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Capital Markets - Africa-wide
What the Team is Known For
Linklaters operates a highly experienced Africa practice which is renowned for its wide-ranging transactional offering. It covers both debt and equity capital markets, the group being well versed in providing counsel on IPOs, dual listings, and the issuance of convertible and sovereign bonds. The firm is noted for its broad-ranging coverage of anglophone, francophone and lusophone regions - calling upon the expertise of lawyers based in its London, Paris and Lisbon offices - and it has considerable capability when it comes to multi-jurisdictional mandates. In addition to its own worldwide offices, Linklaters maintains close relationships with a number of law firms across Africa, and is particularly known for its longstanding alliance with Webber Wentzel in South Africa.
Notable practitioners
Key contacts include Mike Bienenfeld in London and António Soares in Lisbon.