Mergers, Acquisitions & Private Capital.
Due diligence, transaction documents, and regulatory workstreams for buyers and sellers.
Plan the transaction and sequence the decisions.
A transaction may involve investment, competition, corporate, sector, tax, employment, property, foreign-exchange, and closing questions. We map the workstreams against the proposed structure and timetable.
Legal & Regulatory
Legal diligence scoped to the target, transaction structure, known risks, material contracts, assets, workforce, tax, disputes, and regulatory position.
Learn more →SPA & Closing
Share purchase agreements, asset purchase agreements, and blended structures for Ethiopian and cross-border transactions. We coordinate signing, conditions, approvals, and closing documents.
Learn more →Trade Competition
We assess whether competition or sector notifications may apply, prepare the required filings, and coordinate questions from the relevant authorities.
Learn more →Keep the workstreams aligned.
The transaction team coordinates FDI structuring, competition, corporate, diligence, documentation, approval, closing, and post-closing questions for buyers and sellers.
M&A Services
1. Due Diligence
A diligence scope can include:
- Corporate governance: Review share registers and corporate records.
- Assets: Review land documents, intellectual property, and material rights.
- Liabilities: Review disclosed and identified tax, contractual, employment, and dispute exposures.
2. Transaction Structuring
<strong>Share Purchase Agreements (SPA):</strong> Drafting precise agreements with indemnity clauses and escrow arrangements.
<strong>Shareholders' Agreements:</strong> Defining rights of minority and majority shareholders post-acquisition.
3. Regulatory Clearance
We assess applicable notification and approval steps and coordinate the filings and share-transfer documents required for the agreed structure.
Planning a transaction or operation in Ethiopia?
Give our team the commercial context, jurisdiction, and timing. We will route the matter to the right counsel.