Practice area

Banking & Finance law firms in Africa.

Lending, capital markets, structured products, financial regulation and funds.

Banking and finance law in Africa covers the structuring and documentation of loans, bonds and structured products, as well as the regulatory framework for banks, insurers and asset managers. South Africa's Financial Sector Conduct Authority and Prudential Authority regulate a sophisticated financial sector; Nigeria's Central Bank and Securities and Exchange Commission oversee West Africa's largest banking market. Africa-specific considerations include exchange-control regimes — South Africa's Reserve Bank regulations govern cross-border capital flows — project finance for infrastructure, development finance institution lending, and increasingly green bonds and sustainability-linked instruments. Pan-African banking groups and development finance institutions generate a significant volume of cross-border finance mandates.

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Banking & Finance firms

Firms practising Banking & Finance.

Stonebridge Chambers

South Africa

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Stonebridge Chambers is a corporate and commercial firm built around cross-border transactions touching Southern Afri…

Adisa Legal

Nigeria

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Adisa Legal is a Lagos-based corporate and commercial firm advising Nigerian and international clients on transaction…

Nile Delta Legal

Egypt

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Nile Delta Legal is a leading Cairo corporate and arbitration firm advising on M&A, project finance, capital markets…

Dakar Conseil

Senegal

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Dakar Conseil is a leading Francophone firm advising on OHADA corporate law, project finance and infrastructure acros…

Abuja Chambers

Nigeria

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Abuja Chambers is a full-service Nigerian firm advising on energy, infrastructure, corporate transactions and regulat…

Kampala Counsel

Uganda

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Kampala Counsel advises on energy, infrastructure, banking and corporate transactions across Uganda and the East Afri…

Lusaka Legal

Zambia

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Lusaka Legal advises mining, energy and financial institutions on transactions, financing and disputes across Zambia…

Gaborone Law

Botswana

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Gaborone Law advises mining, financial services and corporate clients on transactions, regulatory and dispute matters…

Kigali Partners

Rwanda

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Kigali Partners advises on investment, technology, banking and infrastructure within Rwanda's fast-growing regional hub.

Gold Coast Advisory

Ghana

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Gold Coast Advisory is an Accra-based commercial firm advising on banking and finance, energy, mining and corporate t…

Atlas Maghreb Law

Morocco

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Atlas Maghreb Law is a Casablanca firm advising on corporate finance, real estate, energy and Francophone Africa tran…

Pearl Chambers

Uganda

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Pearl Chambers is a Kampala commercial firm advising on banking, telecoms, energy and dispute resolution in Uganda an…