Baker McKenzie’s Africa-focused Banking & Finance team advised on one of Global Trade Review’s (GTR) Best Deals 2022 . The team advised Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Limited and […]
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Lawyers across Africa comment on the continent’s urgent need for data privacy and security law
The pandemic has driven home the high value of personal data to the global economy, while also highlighting its vulnerability to abuse and attack. In […]
Ten reasons to consider African trade and investment opportunities in 2022
By Lerisha Naidu, Partner, Competition & Antitrust; Lodewyk Meyer, Partner, Banking and Finance; Mike van Rensburg, Partner, M&A; and Virusha Subban, Partner, Customs and Trade, […]
African Growth and Opportunity Act eligibility requirements under review in three African countries
By Virusha Subban, Partner and Head of Indirect Tax, Baker McKenzie Johannesburg On 2 November 2021, US President Joe Biden announced that three African countries […]
Increasing competition policy enforcement across Africa
By Angelo Tzarevski, Associate Director, and Zareenah Rasool, Candidate Attorney, Competition & Antitrust Practice, Baker McKenzie Johannesburg Competition policy continues to be viewed by regulators […]
Creating a disruption-proof supply chain in Africa
The impact of the pandemic on global supply chains has prompted governments around the world to look at ways to fix the broken links. In […]
New global tax rules will help address imbalances in tax revenue in Africa
By Denny Da Silva, Associate Director, Tax, Baker McKenzie, Johannesburg One hundred and thirty six of the 140 members of the OECD G20 Inclusive Framework, […]
China’s trade with the continent grows to record highs
By Virusha Subban, Partner and Head of Indirect Tax at Baker McKenzie in Johannesburg According to China’s Ministry of Commerce, trade between China and Africa […]
Deal value increases in South Africa and Nigeria in the first half of this year
Baker McKenzie’s latest analysis of Refinitiv data shows that the value of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the first half 2021 (H1 2021) soared in […]
Decentralised finance may be the panacea for filling Africa’s Investment Gap
by Pomy Ketema, Counsel, Baker McKenzie, New York African countries continue to face substantial financing gaps as they take on projects of all sizes in […]