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Corporate, Commercial and Financial Services Law & Practice

Corporate, Commercial and Financial Services Law & Practice

Corporate, Commercial and Financial Services constitute a major part of our practice. As a law firm that has been actively involved in Sierra Leone's emergence as an international player in the global market, Macauley, Bangura & Co. has been involved in several of the country’s groundbreaking corporate and financial transactions.

A pioneer in the field of corporate and commercial practice in Sierra Leone, the Firm presents its clients with a wide range of legal services, ranging from participating in and advising on pre-contracts negotiations, drafting and reviewing agreements for commercial institutions, distribution, joint ventures and franchising, advising on documents for establishing companies, branches, subsidiaries, sole proprietorships, trusts and partnerships to giving corporate advice on day to day matters, attending Board and Shareholders meeting, serving as nominee directors, company secretaries and obtaining relevant compliance documents, licenses and authorizations. We have regularly advised overseas listed companies, multinationals as well as domestic companies. Our clientele also includes international corporations, banks and financial institutions, state-owned enterprises and governments. Our experience and expertise has made Macauley, Bangura & Co. the Firm of Choice for the provisions of advice to domestic and international clients in all sectors of commerce, business and the economy, including building, engineering, financial services, information technology, manufacturing, mining and energy, pharmaceuticals and transport. We frequently deal with high-profile, high-stakes commercial disputes and have a track record of obtaining successful results in cases with regional, national, and international significance. Our strength in this area is derived from the quality and breadth of experience of our team, this being one of our core disciplines.

Our area of expertise include:

  • Mergers, acquisitions and take-over
  • Insolvency, Corporate, Debt recoveries, collections and liquidations
  • Aviation
  • Asset-based finance
  • Capital markets and derivation
  • Commercial contracts
  • Competition issues (anti-trust)
  • Corporate finance
  • Empowerment transactions
  • Exchange control
  • Foreign Direct Investment
  • Information Technology
  • Privatizations and restructuring of state
  • Project finance and public/private partnerships
  • Securitizations, Securities transactions (including public off erings)
  • Tax