Banwo & Ighodalo and White & Case LLP advised the Federal Republic of Nigeria on the update of its US$4.5 billion Global Medium Term Note Programme and subsequent issuance of US$3 billion aggregate principal amount of dual series notes thereunder. The Notes, which were issued on 28 November 2017, comprise a US$1.5 billion ten-year series […]
Bookbinder Business Law advised ARABOV Group Limited, in relation to a dispute with Belgium based company Mackie Diamonds. Our client was sued on the basis of a consignment agreement for diamonds allegedly being sold to our client, and for payments not forthcoming. Established in 1958, Arabov Group Ltd. is an international diamond company with over […]
Appleby Mauritius advised ECL Finance Limited, a Mumbai-based financial services company, in its offer, by way of private placement to targeted investors, of INR denominated USD settled notes (also commonly known as masala bonds) aggregating to INR 5.02 billion (US$75 million equivalent in INR). The Appleby team was led by Partner, Malcolm Moller (Picture) and […]
Aluko & Oyebode acted as Nigerian Legal Counsel to the Joint Lead Managers, Citibank Global Markets Limited, Goldman Sachs International and Standard Chartered Bank in connection with the US$800 Million eurobond issuance by IHS Netherlands Holdco B.V., the holding company of IHS Nigeria Limited, which is the largest mobile telecommunications infrastructure provider in Africa. The […]
Appleby is advising NASDAQ listed MakeMyTrip Limited in connection with the transaction that will combine MakeMyTrip Limited & Ibibo Group under MMYT. The combination brings together a number of leading consumer travel brands, including MakeMyTrip, goibibo, redBus, Ryde and Rightstay, creating one of the leading travel groups in India, that provides a one-stop shop for […]
Aluko & Oyebode acted as Nigerian counsel to Access Bank Plc (“the Bank”) on its recent US$300 Million Eurobond issuance under the Bank’s US$1,000,000,000.00 Global Medium Term Note Programme. Access Bank Nigeria Plc provides commercial banking services. The bank, led by Mosunmola Belo-Olusoga, Herbert Onyewumbu Wigwe, Obinna David Nwosu, Roosevelt Michael Ogbonna and Elias Igbinakenzua […]
Geni & Kebe advises Compagnie Agricole De Saint Louis on €31.4 Million Rice Production Project Recognising the potential of Senegal’s agricultural industry, the African Development Bank and the European Investment Bank have funded a €31. 4million project to the Compagnie Agricole de Saint-Louis for rice production in Senegal. GENI & KEBE advised Compagnie Agricole de […]
Appleby advised The Bank of New York Mellon as Trustee, Notes Collateral Agent and Common Collateral Agent in connection with the Greenko Energy Holdings and Greenko Investment Company offering of USD500 million senior notes due 2023 by Greenko Investment Company The offering marked India’s first high yield green bond issuance and addressed the financing needs […]
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co and Appleby Mauritius advised Azure Power Global Limited on its initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange of 3,409,091 equity shares, at an initial public price of US$18.00 per equity share. The underwriters in the initial public offering are Barclays Capital […]
Conyers Dill & Pearman provided Mauritius legal advice to Investec Bank Limited, a specialist bank and asset manager, in connection with its US$70 million credit facility to a Mauritian based African focused fund-of-funds manager. Investec Bank Limited operates as a specialist bank in Southern Africa. The company, led by Richard John Wainwright, Glynn R. Burger, […]
Appleby advised Deutsche Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, ING, and UBS as initial purchasers on the US$300 million 7% senior notes offering by HT Global IT Solutions Holdings Limited (HT Global). The notes will be listed on the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited. HT Global is a holding company incorporated in Mauritius by Baring Private Equity […]
Aluko & Oyebode acted as Nigerian counsel to a consortium consisting of Sub-Saharan Africa-focused 8 Miles LLP, West Africa-focused African Capital Alliance Limited and DEG, the German development finance institution in relation to its US$80 Million equity investment in Beloxxi Industries Limited, a biscuit manufacturing company in Nigeria. 8 Miles LLP is a private equity […]
