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The London corridor: African firms are hiring English-law capacity instead of renting it
Olaniwun Ajayi recruited a former HSF Kramer Johannesburg office managing partner into its London office in July 2026.…
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Francophone Africa is the biggest unclaimed coverage gap in the African legal market
Seven Francophone mandates identified in four quarters, a firm leading the 100 Legal Powerlist for a fifth consecutive…
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Egypt’s privatisation pipeline is a two-year legal mandate queue, and it is already staffed
Five military-owned companies are being restructured ahead of listings, the state fund is reviewing an expansion to 40…
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Ghana: deep talent, thin flow, and a reported US$19.9bn transaction nobody outside Accra has heard of
Project Wembley is reported by counsel as the largest M&A transaction in Ghana’s beverages manufacturing sector in recent…
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The Free Zone test: what the Dangote Refinery IPO actually asks of Nigeria’s legal market
Nigeria’s first public offer by a Free Zone Enterprise is not only a capital-markets event. It is the…
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Data centres are becoming Africa’s fastest-emerging M&A vertical, and the legal work is different
Helios’s acquisition of Telecom Egypt’s Regional Data Hub, Africa50’s stake in Raya Data Center, and a Nigerian joint…
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The recapitalisation cycle is Nigeria’s most predictable legal mandate stream
Bank-by-bank capital raises are generating a repeatable sequence of Nigerian mandates. Meridian is tracking which firms appear across…
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Hogan Lovells Strengthens Africa Arbitration Coverage with hire of Sébastien Bonnard and team
On 29 May 2026, Hogan Lovells announced the hire of Sébastien Bonnard and team from Hughes Hubbard &…
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Nigeria Electoral Ruling: Extended Timelines Reshape 2027 Political Risk and Compliance Architecture
The Federal High Court’s 20 May 2026 decision striking down INEC’s compressed deadlines under the Electoral Act 2026…
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Kasi Cloud Mandates Reflect Rising Legal Complexity in AI Infrastructure Projects
Two leading Nigerian law firms, Ikeyi Shitty & Co. and Olaniwun Ajayi LP are playing central advisory roles…
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