Our M & A area of practice is recognised as the country-wide leader in this field. We pride ourselves on delivering an extremely high standard of work and are innovative in our approach to structuring transactions and solving any problems that may arise with respect to these transactions.
We have a good working relationship with all relevant regulators and exult in our ability to work closely with our clients as well as their financial transactional advisors.
Our experience includes, but is not limited to M & A transactions covering: purchases and share sale agreements, asset sale agreements, takeovers both voluntary and mandatory, private equity transactions including by-outs and buy-ins, reorganisations, de-mergers, schemes of arrangements, restructuring, and amalgamations.
Armstrongs provides advice and services to a large number of pre-eminent Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) listed and unlisted companies in Botswana on a wide range of corporate issues ranging from Stock Exchange compliance, corporate governance, acquisitions, takeovers, competition law, sell-downs, due diligence reviews, and income tax structuring.
As legal advisor to the overwhelming majority of share, note and bond issues that have been listed on the Botswana Stock Exchange and Government bond issues, the firm has vast experience in respect of local banking law, the Botswana Stock Exchange Listing Requirements, the Companies Act, the Botswana International Financial Services Centre rules and regulations, Income Tax and capital raising. The firm is also a pioneer in the capital markets sector having proposed and implemented the listing of the first variable rate loan stock company, the first dematerialised note issue, the first issue of collateralised debt obligations, and the first issue of bonds by the Government of Botswana.
Having been involved in major insolvencies in Botswana in recent years, our insolvency practitioners are equipped to advise on the largest and most complex insolvencies, providing the solutions which provide commercial results.
Our expertise in this area covers petitions, debt restructuring, judicial management, petitions for liquidation and sequestration, compromises, reorganisations, and schemes of arrangement. We advise lenders and investors at all levels as well as corporations, liquidators, and directors. on capital structure and work closely with other specialists in related areas, such as accountability to ensure an integrated service.
Armstrongs continues to provide legal advice to the majority of Botswana’s private healthcare institutions on a variety of operational and legal matters. Armstrongs conducts the medical malpractice defence work for all of the private hospitals currently operating in Botswana. In addition, Armstrongs works for ancillary providers such as medical aid providers, healthcare providers and medical device companies.
Examples of where Armstrongs has been appointed counsel include:
Successful defence of the longest medical malpractice trial in Botswana, spanning seven weeks.
Successful defence of the largest known medical malpractice claim in Botswana
Transactional advice on the acquisition of a private hospital
