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ARTICLE · 08 APRIL 2013

Chinese SOEs Taking Advantage Of Mauritius For Africa M&A

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A discussion on why Chinese companies are increasingly using offshore jurisdictions such as Mauritius.

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Chinese companies, particularly state owned enterprises (SOEs), are now predominantly structuring their Africa investments through Mauritius, Malcolm Moller, managing partner for Mauritius & Seychelles with the offshore legal services provider Appleby, told PaRR.

"Structuring their investments through offshore structures...minimise[s] the risk of investment failures...[and provides] tax savings through the use...of double tax agreements (DTAs)," Moller said.

Mauritius has more than 35 DTAs with other nations and historically has been a popular offshore hub for investment into India.

In the past, Chinese companies had invested directly in African countries but are increasingly using offshore jurisdictions such as Mauritius, Moller added.

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