MAURITIUS Law and Practice Contributed by: Gilles Athaw, Jason Barbe, Deeviya Rughooputh and Sushika Ramlugun, Bowmans
Bowmans is a leading African law firm with offices in Kenya, Mauritius, Namibia, South Africa, Tanza- nia and Zambia, alliance firms in Ethiopia and Ni- geria, and special relationships with leading firms in Mozambique and Uganda. With over 500 lawyers, Bowmans delivers integrated legal services to clients throughout Africa from seven offices in five countries. Bowmans’ advice uniquely blends expertise in the law, knowledge of local markets and an understand- ing of clients’ businesses. The Mauritius office com-
prises 17 experienced local practitioners who provide bespoke legal services. The firm specialises in corpo- rate, private equity, banking and finance, securities and regulatory law, frequently advises on mergers and acquisitions and provides transactional sup- port to investment funds and holding companies. It serves both local and international clients, including fund managers, private equity houses, management companies, banks and financial institutions.
Authors
Gilles Athaw is a partner at Bowmans (Mauritius office) and heads the banking and finance practice. Having accumulated over 21 years’ experience in the field of corporate and commercial, as well as in banking
Jason Barbe is a senior associate in the Mauritius office of Bowmans, where he acts for local and international clients on corporate and financing transactions. He is specialised in drafting of finance and
and finance law, Gilles has advised a significant number of financial institutions and corporations, focusing mainly on cross-border financing, fintech and corporate structuring. He has an LLB (Hons) degree from the University of Buckingham and a Post Graduate Diploma in Law from the City University. Gilles also holds a certificate of competency in Cryptocurrency and Disruption from the London School of Economics. Gilles is qualified as a barrister at the Bar of England and Wales and the Mauritius Bar.
security documents in connection with cross-border financing. Prior to joining Bowmans, Jason gained experience in the Africa Practice department of CMS Francis Lefebvre Avocats in Paris, where he assisted clients in their project financing in francophone Africa (OHADA). Jason holds a Master II in Law (LLM) from the University of Paris XII and completed the Paris Bar Certificate at the Paris Bar School. Jason is a member of the Mauritius Bar and the Paris Bar.
Deeviya Rughooputh is an associate in Bowmans’ Mauritius office. She advises on cross-border financing, general finance and banking matters. Prior to joining Bowmans Mauritius, she worked at a reputed law firm in
Sushika Ramlugun is an associate in Bowmans’ Mauritius office, where she advises on banking and financing matters. She is involved mainly in drafting and reviewing a variety of loan and security agreements in
Mauritius, focusing mainly on cross-border corporate, mergers and acquisitions, insolvency and restructuring and commercial transactions. Deeviya has an LLB (Hons) degree from the University of Mauritius, a Post Graduate Diploma in Law from BPP University and has completed her Master of Laws in Bar Professional Training from Cardiff University.
connection with cross-border financing transactions. Prior to joining Bowmans Mauritius, she worked at two reputed law firm in Mauritius, focusing principally on cross-border financing, insolvency, civil, commercial and employment law matters involving both local and international clients. Sushika holds an LLB (Hons) Bachelor of Laws from Middlesex University Mauritius and completed her Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC) at BPP University Law School, London.
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