RECENT NEWS
  • Acting as Botswana Counsel (with Allen & Overy, London) for Standard Chartered in the US$16 million acquisition by Standard Chartered Bank of the Africa Custodial Business of Barclays
  • Acting as Botswana Counsel with a major international sight-holder for Standard Chartered Trade Services Corporation (New York); in the US$16 million funding arrangement of Diamond off-Take Agreement.
  • Acting as Counsel for the Government of Botswana alongside London based Cameron McKenna (London) in the consortium led by Mott MacDonald, to set up the multi-sectorial energy and water Sectors Regulatory Authority for Botswana.
  • Acting as Primary Counsel to Local Shareholders in respect of BWP1.8 Billion with France Telecom in the restructuring of the capital structure of Orange Botswana - the mobile telephone company.
  • Acting as lead legal advisor for BPC for the last four (4) years on US$ 16 Billion on the integrated Mmamabula Energy Project
  • Legal Counsel to Norilsk Nickel in the US$ 6 Billion acquisition of assets of Lion Ore
  • Acting for Stanbic Bank Botswana in its BWP2 Billion Note Programme
  • Acting for BIFM Capital in a number of commercial transactions in excess of BWP490 million
  • Acting as co-counsel to Barclays Bank of Botswana in its BWP1 Billion Medium Term Note Programme
  • Acting as co-counsel to Barclays Bank of Botswana in its BWP1 Billion and BWP500 Million Medium Term Note Programme

  • Acting as co-counsel to Botswana Building Society in its BWP500 Million Medium Term Note Programme
  • Legal Counsel to Investec Asset Management in setting up of various Collective Investment Undertakings
  • Acting for a Botswana consortium in respect of an inward investment project in Tanzania of approximately US$80 million
  • Legal advisors to lenders on the SADC House PPP Project
  • Legal Counsel for the Non Bank Financial Regulatory Authority
  • Legal Counsel to the Botswana Stock Exchange in respect of its establishment of the proposed Exchange Traded Basket
  • Legal counsel to BIFM – the single largest asset management company in Botswana
  • Legal Counsel to BIFM Capital on major commercial transactions
  • Legal Counsel to Stanbic Investment Management Services in setting up of various CIU’s in Botswana
  • Acting as Counsel to MTN Group in its acquisition activities in Botswana
  • Acting for Barclays Bank PLC on the Botswana aspects of the Barclays – ABSA merger
  • Acting as co-counsel to Securicor in its scheme of arrangement