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Into Africa: how law firms are at last taking the continent seriously
With Africa's fast-growing economy attracting record investment, international law firms are at last taking the continent seriously. Writing exclusively for Legal Week, Richard Lloyd reports Africa's decade of growth; the top five African M&A deals of 2011; and what next for African investment.
Law Firm: Legal Week | Published: 12 March 2012 | Practice Area: Collective Investment Schemes
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Tax deductions in leveraged buy-outs: a storm is brewing
A new regime now in force aims to exclude the financial costs relating to the acquisition of equity shares from the tax-deductible charges on the results of a holding company. This briefing gives an overview of the new rules and a summary of the main provisions around Europe.
Law Firm: Wragge & Co | Published: 04 January 2012 | Practice Area: Enforcement and Regulation
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The new and old frontiers in Africa's upstream oil and gas sector
This briefing details the changes taking place in the African upstream oil and gas sector, with a focus on "old frontier" countries with abundant petroleum reserves and "new frontier" countries whose natural resources were until very recently perceived to be found exclusively in the mineral sector.
Law Firm: Herbert Smith | Published: 30 November 2011 | Practice Area: Upstream and Downstream
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An overview of arbitration in Egypt, Israel, Nigeria, South Africa and UAE
As part of the International Arbitration 2011 guide, this article provides an introduction and overview to how arbitration is carried out in the Middle East and Africa. To further illustrate these points, selected countries in the two regions are looked at in greater detail.
Law Firm: Habib Al Mulla & Company | Published: 18 August 2011 | Practice Area: Arbitration
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Emerging markets newsletter: Africa
This quarterly newsletter of international and local legal considerations for investors in and from Africa, by SJ Berwin, covers topics such as the ILPA principles and their impact on emerging markets, and after the farm seizures – the indigenization of companies.
Law Firm: SJ Berwin | Published: 02 July 2010 | Practice Area: Corporate Governance
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Private equity will unlock the African market’s potential
Along with many other emerging markets, many African countries, on the back of increased political stability and the recent commodities boom, have experienced tremendous growth over the last decade.
Law Firm: Denton Wilde Sapte | Published: 08 February 2010 | Practice Area: Corporate Financing
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