Beau Bassin Corporate is a Mauritius-based corporate and funds firm that sits at the centre of Africa-focused investment structures. It advises private equity s
Beau Bassin Corporate is a Mauritius-based corporate and funds firm that sits at the centre of Africa-focused investment structures. It advises private equity sponsors, venture funds, development finance institutions and multinational groups on the Mauritian holding, financing and fund vehicles through which capital is deployed into the continent. The firm works alongside onshore counsel in the target jurisdictions, providing the Mauritian regulatory, tax-residence and structuring layer that underpins cross-border African deals. Established in 2011 by practitioners from the global business sector, it focuses on fund formation, Global Business Company structuring, banking and finance, and the tax-treaty analysis that drives jurisdiction choice. The firm is recognised for its work with first-time fund managers establishing Africa-focused vehicles and for the substance and governance advice required under the Financial Services Commission framework.
Leads the firm's funds practice. Advises private equity and venture managers on Mauritian fund formation, FSC licensing and substance, and the governance of Global Business Companies. Over twenty years advising Africa-focused investment structures.
Acts for lenders, borrowers and DFIs on cross-border acquisition and project finance routed through Mauritian vehicles. Particular focus on security packages, treaty access and exchange-control interface for downstream African subsidiaries.
Advises on corporate structuring, Global Business Company incorporations and the tax-residence and double-taxation-treaty analysis that drives jurisdiction choice for African investments.
Priya advises fund managers on the structuring, licensing and administration of Mauritius investment funds and global business companies.
Matters are described generically and anonymised where confidentiality applies.
Advised the manager of a USD 200m Africa-focused private equity fund on its Mauritian GP/feeder structure, FSC licensing and the substance requirements under the global business regime.
Acted for a development finance institution on a Mauritian-domiciled co-investment vehicle financing renewable energy projects across East Africa.
Structured the holding and financing platform for a pan-African fintech group, coordinating Mauritian tax-residence, exchange-control interface and treaty access for downstream African subsidiaries.
Recognised in the Mauritius funds and offshore corporate market (demo listing).
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