Our services include
- Drafting and negotiating investment agreements, shareholder arrangements, and share purchase agreements for various private equity transactions.
- Advising on the operations of portfolio companies, including developing internal governance structures and compliance manuals.
- Conducting legal and regulatory due diligence across multiple sectors.
- Assessing and advising on risks related to capital gains tax, dividend repatriation, and foreign exchange controls under NBE directives.
- Representing clients before the Ethiopian Investment Commission, Ministry of Revenue, and relevant judicial bodies for licensing, approvals, and dispute resolution.
- Supporting investor due diligence with tailored risk assessments on tax, labor, landholding, and environmental obligations.
Our selected experience includes:
- Advising on the establishment of one of the first fund‑of‑funds structures in Ethiopia under the capital markets framework.
- Conducting legal due diligence in connection with the privatization of a cement manufacturing company.
- Conducting legal due diligence on proposed private equity investments in a leading alcoholic beverage manufacturer.
- Successfully assisting in the exit of private equity investors from a leading beverage (water manufacturing) company.
- Conducting legal due diligence and providing transaction support for a private equity investment in a leading healthcare provider.