Corporate/Commercial | Global

Benoit Chambers is a leading Mauritian law firm with extensive experience in corporate/commercial mandates and dispute resolution, including international arbitration and litigation proceedings. The highly regarded team consists of skilled lawyers with expertise in cross-border transactions, including M&A, bankruptcy and securitisation deals. Its experience further includes handling the acquisition and private placement of shares. The group is frequently retained by clients in the financial services sector, including banks, funds and asset managers, as well as multinational companies.

BLC Robert & Associates is a top-tier full-service law firm with an outstanding reputation as both an advisory and litigation powerhouse in Mauritius. Its deep bench of lawyers is well positioned to advise on capital markets transactions, fund structuring and M&A, and capably assists with financing related to regulated industries, such as telecommunications, construction and energy. The group provides regulatory advice and often appears before authorities.

ENS is an outstanding international law firm with market-leading commercial and dispute resolution practices in Mauritius. The group is well placed to assist international and domestic corporations and funds with investments and corporate transactions in the region. ENSafrica also boasts an established banking and finance practice advising financial institutions on facility agreements and notes issuances. The team offers clients further expertise in employment law and intellectual property, and has experience handling corporate restructuring mandates.

5 St James Court is adynamic chambers offering a range of clientele advice on corporate transactions, dispute resolution and tax law. The set is frequently retained by government entities, banks and investment funds. It also serves clients in fields such as restructuring and insolvency law, project finance and capital markets.

Appleby is a well-regarded offshore law firm with a significant presence in the Mauritian market. Its experienced team of lawyers is frequently retained to advise on the local implications of global debt restructurings, bankruptcy proceedings and bond offers. M&A continues to be a particular area of strength for the firm. It represents a wide array of clients acting in the banking and finance sphere, and corporations investing in regional markets. The team has notable experience of cross-border financing mandates.

Juristconsult Chambers is a highly respected law firm that assists investment banks and funds, as well as corporations from the energy and technology sectors, with domestic and cross-border matters. Clients benefit from the firm's membership of the DLA Piper Africa network and from its transactional prowess in a range of matters, including setting up funds, foreign direct investment, regulatory mandates and share purchase agreements. Tax and litigation are niche areas of strength, as well as intellectual property law.

Bowmans is a well-established South African law firm with an increasingly notable presence in Mauritius, earning it a position in the corporate rankings. It is particularly well known for its capabilities in M&A and banking matters, including restructuring mandates and advice on acquisition finance and credit facilities. The team is adept at handling both local deals as well as those with international elements.

Madun Gujadhur Chambers is a respected law firm with a presence on contentious and non-contentious mandates in Mauritius. The group is noted for its work on matters such as acquisitions and the establishment of funds. The team acts for clients in sectors including tourism, technology and banking.

Venture Law is a well-regarded law firm that is regularly called upon by key clients across Africa and the Indian Ocean to assist with a range of corporate and commercial matters in Mauritius, including M&A, investment structuring and note issuances. The team is also experienced in restructuring and insolvency.