Appleby > Port Louis, Mauritius > Firm Profile

Appleby Offices

Appleby
7TH FLOOR, HAPPY WORLD HOUSE 37,
SIR WILLIAM NEWTON STREET
PORT LOUIS
11328
Mauritius
Visit website 1 230 203 4300 1 230 210 8792

Appleby > The Legal 500 Rankings

Mauritius > Leading firms Tier 1

Capitalising on its international footprint, Appleby services a plethora of multi-jurisdictional financial institutions, as well as domestic and international corporations across regulated industries like energy, tech and agriculture. The firm is retained on an array of corporate and commercial matters, with non-contentious and contentious mandates split respectively between Malcolm Moller‘s corporate team and Yahia Nazroo‘s dispute resolution team. The former advises on complex, high-value M&A transactions, financing and securitisations, and regulatory compliance and due diligence, while the latter counts among his specialisms commercial and trust disputes, insolvency proceedings, and gaming and betting law. Sharmilla Bhima contributes extensive experience in international arbitration and the enforcement of foreign judgments, and Farzanah Nawool excels in banking and finance law. Dushyant Ramdhur left the firm in April 2023.

Practice head(s):

Malcolm Moller; Yahia Nazroo

Other key lawyers:

Sharmilla Bhima; Farzanah Nawool

Testimonials

‘A deep understanding of the Mauritian system and its players.’

‘Appleby will work all hours and go to all lengths to get the material prepared. Nothing is too much trouble. They are agile and able to hear new information and change their minds – key from a client perspective.’

‘Above average availability and responsiveness within the given timeline.’

‘Yahia Nazroo is highlighted for quality of advice and knowledge of legal frameworks, and his responsiveness.’

‘The approach at Appleby is very welcoming whether it be by telephone or in person visits. From the reception to the professionals you need to be in contact with, they are always ready to help and assist.’

‘Yahia Nazroo is very passionate about what he does such that he will not only advise you on a subject that you need his service for but will look into the big picture and examine all the expected impacts. This approach helps in not just getting the current situation resolved but also the care and action that needs to be taken forward in order not to fall in such situations again.’

‘Solution-oriented approach and legal advice. High availability and fast reaction times.’

‘I want to highlight Yahia Nazroo for his attention to the client’s needs. On the substance but also on his reaction times.’

Key clients

Natixis, Singapore Branch and ING Bank N.V.

Bain Capital

ReNew Power Private Limited

MTN Group Limited

Valeura Energy Inc.

African Development Bank

MEMG International Ltd

Investec (Project Trident)

The Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank Ltd

HSBC Bank, National Association

Vtech Holdings Limited

Lendable Asset Management

Global Loan Agency Services Limited (‘GLAS’) & GLAS Trust Corporation Limited

M2P Solutions Private Limited

China Minsheng Bank

Work highlights

  • Assisted ReNew Power Private Limited with raising $400m through senior secured green bonds for Diamond II Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ReNew Energy Global PLC.
  • Assisted MTN Group with the refinancing of its existing USD revolving credit facility with the Bank of America Europe Designated Activity Company, Citibank N.A., London Branch and MUFG Bank Ltd.
  • Advised HSBC Bank, National Association on Carlyle Group Inc.’s special-purpose investment holding firm CA Magnum Holdings’ plan to issue dollar bonds to help fund the proposed acquisition of Hexaware Technologies Ltd.

Mauritius > Barristers: Commercial disputes Tier 2

Appleby leverages the resources of its broad network in assisting major corporate service providers, financial institutions, funds, professional directors, investors and corporations with a broad range of high-value commercial and trust disputes, insolvency proceedings and judicial review. Yahia Nazroo represented a global management consulting firm in a breach of contract claim in relation to mining operations in PIP Global solutions v Endeavour Mining Corporation, and in the finance space secured application for the erasure of a privilege inscribed by the Mauritius Revenue Authority upon a property in Sooknah & Nive Co Ltd v Mauritius Revenue Authority IPO & The Conservator of Mortgages.

Leading Juniors

Yahia Nazroo – Appleby ‘Very collaborative and very passionate about what he does such that he will not only advise you on a subject that you need his service for but will look into the big picture and examine all the expected impacts.’

Testimonials

‘Above average availability and responsiveness within the given timeline.’

‘The approach at Appleby is very welcoming whether it be by telephone or in person visits. From the reception to the professionals you need to be in contact with, they are always ready to help and assist.’

‘Solution oriented approach and legal advice. High availability and fast reaction times.’

Work highlights

Appleby > Firm Profile

The firm: Appleby is a leading offshore law firm. The team of legal specialists advise global public and private companies, financial institutions and private individuals. Appleby is regularly recognised for its integrity and excellent client service, these are the values the firm prides itself on and are at the very core of its business.

Appleby’s global presence allows it to provide timely and comprehensive legal advice at the times that matter most to clients. Appleby is located in the key offshore jurisdictions of Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey, Mauritius, and the Seychelles, as well as the international financial centres of Hong Kong and Shanghai. Appleby works with clients to achieve practical solutions whether in a single location or across multiple jurisdictions. Appleby is a full service law firm providing expert advice across corporate, dispute resolution, property, regulatory and private client and trusts practice areas.

Principal areas of work
Mergers and acquisitions: Appleby’s mergers and acquisitions team regularly works with FTSE 100 and Fortune 500 companies around the globe to help them deploy strategic growth and restructuring initiatives, whether involving single jurisdictions or complex multi-jurisdictional, multi-disciplinary transactions. They actively monitor M&A trends through their half-yearly Offshore-i report and their unique global presence means that they are able to advise clients on complex, cross-border transactions involving the offshore jurisdictions.

Regulatory: Appleby’s regulatory and compliance team is one of the world’s largest offshore, comprised of experts who not only have first-hand knowledge of local regulation, but who have in many cases, helped to shape it. Their team are skilled at putting technical regulatory information and decision-making in a commercial context, and clients know that they can assemble the team to deliver an international service, quickly and seamlessly.

Technology and innovation: Appleby’s multi-disciplinary technology and innovation group comprises experts from each of their ten offices to help businesses meet the new challenges and support clients across a broad range of emerging technologies including blockchain, virtual currencies, ICOs, data protection and financial technologies.

Banking and finance: Appleby’s banking and asset finance team are experienced in all aspects of law relating to banking, ship and aircraft registration and finance, asset backed finance and project and infrastructure finance. They provide advice to major banks and financial institutions, ship and aircraft owners, lessors, and lessees and have deep and trusted relationships with numerous international law firms, shipping groups and financial institutions around the world.

Funds: Appleby’s fund finance team are experts in advising banks and finance providers in the development of sophisticated financing solutions. The team are globally recognized as leaders in the fund finance sector and have advised on a variety of different financing structures involving funds that have ranged from a hundred million to billions of dollars in subscribed investor commitments.

Insolvency and restructuring: Appleby’s insolvency and testructuring team advise directors, institutional lenders, creditors (secured or unsecured), borrowers, or insolvency practitioners in large insolvencies that have offshore or cross-border elements. The team has extensive insolvency and restructuring experience across a wide range of industries, including retail, hospitality and leisure, healthcare, financial services, real estate and manufacturing.

Trust disputes: As family arrangements become more complex, trustees and beneficiaries are frequently being drawn into disputes which lead to court proceedings. Appleby’s talented, experienced and solution driven trust disputes team is committed to delivering the highest possible level of client service and regularly work together across their global locations to provide expert multi-jurisdictional advice.

Employment: Appleby’s specialist employment team provides advice on employment and immigration law to a range of global clients, including banks, financial services businesses, companies and directors, as well as their onshore legal advisers. With close ties to local governments, they are often consulted on, and help to share, new laws brought into force across the jurisdictions in which they operate.

Fraud and asset tracing: Appleby’s fraud and asset tracing team are experts in helping clients to trace and recover assets across international jurisdictions, regardless of where proceedings originate. Their clients include major financial institutions, multinational corporations, government agencies, state-owned corporations and high net worth individuals, who have been defrauded or have received the proceeds of fraud. They also advise directors and officers, and other service providers caught in the fallout of fraudulent activities.

Property: Appleby are a leading provider of property services in Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, Isle of Man and Jersey. Their property team provides expert legal advice on all aspects of commercial and residential property, including sales and purchases, leasing, development and property finance transactions. They are frequently recognised for their experience and excellent client service and are consistently ranked in the top tiers for property work. They regularly work directly with developers, investors, business occupiers, banking institutions and private individuals.

PC&T: Appleby’s private client and trust team provide trust and foundation services to private individuals, families, and fiduciary companies. They advise on all aspects of trust law, including the establishment, administration, restructuring and termination of private, charitable, and commercial trusts and foundations. They act in a personal capacity as Protector, Enforcer and Director (of Private Trust Companies) for a number of discretionary trusts and are frequently instructed by blue-chip trust institutions.

Main Contacts

Department Name Email Telephone
Corporate Malcolm Moller mmoller@applebyglobal.com +230 2034301
Corporate & Dispute Resolution Yahia Nazroo ynazroo@applebyglobal.com +230 2034313
Corporate Sharmilla Bhima pbhima@applebyglobal.com +230 2034323
Corporate Farzanah Nawool fnawool@applebyglobal.com +230 4054344

Staff Figures

Number of partners : 4
Number of other fee earners : 10

Languages

English
French

Other

Main Contact : Malcolm Moller, Group Managing Partner
Other offices : Bermuda
Other offices : British Virgin Islands
Other offices : Cayman Islands
Other offices : Guernsey
Other offices : Hong Kong
Other offices : Isle of Man
Other offices : Jersey
Other offices : Shanghai