Mauritius and Sub-Saharan Africa: investing in Africa
Fast-growing markets, provided the structure is right.
Africa offers fast-growing markets, provided the investment is properly structured. We help you choose the investment platform, Mauritius in particular, then set up and secure your investments, contracts and partnerships, in East Africa (Kenya, Uganda, Burundi, Ethiopia) as well as West Africa (Nigeria, Burkina Faso). Very different legal environments: OHADA law in French-speaking Africa, common law in Kenya, Uganda and Nigeria, and a Belgian-inspired legal system in Burundi. We do not simply refer you to a correspondent: we come on site with you and work alongside our local correspondents, who advise on local law. A single point of contact, on both sides of the border.
Our countries of operation in Africa
A platform for structuring and holding your African investments
Gateway to East Africa
A growing market in the East African Community
A Belgian-inspired legal system
One of the continent's most populous markets, opening up fast
West Africa's largest economy
OHADA area: a uniform business law
What you need to know
In which African countries do you work?
In Mauritius, East Africa and West Africa. We support our clients in particular in Kenya, Uganda, Burundi, Ethiopia, Nigeria and Burkina Faso, coming on site with them and working alongside our local correspondents.
Why invest in Africa through Mauritius?
For its network of tax treaties and investment protection treaties with many African countries. Add to this a hybrid business law system and a stable financial centre. Real substance must still be established there, however: without it, treaty benefits may be denied.
What is OHADA?
A uniform business law applicable in 17 African States, mainly French-speaking. Commercial companies, security interests, insolvency proceedings, arbitration: the Uniform Acts apply directly in each member State, under the supervision of the Common Court of Justice and Arbitration (CCJA) in Abidjan.
How do you secure an investment in Africa?
Through a suitable holding structure and robust contracts. Bilateral investment treaties, an international arbitration clause, the choice of local partners and on-site follow-up: it is the combination of these protections that secures the project.
What we handle
Let's talk about your project
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