Aman & Partners Legal Service LLP maintains a significant presence in Ethiopia’s corporate and financial services markets. Advising on a range of transactional, regulatory, and restructuring matters, the team supports clients in the logistics, finance, and telecommunications sectors, among others. The practice regularly handles major cross-border financings, capital markets work, and mandates connected to Ethiopia’s market liberalisation, including advising foreign investors on entry into the telecommunications and mobile money sectors. The group is led by experienced partners, Aman Assefa, Bahakal Abate, Micael Sheul, and Ermias Ayalew.
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- 'They have a very good knowledge of the law and business. So, they support us like a legal business partner.'
- 'Composed of lawyers who have an exceptional caliber, knowledge of the law, practical understanding of the business. They have all the appropriate up-to-date technology.'
- 'Responsiveness, thoroughness, technical competence, knowledge of the local laws and regulations, and where they are not sure, their ability to gather the knowledge immediately.'
- 'The partners in this firm are cooperative with a genuine support to our business to add value and the willingness to provide legal services whenever needed. They always give priority to understand our business and challenges with a view to provide a legal service tailored to our need. Of course, they are well organized in whatever they do, and they respond to our requests on time.'
- 'This law firm is unique in its diversity of practice in the fields of corporate and investment law and its approach in the delivery of legal services which is value driven. The partners and the professionals in this firm are well experienced with a mix of academic, judicial and corporate practice. The firm is very strong in its corporate law and investment law practice and its partnership with Bowmans makes it stronger in the market.'
- 'Professionalism, ethics, responsiveness, genuine partnership with the client.'
Key clients
- Sand Tech Holding Company
- Pharo Foundation
- Canal+ International
- Marriot international
- Menna Selamu and Serkaddis Seifu
- Komatsu Group
- Ambrosia Investment Holding
Work highlights
Advised SAND TECH Holdings, a Mauritius-registered AI and Data Solutions technology company, to set up a subsidiary in Ethiopia by implementing an innovative fit-for-purpose model that accommodates profit-making interest while subsidising costs for its beneficiaries.
Advised Komatsu Group, a mining company based in Ethiopia, regarding two separate project financing arrangements with a combined value of over USD 15 million.
Advised the founders of Flipper International School in relation to the acquisition of the school by a ADvTECH, a Johannesburg Stock Exchange listed company that operates within the education and recruitment industries within Africa.
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Practice head
Aman Assefa; Bahakal Abate; Ermias Ayalew; Micael Sehul
Other key lawyers
Deborah Haddis; Henrok Kiros; Hana Abadi; Tebibu Solomon