MAURITIUS Law and Practice Contributed by: Bhavna Ramsurun, Pinki Mahata, Lorna Senivassen and Shreya Mungur, BLC Robert & Associates
BLC Robert & Associates is the leading inde - pendent business law firm in Mauritius, with the largest number of fee earners. The firm’s mem - bership of Africa Legal Network strengthens its position as the leading provider of legal services both locally and throughout the African conti - nent, through the presence of member law firms in 15 African jurisdictions. BLC Robert & Asso - ciates has seven partners and four main prac - tice areas: corporate and commercial, banking and finance, financial services and regulatory, and dispute resolution. The firm also has fur -
ther specialised sub-practice groups, covering business law, M&A, employment, taxation, real estate and hospitality, insolvency, capital mar - kets, and TMT. Clients include a vast number of funds, private equity houses, managers, insur - ance companies, fiduciary businesses and fi - nancial advisers. Funds and funds-related work is a core area of the practice, with a dedicated team advising on all aspects of fund formation, closings, investor relationships, regulatory, and tax structuring.
Authors
Bhavna Ramsurun is a partner at BLC Robert & Associates and specialises in financial regulatory matters, with a particular focus on investment funds, capital markets regulation, and securities law. She frequently advises on fund formation, the establishment of financial services providers and institutions, and regulatory compliance. Bhavna has represented a number of fund managers, private equity and venture capital firms, investment funds and financial institutions, as well as institutional investors. She also advises domestic and international players on their capital raising in the Mauritian market and on a cross-border basis. Bhavna is a member of the Mauritius Bar Association.
Pinki Mahata is an associate in the financial services team at BLC Robert & Associates, specialising in financial services, competition, regulatory, and compliance-related matters. She
has been involved in the setting-up of a USD500 million private equity fund investing in private sector businesses domiciled in Africa, in the restructuring and setting-up of a Mauritius-domiciled real estate fund investing in real estate development in African countries with a target worth of USD450 million, in the restructuring of a Sub-Saharan investment structure, and in the restructuring of a pan- African fintech company.
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