Pan-African Legal Services – Cross-Border Transaction Support

Requirement

A multinational corporation requires pan-African legal services support for a complex cross-border acquisition and post-merger integration involving entities in Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, and South Africa. Total legal services budget is $262,500 over 18 months. Scope includes due diligence coordination across four jurisdictions, transaction documentation and local law opinions, regulatory filings and competition authority submissions, post-merger corporate restructuring, and ongoing commercial contract support. Lead counsel role requires coordination of local firms in each jurisdiction. We seek international law firms with African practice capability or African regional law firms with multi-jurisdictional reach. Ideal partners have advised on cross-border M&A transactions exceeding $100 million, maintain offices or best-friend relationships in all target jurisdictions, and can mobilize within 2 weeks. Fee structure combines fixed fees for defined scope items and capped hourly rates for additional work. Estimated breakdown: due diligence ($75,000), transaction documentation ($85,000), regulatory filings ($45,000), post-merger support ($57,500). Lead counsel earns coordination fee of 15% on local counsel disbursements. The client has board approval for the acquisition with target closing within 9 months. Legal panel selection will consider conflicts, relevant experience, team composition, and fee competitiveness. African law firm participation is strongly encouraged.