Introduction to Bookbinder Business Law Competition Practice
BBL has developed an extensive competition practice which contributes to knowledge initiatives in this sector and has been involved in leading competition law both locally and globally. More on this can be accessed here.[ Read More]
Counsel to FNBB and Rand Merchant Bank in an aircraft Finance Transaction
Acted as lead counsel to First Capital Bank Botswana Limited in a USD/MWK Currency Swap Facility on behalf of the Reserve Bank of Malawi, as arranged by Bank One (Mauritius) in its capacity Mandated Lead Arranger (Confidential).
Competition & Market Regulation
Representing Cooley LLP in a merger transaction which involved the acquisition of NICE Systems (Proprietary) Limited’s assets (Target Enterprise) by Qognify Limited (Acquiring Enterprise) in the United Kingdom, Israel & USA
Counsel to Servest (Proprietary) Limited in a merger transaction between ECH Management Solutions Botswana and Servest (Proprietary) Limited which resulted in a combined turnover of ZAR3,500,000,000.00
Counsel to Natural Selections and South African private investors in their acquisition of 66% of the issued share capital of a major tourism business and the subsequent acquisition by a South African investor
Debt Capital Markets
Acting for BDC in the resuscitation of BDC BWP1,000,000.00 Note Programme and listing of BWP226,000,000.00 Series 001 Notes
Acting for Access Bank in the approval of its BWP500,000,000.00 Note Programme on the BSE
Dispute Resolution
Counsel to a shareholder against Morula Capital (Proprietary) Limited, for a governance issue that culminated in the disposition of shares worth BWP
12,000,000.00
Counsel to Sun International (Proprietary) Limited (now “Avani”) in interdict proceedings against the Casino Control Board restraining the issuance of a casino license
Employment & Labour Relations
Acting for Imara Holdings Limited with respect to a retrenchment exercise
Providing Kgalagadi Breweries (Proprietary) Limited with highly specialised employment and labour advice in respect of employee disciplinary hearings
Energy & Natural Resources
Acting for Bravura South Africa, a mining conglomerate operating in West Africa, which sought to enforce its rights against a Caterpillar Finance agent in
respect of equipment situate in Botswana.
Acting for BCL (in liquidation) in respect of a rehabilitation declarator
Construction & Public Works
Acted as lead counsel for Mwinda Alley, in a multi-million pula arbitration over the Bemcoville
development.
Acted as counsel For a JV partner in a BWP 2 billion project of Lobatse water supply master plant.
Restructuring & Insolvency
Assisted Max Power with non-fatal insolvency measures i.e. scheme of compromise
Acted for FNBB to secure a novel pooling of assets and winding up order against a franchisee of KFC and assisted the liquidator with a restructuring including disposal of the franchise rights.
Equity Capital Markets
Acting for BDC in a legal due diligence exercise for a project wherein BDC was desirous of acquiring, initially, approximately 35% of the total equity in Access Bank
Acted as lead counsel to Standard Chartered Bank Botswana Limited in respect of the private placement and subsequent listing of 7-year senior unsecured notes on the Botswana Stock Exchange (“BSE”) worth BWP229,963,000.00
Property Development & Conveyancing
Advised the developer of the i-towers development, and effected Botswana’s first successful sectional titles in addition to all registration of title
Public Procurement & Government Contracting
Acted for a mechanical works contractor, A.S.A, with respect to the construction of the new BURS headquarters in a BWP 53, 000, 000.00 claim.
Tax
Acted for Bank Gaborone in tax litigation from the Board of Adjudicators to the Court of appeal, setting an important precedent in the Hire purchase business model.
