概览

我们了解非洲市场、文化及语言，具备行之有效的经验、专业技巧以及商业知识，能够为客户提供切实帮助，不仅如此，我们还充分了解客户在非洲营商所面临的挑战与机遇。对于寻求在非洲扩展业务或初次进入非洲市场的客户而言，非洲大陆蕴藏着巨大的商机。

我们的非洲专家鼎力支持对非洲各国感兴趣的客户，能够预期并妥善化解可能面临的各种问题。我们在整个非洲的普通法与大陆法司法辖区均具有全方位的出色表现，加之无可比拟的资本市场、国际贸易、项目融资经验，在矿业、能源（石油天然气）、基础设施、农业及重工业等行业建立了突出优势。

我们与巴西知名律师行Tauil & Chequer Advogados（T&C）联合经营，极大地拓展了我们的非洲投资法律服务资源，特别是在T&C客户活跃的安哥拉及莫桑比克等国家。T&C在里约热内卢、圣保罗及维多利亚设有办事处。

我们凭借以下资源为客户的非洲项目及业务涉及的各方面事宜提供支持：

具有国际执业资格的团队，潜心为客户服务，在法语、英语、葡语及其他语系的辖区处理过各类业务，经验丰富；
项目融资、国际仲裁、国际银行业、矿业、石油天然气、通信及基础设施等核心领域全面整合的法律技巧；
通晓私有化过程中的产业分析及可行性研究，与政府贷款机构保持着良好的交易往来并向其提供法律咨询服务；
久经考验的项目管理技能，确保在非洲项目中有效提供现场及远程支持；及
与整个非洲大陆各国法律顾问保持密切关系。

Africa Mining Knowhow

The Mayer Brown mining team have worked extensively throughout Africa. From this experience, we have created the following knowhow material, which provide a useful insight into the mining laws of various African countries.

Experience

Finance & Projects

Government of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania on the project development of five green hydrogen projects with aggregate total of 85 GW. The projects are designed to unlock a number of local opportunities deriving from the sustainable generation of large-scale renewable energy and help drive access to clean energy, clean water resources and the development of new green industries locally and for export.
Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) and Equity Bank Uganda Limited on the financing of the construction of two additional self-propelled barges being developed by Mahathi Infra Uganda Ltd, an oil logistics firm, for use on Lake Victoria, Uganda. Mayer Brown also advised AFC on their equity investment in Mahathi, which sees AFC become a 27 per cent shareholder in the company.
Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (TDB) on its role as mandated lead arranger, and various other lenders, on a syndicated US$600 million copper and cobalt development financing facility for Trafigura in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
MCA-Benin II (an entity of the US-based Millennium Challenge Corporation), the Government of Benin, and the SBEE (Beninese electricity distribution company) on the development of an Independent Power Project (IPP) legal and institutional framework, standard form typical contracts (including concession and PPA) and a competitive bidding process in Benin which resulted in the current development and financing of a 50MW solar PV IPP project to be deployed on four sites.

Government of Gabon in relation to a PPP toll road project "The Transgabonaise" developed by Société Autoroutière du Gabon (SAG), an affiliate of French infra fund Meridiam.
Karadeniz, a leading Turkish company in the energy sector, on the negotiation, development and financing of floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facilities in Africa including floating storage and regasification (FSRU) project s in Mozambique, Senegal, South Africa and Côte d’Ivoire.

Corporate

Gemcorp Capital Management Limited on the due diligence, structuring, government negotiations and ultimate acquisition and financing of a significant stake in Africa’s largest onshore wind farm, Kenya’s Lake Turkana Wind Power Project.
VAALCO Energy, Inc. (VAALCO) on the acquisition of all of the outstanding common shares of TransGlobe in a stock-for-stock strategic business combination valued at US$307 million. The combination of VAALCO and TransGlobe creates a world-class African-focused exploration & production company listed on exchanges in New York and London, with assets located in Egypt, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea and Canada.
CNPC, China’s largest oil and gas producer on its projects for exploration and production (upstream) of natural gas in Mozambique Rovuma Basin Area 4, including (i) the floating liquefaction (midstream) of LNG for exportation to international markets (Coral South FLNG Project) of US$8 billion; and, (ii) the Rovuma LNG Project, of total value of US$35 billion.
Alfort Petroleum with the negotiations of a Risk Service Agreement and Joint Operating Agreement in Angola regarding the acquisition by the latter of an interest in an Angola O&G Block.
MISC Berhad with the structuring of a proposal to Total for the supply and operation of an FPSO offshore Angola.

Investment Funds

BluePeak Private Capital on the US$15 million secured structured term loan investment in the Africure group. Africure is a pan-African manufacturer and distributor of pharmaceutical goods with manufacturing hubs across the continent serving patients across East and West Africa.
BluePeak Private Capital on the US$20 million secured structured term loan facility to the ieng group, a pan-African provider of engineering and construction, operations and maintenance, and hybrid power solutions to Africa’s telecom sector.
Africinvest in connection with its Shari’a-compliant investment into ArabyAds, an Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) headquartered consumer engagement platform. The investment was made available to support ArabyAds’ growth in the Middle East and Africa as part of its Series B capital-raising. ArabyAds was founded in Cairo, Egypt in 2013.

Compliance Investigations

One of the world’s largest professional services companies on its defence in an ongoing government investigation related to alleged embezzlement, fraud, and corruption in Tanzania.
African Development Bank acting as Independent Integrity Consultant for a large Asian company following sanction for prohibited practices in a number of African countries. Following our mandate, the company successfully applied for early release from debarment.
One of the world’s largest hotel group’s during and after a terrorist assault on a hotel in Mali. Mayer Brown was retained while the terrorists were still in the hotel in order to assist in crisis management issues, and later to conduct an internal investigation and security assessment, as well as coordinate with law enforcement and intelligence agencies from several different countries.

Dispute Resolution

DS Construction FZCO, a UAE company, in a major ongoing UNCITRAL/PCA Investor State arbitration brought pursuant to the Agreement for Promotion, Protection and Guarantee of Investments among Member States of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC Investment Treaty) concerning numerous large construction projects throughout Libya.
The Republic of Gambia in an ICSID Arbitration initiated by the subsidiary of a mining company in a dispute related to the termination of a mining license in that country including before an ad hoc Committee (ICSID Case No. ARB/09/19).
An educational institution in Ghana in relation to claims made against it arising out of a concession agreement governing an abortive project to finance, design, construct and operate (as a 25-year concession) new teaching and accommodation facilities at the campus.
A leading UAE construction company, owner of a hotel in Togo, in a dispute before a DAB related to a series of claims by the contractor with respect to the works for the refurbishing of the hotel.
A major global engine manufacturer in relation to a dispute with a joint venture partner arising out of a project in Nigeria.

Pro Bono

A not-for-profit organisation focused on transparency and corruption-free governance, on a project to review and benchmark Kenya’s draft Conflicts of Interest’s Bill against international best practice.
Formation of The New Africa Fund in Uganda committed to supporting civil society organisations and social enterprises in Africa as a US tax-exempt non-profit organisation. The funds raised by The New Africa will support sustainable solutions to youth unemployment in Africa by providing funds to various Uganda-based nongovernmental organisations.