Mauritius

Firm overview

Madun Gujadhur Chambers LLP (MGC) is one of the most established commercial sets in Mauritius, renowned for its expertise in financial services, corporate law, and dispute resolution. We regularly advise leading global financial institutions, including Goldman Sachs, Barclays Bank, JP Morgan, Deutsche Bank, Citi, Morgan Stanley, ICICI, and HDFC.

Our firm is frequently instructed by magic circle law firms such as A&O Sherman, Linklaters, and Clifford Chance, as well as leading international and U.S. law firms, including Baker & McKenzie, Ropes & Gray, Akin Gump, Kirkland & Ellis, and Clyde & Co. Additionally, we collaborate with leading Indian law firms, such as Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, AZB, Nishith Desai Associates, Trilegal, and Luthra & Luthra.

MGC has a strong track record of advising multinational corporations, hedge funds, private equity firms, and 5 investment managers, including Bain Capital and Carlyle. Our firm also regularly works with top Indian private equity firms and fund managers, such as Kotak Mahindra, Tata, and ICICI Ventures.

A key area of our expertise is fund structuring and regulatory advisory work. We are involved in the formation and structuring of numerous Mauritius-based private equity funds and holding companies. As part of this, we frequently provide legal opinions to leading development finance institutions, including CDC, IFC, DEG, and FMO.

On instructions from international law firms, we have advised several promoters and fund managers on establishing their investment vehicles in Mauritius. These vehicles facilitate cross-border investments across India and Africa in key growth sectors such as clean energy, financial services, leisure and hospitality, infrastructure, private education, and healthcare.

Beyond transactional and advisory work, MGC has an exceptionally strong litigation practice. As a predominantly commercial set, we specialise in commercial litigation, corporate disputes, and insolvency matters. Our barristers are frequently engaged in shareholder disputes, enforcement of security, winding-up and insolvency proceedings, and court-sanctioned schemes of arrangement.

Firm overview

Juristconsult Chambers is an innovative leading business law firm in Mauritius which also services the neighbouring islands of Reunion, Madagascar and Seychelles. The law firm is registered with the Attorney-General’s Office. Since 1989, our local and international clients, both individuals or corporate, have entrusted to us their legal challenges.
The legal team consists of qualified, specialised lawyers with a high sense of commitment to meet the challenges of our clients. We combine intellectual rigour, extensive industry insight, hands-on regulatory experience and high performance to provide practical legal solutions for clients who wish to invest in Mauritius (including in the Global Business sector).
Members of the law firm practise at the Bar of Mauritius and are well versed in the Mauritian legal and business environment. We assist local and international companies, high net-worth individuals and financial institutions including banks, funds and trusts. We also advise governments & public bodies.

Firm overview

5 ST JAMES COURT the Chambers of Ravindra Chetty, S.C., is a set of Chambers established in 2010, regrouping self-employed barristers who share the same ethics and values. All Members of Chambers are self-employed sole practitioners, but are often instructed together as part of a team.

Chambers offers expertise on all aspects of Mauritian Law and undertakes both contentious and non-contentious work. Members of Chambers appear before all jurisdictions in Mauritius, as well as the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.

Firm overview

Bowmans’ Mauritian Practice is recognised as a specialist in structuring global business vehicles, including those appropriate for funds and financial services providers, for clients using Mauritius as a gateway to the rest of Africa.

Bowmans’ Mauritian team specialises in corporate, securities and regulatory law and frequently advises on mergers and acquisitions and provides transactional support to investment funds and holding companies. Their work extends from general corporate matters to private equity capital markets, banking and finance and dispute resolution.

The team serves both local and international clients, including fund managers, private equity houses, management companies, banks and financial institutions.

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