Counsel to Africinvest in relation to its acquisition of an equity stake in SIL Africa.
Bowmans advised AfricInvest on the transaction, conducted the due diligence on the Kenyan subsidiaries of the Sil Africa Group and coordinated due diligences through its office in Tanzania, its office in Uganda, and through engaging local counsel in other jurisdictions affected, including Benoit Chambers in Mauritius and Mehrteab Leul & Associates in Ethiopia.
The Bowmans team also handled various competition authority approvals in Africa required for the transaction (in relation to COMESA, Kenya and Tanzania).