Mergers acquisitions & inward investments in Africa

The International Bar Association (IBA) is set to hold its Mergers & Acquisition (M&A) conference in Nigeria this November at the Eko Hotel & Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria, from the 6th-8th.

The three-day event tagged “Mergers Acquisitions & Inward Investments in Africa,”  is organised by the IBA African Regional Forum and the IBA Corporate M & A Law Committee with the support of the IBA Arbitration Committee and the Asia Pacific Region committee.

With selected speakers and panellists from various IBA jurisdictions around the globe, the conference will feature in-depth discussions on, “Investing in Africa: Investors, Protection and General Issues”, “Transactional Issues in African Cross Border M&A,” “Capital Markets in Africa,” “Chinese Investment in Africa”, “Oil & Gas Industry Law in Africa”, and “Alternative Dispute Resolution in Africa,”

The event is open to legal professionals in the private and public sector, businesspersons, the corporate world, judges and investors based in or with an interest in the African region.

Through its various committees and divisions, the IBA influences the development of international law reform and shapes the future of the legal profession throughout the world.

Keeping the world-class standard of the IBA conferences, the M&A conference provides delegates with a unique opportunity to network with professional colleagues, the business community and international law firms.

The Lagos State governor, Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN will be at the event to give the Opening Address, as host governor.