Our Practice Areas

Corporate & Commercial

Advisory to businesses on their local and international activities: acquisitions, joint ventures, legal due diligence, corporate restructuring, and corporate and project finance, as well as venture capital financing, restructuring and recapitalization. We also support formation and maintenance of corporate status, dissolutions, sale and purchase agreements, real estate transactions, contract drafting and review, and employment issues.

• Advising and structuring the sale of shares of a GHS50 million re-insurance company by private placement
• Representing the Ghanaian subsidiary of a South African company in its life insurance, health insurance and pensions businesses
• Representing one of Ghana's leading insurance companies in its day-to-day activities, ventures and governance
• Advising an investor in its purchase of one of Africa's largest cold storage facilities companies
• Representing an international education charity on the restructuring and sale of its local subsidiary
• Advising a foreign investor on the proposed acquisition of a leading aviation & cargo handling company in Ghana

FINTECH

A full range of services to local and international FINTECH companies: set-up and licensing in jurisdictions such as Ghana, Nigeria, Delaware, Illinois and Kenya, and equity and debt financing including the issuance and signing of SAFEs. We also represent FINTECH companies in their daily business needs, corporate governance and compliance.

• Representing the subsidiary of a Mauritian payment services provider in its set-up and daily activities
• Representing a tech-enabled private pensions company in its set-up and fundraising, locally and internationally
• Representing a Delaware tech-enabled lending and credit scoring company in its business needs in Ghana and internationally
• Advising one of Africa's leading technology funds on its investments in technology-enabled companies in Africa

Property & Construction

Advising real estate developers, individuals and institutions on their land and real estate transactions in Ghana, representing hospitality companies in their interests, and advising on project financing for infrastructure construction.

• Representing a local and foreign developer syndicate on a private beach gated community on 20 acres of land in Ada
• Representing a local developer in the construction of its mixed-property development
• Representing individuals in their purchases of property and land in Ghana

Private Equity & Venture Capital

We represent investors, family offices and investment funds in their setup in the most cost-efficient and accessible jurisdictions, as well as in their ongoing operations and investments. We also represent startups seeking funding, preparing them for due diligence and drafting and reviewing all documentation relating to their financing needs.

• Advising on and structuring the set-up of a USD20 million fund in the British Virgin Islands
• Advising on and structuring the set-up of a USD50 million fund in the Cayman Islands
• Advising on and structuring a fund relating to investment in a leading American Football organisation
• Advising on and structuring companies investing in recruiting sporting talent in Africa

Employment & Labour

We advise companies on labour matters ranging from employment contracts, ongoing labour and compliance requirements, employee handbooks, termination of employees, redundancies and corporate restructuring.

• Corporate restructuring and declaration of redundancy of a leading corporate services company
• Leading negotiations for salary restructuring of a four-star hotel in Ghana

Intellectual Property

We ensure our clients' intellectual property is duly registered, licensed or purchased, with the appropriate contracts and registrations undertaken in the relevant jurisdictions.

• Registration of the software of a credit scoring company
• Registration of the trademark of one of Ghana's leading art residencies
• Registration of the technology transfer agreement of a payment service provider in Ghana

Healthcare

We represent healthcare facilities in Ghana, including tech-enabled facilities, in their daily activities and business interests as well as in their fund-raising activities locally and internationally.

• Representing a local clinic in the restructuring of its business
• Representing one of Ghana's leading healthcare and dermatology hospitals in its daily business needs

Corporate Compliance & Governance

Industry-specific corporate and compliance services including company incorporations, registration of charities, company secretarial services, anti-money laundering reporting officer services and training, data protection officer services and training, and liquidation and dissolution of companies.