LATEST NEWS – APRIL 2011
Collins Newman & Co wins interdict to restrain Public Sector Strike
Appointed as lead counsel to the Government of the Republic of Botswana in the public sector strike.
BTC Privatisation
Appointed as lead advisor on the BTC Privatisation & IPO
Acquisition of CIC Energy
Appointed as Botswana Counsel with the Indian conglomerate, JSW in the acquisition of CIC Energy
Acquisition of BP Retail Business in Botswana
Appointed as Botswana Counsel by prime lender, Puma Energy in the acquisition of BP Retail business in Botswana
US$65 million Rail Park Development Project
Appointed as lead counsel to borrower in the US$65 million Rail Park Development
Bokamoso Private Hospital Sequestration
Collins Newman & Co obtains sequestration order against Bokamoso Private Hospital.
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Appointed lead advisor in the on-going ‘Work-out and re-structuring programme’ of Bokamoso Private Hospital
USD1.4 Billion Morupule B Expansion Power Project
Acting as Lead Counsel for Botswana Power Corporation (BPC) in the development of the USD1.4 Billion Morupule B Power Project.
- Demutualisation of Botswana Building Society
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- Regional Property Fund for BIFM
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- Purchase of BP Downstream Business Botswana
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- BWP50 Million CEDA Venture Capital Project
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BWP1.4 Billion Morupule Colliery Expansion Financing
Acting as co-counsel (with Bowman Gilfillan) for the lenders’ syndicate and project financing of the Morupule Colliery Expansion.
USD16 Million Diamond Off-Take Financing by Standard Chartered Trade Services Corporation
Acting as Botswana Counsel with a major international sight-holder for Standard Chartered Trade Services Corporation (New York); in the funding arrangement of Diamond off-Take Agreement.
Setting Up of the Botswana Energy and Water Sectors Regulatory Authority
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.
Restructuring of Orange Botswana
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. |
