Chambers Review

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Capital Markets - Africa-wide

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What the Team is Known For

Clifford Chance has an acclaimed international capital markets practice group that is regularly instructed by sovereigns, commercial banks and major corporate issuers across the continent. The Africa team possesses impressive expertise concerning a range of financial instruments, with strengths in structured finance and derivatives, as well as conventional debt issuances. The team is also experienced advising on IPOs and has a distinguished reputation for its work on bond restructuring. Typically staffing its African deals with lawyers based in London and Paris, Clifford Chance also has notable resources in Africa itself, with a much-admired team based in Casablanca.

Notable practitioners

Key contacts include Casablanca-based Ouns Lemseffer and London-based Deborah Zandstra.

Work Highlights

Provided by Clifford Chance LLP

  • Clifford Chance acted for African Development Bank on its USD750 million perpetual hybrid note issuance.