquisition of the current distributor of Caterpillar equipment, operating in 11 West African countries.
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Mauritius - Guide to Mauritius Limited Partnerships

11 September 2022 by Moorari Gujadhur | Vithil Dabee

The Limited Partnerships Act 2011 of Mauritius (the “LP Act”) came into force on 15 December 2011 and introduced a new legal entity – the limited partnership - to the panoply of vehicles through which business can be carried out in the Mauritius International Financial Centre. The introduction of the new Mauritius Limited Partnership makes available a recognisable and flexible vehicle to US and European private equity funds which use Mauritius as a portal to access the investment opportunities of the African and Asian markets. The availability of the Mauritius Limited Partnership thus consolidates Mauritius’ position as an international financial centre of choice.
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Recognition and Enforceability of Close-out Netting and Set-off Provisions under Mauritian Law

11 September 2022 by Moorari Gujadhur | Vithil Dabee

The Mauritian Parliament undertook an overhaul of the insolvency regime in 2009 by passing the Insolvency Act No. 3 of 2009 (the “Insolvency Act”). The model upon which the netting arrangements have been enacted under the Insolvency Act is based on the 2006 Model Netting Act by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association.
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