We have witnessed firsthand the transformational impact of venture capital financing in the African technology industry and broader economy and we are proud of our contributions to some of the largest deals on the continent. Our attorneys have combined experiences advising on local and cross-border venture capital financing transactions on the African continent.
Selected Experience of the Team:
- Advised a broad range of clients, including Unicorns, YC-backed and Silicon Valley-based companies, VC firms, and indigenous, international and multinational technology companies on cross-border investment and venture capital financing with a total value of approximately US$4B.
- Represented one of the most valuable fintech companies in Africa on Nigerian aspects of its Series D Funding.
- Advised several US based VC firms on their maiden investments in African tech companies.
- Advised an emerging fintech company in Africa on its pre-seed transactions.
- Negotiated and drafted investment contracts and formulated opinions on legal issues arising from investment transactions
- Conducted legal due diligence investigations, drafted due diligence reports, and advised on completion and post completion matters
- Advised three major investors in the $20 billion sale of their investee startup company to a buyer, which is one of the biggest acquisitions of a privately held software startup company in history
- Advised a syndicate of 13 African financial institutions as sellers in the $1.2 billion sale of a major African telecom company
- Advised a Texas-based fintech company in its multi-billion dollar purchase of the fintech consumer business of a major U.S. fintech company
- Advised an international private equity firm in its acquisition of a majority stake in an African data center company