Endowed with kilometers of white powdery sand beaches stretching along the coast line of Sierra Leone and potentials for eco tourism, Sierra Leone continues to serve as a magnet for attracting foreign direct investment. The National Tourist Board for Sierra Leone and the Tourism Ministry with investment from the private sector has been at the forefront of the rebirth of the tourism industry in Sierra Leone. The Firm continues to be the firm of choice for major players in the industry.
The broad depth of experience of the Macauley, Bangura & Co team, which ranges from the investment, financing, and development of projects through all of the legal issues presented in the course of hotel or resort operations, enables the team to provide truly global coverage to its clients. Our clients include developers, investors, lenders, construction companies, management companies and franchisors, and operators and franchisees. At Macauley, Bangura & Co. our wealth of experience in advising our hospitality and leisure industry clients understand and deal with the business and legal issues that demands their attention speaks for itself.
We use our knowledge and experience to ensure our clients protect themselves from current risks and are positioned appropriately for future success. We have negotiated quite recently development agreements with governments on behalf of our hospitality and leisure clients. We also have extensive experience in mergers, acquisitions, and financings in the resort, hotel, and leisure industry and significant experience in securing planning, permission, and zoning approvals for new hotels and refurbishment of existing hotel and resort projects to permit the construction of additional conference, sports, leisure, and gaming facilities. We have experience representing owners, investors, operators, and lenders in delivering a full spectrum of services associated with financing hospitality real estate projects, ranging from straightforward acquisition, development, and construction loans, to bilateral and syndicated facilities, mezzanine and other subordinated debt facilities, and transactions involving highly complex vehicles, structures, and financing techniques. We represent institutional investors and banks in the financing of industrial, commercial, and residential developments and have significant experience representing both lenders and borrowers in a variety of complex commercial mortgage finance transactions.