The opportunities to invest in Africa are plentiful. Yet with more than 50 legal systems, Doug Nordlinger and Sarah Wolpert underline the importance of due diligence on M&A transactions
As clients continue to look to Africa for M&A and investment opportunities (particularly given the relatively strong performance of a number of African economies during the global economic downturn), it is important to appreciate that Africa is a vast continent made up of more than 50 countries with each having their own legal regimes and individual set of legal risks and issues.
