Hunt & Humphry has an extensive track record in all the major economic centres in Africa, Asia and other emerging markets. We provide project development, corporate/commercial and finance support across a range of sectors and offer a one-stop solution for setting up and doing business in emerging markets.
This focus of the firm has been driven by the significant investment being made by Australian companies into emerging markets (including in particular Africa where there are currently over 250 Australian companies operating over 600 projects in Africa).
In line with this, Hunt & Humphry and leading emerging markets project finance and corporate law firm Trinity International LLP have joined forces as a specialised projects and project finance team focussing on emerging markets, particularly Africa, Asia, and Australia. With complementary practices in London, Johannesburg and Perth, the team helps clients based in Australia/Asia by connecting them and their projects and transactions in emerging markets with the debt and equity capital in London/Europe and Africa whilst offering on-the-ground legal and corporate/commercial support and expertise in Australia, Europe and Africa.
Conrad Marais is individually rated in Chambers Global 2011 for his expertise in the projects and energy market in Africa. Trinity is rated in Chambers Global 2011 and Legal 500 for its African projects and finance practice alongside some of the largest and best firms in the market.
The team is able to offer its core services in project development, corporate/commercial and finance, as well as:
- company incorporation services
- consenting, licencing and permitting
- property matters
- employee relations
- joint development agreements
- due diligence of company matters in Africa
- translating documents
- conducting preliminary assessments of investment opportunities
- reorganising corporate capital structure in Africa.
