Corporate/M&A & Private Equity - Africa-wide
What the team is known for
Herbert Smith Freehills is home to a high-profile Africa corporate group that is renowned for the strength of its mining practice in particular. Additionally, it has very notable experience in corporate matters pertaining to wide variety of infrastructure projects. The firm regularly handles acquisitions, dispositions and joint ventures involving upstream oil and gas assets and operations. It has broad geographical reach when it comes to M&A in Africa, with considerable expertise in francophone Africa and OHADA law mandates housed in its Paris office. HSF also regularly advises on cross-border African matters from Johannesburg and London.
Strengths
"We are impressed by the HSF team's ability to provide intelligent legal advice. They are very helpful in helping us overcome complex commercial and legal difficulties with practical yet thoughtful solutions."
Work highlights
A Herbert Smith team in Paris advised Diageo on the EUR453 million sale of Guinness Cameroon to the Castel Group.
Notable practitioners
Key contacts include Nina Bowyer in Paris, Gavin Davies in London and Rudolph du Plessis in Johannesburg.
