Mergers, Acquisitions & Private Capital.

Due diligence, transaction documents, and regulatory workstreams for buyers and sellers.

Cross-Border Deals

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.

Due Diligence

Legal & Regulatory

Legal diligence scoped to the target, transaction structure, known risks, material contracts, assets, workforce, tax, disputes, and regulatory position.

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Deal Structuring

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.

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Regulatory Clearance

Trade Competition

We assess whether competition or sector notifications may apply, prepare the required filings, and coordinate questions from the relevant authorities.

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Transaction Coordination

Keep the workstreams aligned.

The transaction team coordinates FDI structuring, competition, corporate, diligence, documentation, approval, closing, and post-closing questions for buyers and sellers.

Scope a transaction

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.

Ethiopia Market Entry

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.