Selected matters, described in anonymised form.

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• Investment Funds

  MUR-denominated retail fund platform with two open-ended sub-funds

  Assisted with the establishment of a MUR-denominated retail fund platform structured as a Mauritius variable capital company with two open-ended sub-funds pursuing differentiated growth and income strategies. Prepared and refined the prospectuses, investment strategy and risk disclosures, governance framework, investor suitability provisions and FSC-facing documentation.

  MauritiusFund establishment

• Investment Funds

  Self-managed Expert Fund with an Indian multi-strategy mandate

  Structured and documented a self-managed open-ended Expert Fund with a flexible multi-strategy mandate focused on Indian market opportunities, including listed and unlisted equities, equity-related instruments, private placements, fixed income securities and money market instruments.

  Mauritius · IndiaFund structuring

• Investment Funds

  Expert Fund structured as a Mauritius limited partnership

  Assisted with the establishment of an Expert Fund structured as a Mauritius limited partnership with legal personality and a general partner / CIS Manager model. Prepared and aligned the private placement memorandum, limited partnership agreement, investment management agreement, advisory agreement, subscription documents and related AML/CFT documentation.

  MauritiusFund establishment

• Investment Funds

  West African sustainable infrastructure platform

  Assisted with the establishment, licensing and closing of a Mauritius protected cell company structured as a closed-ended Professional Collective Investment Scheme forming part of a West African sustainable infrastructure private equity platform. The platform targeted climate transition and infrastructure assets across sectors including energy, transport, water, food security, logistics, telecoms and data centres.

  Mauritius · West AfricaFund establishment and licensing

• Investment Funds

  Variable capital company and sub-fund structure

  Assisted with the establishment of a Mauritius variable capital company and related sub-fund structure, including preparation of regulatory documentation, governance provisions, sub-fund segregation mechanics, constitutional documents and FSC application materials.

  MauritiusFund establishment

• Investment Funds

  Inter-vehicle arrangements between a VCC and its sub-fund

  Drafted inter-vehicle arrangements between a Mauritius variable capital company and one of its sub-funds, covering governance, operational, investment-related and regulatory provisions.

  MauritiusFund documentation

• Investment Funds

  Investment policies for fund structures

  Prepared investment policies for fund structures, aligning investment strategy, investment restrictions, governance and regulatory disclosure requirements.

  MauritiusFund documentation

• Investment Funds

  FSC queries on ESG fund disclosure and reporting

  Assisted with responses to FSC queries concerning ESG fund disclosure and reporting requirements, including regulatory positioning, investor disclosure language and alignment with applicable ESG fund guidance.

  MauritiusRegulatory engagement

• Investment Funds

  Closed-ended Professional CIS for African SME investment

  Assisted with the establishment of a self-managed closed-ended Professional Collective Investment Scheme focused on SME and portfolio company investments across Africa, with emphasis on agriculture, agro-industry, natural resources, energy, renewable energy, tourism, infrastructure and ICT.

  Mauritius · AfricaFund establishment

• Investment Funds

  Side letter arrangements for investment funds

  Reviewed and revised side letter arrangements for investment funds, including consistency with fund documentation, investor rights, preferential terms and disclosure considerations.

  MauritiusFund documentation

• Capital Markets

  USD 1 billion note programme

  Acted as lead counsel on the establishment of a USD 1 billion note programme. Prepared note programme documentation for a protected cell company, including noteholder arrangements, placing agent documentation, investor-facing terms and issue mechanics.

  Mauritius · Cross-borderDebt capital markets

• Investment Funds

  Feeder vehicle into an Indian SEBI-registered Category II AIF

  Assisted with the establishment of a Mauritius closed-ended Professional Collective Investment Scheme structured as a private limited life company and feeder vehicle into an Indian SEBI-registered Category II Alternative Investment Fund.

  Mauritius · IndiaFund establishment

• Investment Funds

  Fund continuation, divestment and asset transfer

  Advised on fund continuation, divestment and asset transfer options, including structuring considerations for transferring residual fund assets to a new vehicle.

  MauritiusFund advisory

• Financial Services & Regulatory

  Payment Intermediary Services licence applications

  Assisted with multiple Payment Intermediary Services licence applications before the Financial Services Commission, including business plan drafting, transaction flow analysis, governance arrangements, outsourcing, AML/CFT frameworks, internal control documentation and responses to FSC queries.

  MauritiusLicensing

• Financial Services & Regulatory

  Licensing documentation for cross-border payment businesses

  Prepared and refined licensing documentation for payment businesses operating across payment processing, payment gateway, remittance, payout, merchant onboarding, API-routing, liquidity management and cross-border disbursement models.

  Mauritius · Cross-borderLicensing

• Financial Services & Regulatory

  Global Shared Services regulatory structuring

  Assisted with Global Shared Services regulatory structuring, FSC notification strategy and preparation of constitutional and governance documentation for a Mauritius operating entity.

  MauritiusRegulatory structuring

• Financial Services & Regulatory

  Investment advisory entity — licensing perimeter and feasibility

  Prepared preliminary structuring and regulatory analysis for the establishment of an investment advisory entity in Mauritius, including licensing perimeter, promoter positioning and FSC feasibility considerations.

  MauritiusRegulatory advisory

• Capital Markets

  Investment dealer licence applications

  Assisted with investment dealer licence applications and related regulatory submissions to the Financial Services Commission, including preparation and review of supporting application documents.

  MauritiusLicensing

• Financial Services & Regulatory

  CIS Manager and Investment Adviser (Unrestricted) licensing

  Assisted with the setup and licensing of entities applying for CIS Manager and Investment Adviser (Unrestricted) licences, including preparation of regulatory application documents, business plans, governance materials and FSC-facing submissions.

  MauritiusLicensing

• Financial Services & Regulatory

  Management, insurance broker and investment banking licences

  Assisted with management licence, insurance broker licence and investment banking licence applications before the Financial Services Commission, including preparation and review of application documents and supporting regulatory materials.

  MauritiusLicensing

• Financial Services & Regulatory

  FSC approval analysis for share transactions in licensed entities

  Prepared Mauritius law advice on whether proposed share transactions involving licensed entities required FSC approval or notification under the Financial Services Act.

  MauritiusRegulatory advisory

• Private Wealth

  Enforcer services for Mauritius purpose trusts

  Supported enforcer-related services for Mauritius purpose trust structures, including governance oversight, monitoring of purpose-driven arrangements and coordination with trustees and service providers. Members of the team are approved by the Financial Services Commission to act as enforcer for purpose trusts.

  MauritiusFiduciary services

• Private Wealth

  Retirement and appointment of trustees

  Prepared deeds of retirement and appointment of trustees, including trust asset transfer provisions, acknowledgement mechanics and trustee indemnity protections.

  MauritiusTrust documentation

• Private Wealth

  Post-resignation trustee duties and administration

  Assisted trustees with post-resignation issues, fiduciary duties, trust administration and practical steps following changes in trustee arrangements.

  MauritiusFiduciary advisory

• Private Wealth

  Trust-related complaints against licensed trustees

  Assisted licensed trustees with trust-related complaints, including fiduciary duty considerations, settlement strategy, regulatory risk and beneficiary communications.

  MauritiusContentious trusts

• Private Wealth

  Establishment, administration and termination of trusts

  Drafted and reviewed trust deeds and advised on the establishment, administration, transfer and termination of trusts, including fiduciary duties, trustee indemnities, transfer-out mechanics and constitutional issues.

  MauritiusTrust documentation

• Private Wealth

  Charitable and non-charitable foundations

  Assisted with the establishment and governance of charitable and non-charitable foundations, including drafting foundation charters, articles of foundation and related AML/CFT documentation.

  MauritiusFoundation establishment

• Private Wealth

  Review of foundation charters and governance documentation

  Reviewed and updated foundation charters and related governance documentation for Mauritius foundation structures.

  MauritiusGovernance review

• Private Wealth

  Succession planning and family governance

  Prepared succession planning and family governance documentation, including shareholder documentation, confidentiality protections and coordination with notarial succession planning.

  MauritiusSuccession planning

• Private Wealth

  Residence permit structuring through EDB-approved schemes

  Assisted private clients with residence permit structuring through acquisition of property under EDB-approved schemes, including investment security and implementation considerations.

  MauritiusPrivate client advisory

• Private Wealth

  Company limited by guarantee for women's empowerment across Africa

  Assisted with the establishment of a company limited by guarantee dedicated to advancing women empowerment initiatives across Africa, including preparation of constitutional and governance documentation.

  Mauritius · AfricaEntity establishment

• Corporate & Commercial

  Central African Republic carbon-credit and climate-finance structure

  Structured and documented a Central African Republic environmental and carbon-credit project, including the establishment of a Mauritius foundation, project SPVs, governance arrangements, shareholder agreements, service agreements and mechanisms for the management and deployment of climate-finance proceeds.

  Mauritius · Central African RepublicProject structuring

• Corporate & Commercial

  Acquisition of a Mauritius special purpose vehicle

  Assisted with the acquisition of a Mauritius special purpose vehicle, including legal due diligence, risk analysis, transaction documentation, regulatory notifications, tax-related coordination and closing mechanics.

  MauritiusM&A

• Corporate & Commercial

  Mauritius corporate documentation for investment structures

  Prepared Mauritius corporate documentation for investment structures, including constitutions, shareholder agreements and conversion of foreign-law investment terms into Mauritius law subscription documentation.

  Mauritius · Cross-borderCorporate documentation

• Corporate & Commercial

  Cross-border continuation from Guernsey to Mauritius

  Assisted with cross-border continuation and migration of corporate vehicles from Guernsey to Mauritius.

  Mauritius · GuernseyCorporate migration

• Corporate & Commercial

  IP licensing and corporate establishment documentation

  Prepared IP licensing, corporate establishment and constitutional documentation, including constitutions and related legal certificates.

  MauritiusCommercial contracts

• Corporate & Commercial

  Seed preference share investment round

  Prepared investment and constitutional documentation for a seed preference share investment round, including shareholder agreement, constitution and subscription documentation.

  MauritiusVenture investment

• Corporate & Commercial

  Joint venture governance and minority protections

  Drafted and revised constitutional amendments and governance frameworks for joint venture structures, including reserved matters, quorum, share issue controls and minority protection.

  MauritiusJoint ventures

• Corporate & Commercial

  Shareholder governance and deadlock resolution

  Prepared shareholder governance and deadlock resolution mechanisms for operating companies.

  MauritiusCorporate governance

• Corporate & Commercial

  Share acquisition documentation and closing

  Prepared share acquisition documentation, including sale and purchase agreements, conditions subsequent and corporate approvals.

  MauritiusM&A

• Corporate & Commercial

  Restated loan documentation with equity-transfer repayment

  Drafted and reviewed amended and restated loan documentation and repayment mechanics through transfer of equity interests.

  MauritiusBanking and finance

• Corporate & Commercial

  Debt structuring and conversion into redeemable shares

  Drafted and reviewed loan, debt structuring and financing documentation, including subscription arrangements for conversion of debt into redeemable shares.

  MauritiusBanking and finance

• Corporate & Commercial

  Release of security and erasure of registered charges

  Advised on release of security and erasure of registered charges before the Registrar-General.

  MauritiusBanking and finance

• Corporate & Commercial

  Commercial agreements across the operating business

  Drafted and reviewed commercial agreements, including leases, referral agreements, introducer agreements, service agreements, novation agreements and assignment agreements.

  MauritiusCommercial contracts

• Corporate & Commercial

  Corporate housekeeping, amalgamations and restorations

  Assisted with corporate housekeeping and restructuring matters, including novations, assignments, amalgamations and restoration of companies to the register.

  MauritiusCorporate reorganisation

• Corporate & Commercial

  Governance and compliance suite for an African empowerment platform

  Prepared website, governance and compliance documentation for an African women empowerment platform structured as a company limited by guarantee, including terms of use, privacy notice, code of conduct, safeguarding policy, data sharing agreement, complaints and whistleblowing procedures, disclaimers and cookie policy.

  Mauritius · AfricaGovernance and policy

• Compliance & AML/CFT

  AML/CFT frameworks for reporting persons in real estate

  Prepared and implemented AML/CFT frameworks for reporting persons, including AML/CFT manuals, policies and procedures for the real estate sector.

  MauritiusAML/CFT framework

• Compliance & AML/CFT

  AML/CFT compliance review and FIU inspection preparation

  Assisted with AML/CFT compliance reviews and FIU inspection preparation, including remediation strategy and regulatory risk management.

  MauritiusRegulatory inspection

• Compliance & AML/CFT

  Independent AML/CFT compliance audits

  Assisted with independent AML/CFT compliance audits and compliance reviews.

  MauritiusCompliance audit

• Compliance & AML/CFT

  Remediation responses following FSC inspection findings

  Prepared regulatory representations and remediation responses following FSC inspection findings.

  MauritiusRegulatory engagement

• Compliance & AML/CFT

  Governance following changes in compliance officers

  Advised on regulatory and governance steps following resignation or limitation of key compliance officers.

  MauritiusRegulatory advisory

• Compliance & AML/CFT

  Sanctions and screening remediation

  Assisted with sanctions and screening remediation, including steps to address adverse screening results and adverse database screening outcomes.

  MauritiusSanctions and screening

• Compliance & AML/CFT

  Data protection gap analyses and remediation

  Conducted data protection gap analyses and prepared remediation recommendations.

  MauritiusData protection

• Compliance & AML/CFT

  Controller registration renewal with the Data Protection Office

  Assisted with renewal of controller registration and certification with the Data Protection Office.

  MauritiusData protection

• Compliance & AML/CFT

  Data protection manuals, DPIAs and legitimate interests assessments

  Reviewed and prepared data protection manuals, agreements and compliance documentation, including Data Protection Impact Assessments and Legitimate Interests Assessments.

  MauritiusData protection

• Dispute Resolution

  Debt recovery strategy and enforcement

  Assisted with debt recovery matters, including strategy, acknowledgements of debt, settlement arrangements, demand letters, mises en demeure and court proceedings.

  MauritiusDebt recovery

• Dispute Resolution

  Pre-contentious correspondence and settlement positioning

  Prepared pre-contentious correspondence and settlement positioning in debt recovery and contractual enforcement matters.

  MauritiusPre-action strategy

• Dispute Resolution

  Eviction order applications

  Assisted with eviction order applications (Writ Habere Facias Possessionem applications).

  MauritiusProperty litigation

• Dispute Resolution

  Litigation analysis on fund administration obligations

  Prepared litigation analysis in relation to alleged breaches of fund administration obligations, regulatory failures and related fiduciary issues.

  MauritiusFinancial services disputes

• Employment

  Employment agreements, policies and ESOP documentation

  Drafted and reviewed employment agreements, workplace policies, ESOP documentation and disciplinary process documents.

  MauritiusEmployment documentation

• Employment

  Lawful termination and settlement documentation

  Prepared lawful termination and settlement documentation, including compromise and settlement agreements.

  MauritiusEmployment advisory

• Employment

  Termination of employment during probation

  Assisted with termination of employment during probation, including procedural fairness and risk mitigation.

  MauritiusEmployment advisory

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