MAURITIUS Law and Practice Contributed by: Professor Michael Katz, Laksha Juddoo Prayag, Anne-Sophie Lenette and Ayesha Rambajun, ENS
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Authors
Professor Michael Katz is chair of ENS and specialises in corporate and commercial law, including advising on M&A, competition law, tax law, privatisation and deregulation, project finance and non-recourse financing,
Anne-Sophie Lenette is an executive and barrister at ENS in Mauritius and specialises in mergers and acquisitions, private equity, company and insolvency law, including advising on cross-border transactions,
public-private partnerships, empowerment ventures and banking and financial markets. He is regularly quoted in the media and speaks at a number of international and domestic conferences and high- profile events. Michael publishes numerous articles, chapters and papers on legal and fiscal topics, including co-authoring the Butterworths Company Law Precedents (four volumes) and South Africa’s contribution to the United Nations’ and Harvard University’s Corporate Law Tools project.
corporate restructuring and reorganisations, and employee share incentive schemes. She advises both foreign and domestic investors across the full lifecycle of sale and purchase transactions, from pre-acquisition through to completion, including legal due diligence and the drafting, negotiation and review of share purchase, share subscription, shareholders’ and commercial agreements. Her clientele spans banking, sugar, hospitality, property development and healthcare, and she has notably represented some of the largest stakeholders in the Mauritian economy.
Laksha Juddoo Prayag is an executive and barrister at ENS in Mauritius, specialising in capital markets, renewable energy, funds, corporate and commercial law, mergers and acquisitions, and
Ayesha Rambajun is a senior associate at ENS in Mauritius, specialising in mergers and acquisitions, corporate law, and regulatory and compliance matters. She advises local and international
cross-border transactions. She advises listed and unlisted companies and financial institutions across the public and private sectors, and played a key role in Mauritius’s inaugural green bond issuance for renewable energy financing. Laksha also has significant experience in ESG matters, corporate governance and regulatory structuring.
clients on cross-border transactions, including M&A and private equity investments, and has experience in drafting and negotiating transaction documentation and conducting legal due diligence. She also advises on regulatory frameworks, corporate governance, and compliance matters, including anti-money laundering, with particular expertise in data protection, cross-border data transfers and governance frameworks.
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