General News - Jan 01, 2021

Asafo & Co. Wishes you Joyful Holidays and a Happy New Year!

Deals - Dec 23, 2020

Advisor to Homeboyz Entertainment Limited in its Listing on the Nairobi Securities Exchange

On December 21, 2020, Homeboyz Entertainment Limited was listed on the Growth Enterprise Market Segment (GEMS) of the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE).

Publications - Dec 17, 2020

Insurance Companies, Pension Funds and African Diasporas as Sources for Financing Infrastructure

Deals - Dec 01, 2020

Asafo & Co. Advises EGC on Landmark Transaction Aiming to Transform the Artisanal Cobalt Mining Sector in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Entreprise Générale du Cobalt (“EGC”), the DRC’s artisanal cobalt state buyer, announced on November 23, 2020 the signing of trading arrangements with Trafigura Pte Ltd. (“Trafigura”), the Swiss based commodity trading house.

Deals - Nov 23, 2020

Asafo & Co. Advises on High Impact Financing to Accelerate Energy Access in the DRC

Asafo & Co. recently advised the Facility for Energy Inclusion Off-Grid Energy Access Fund (“FEI OGEF”) on its debt financing for Bboxx in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

Company News - Nov 12, 2020

Asafo & Co. Welcomes Noro-Lanto Ravisy and Boosts its M&A / Private Equity Capabilities

The ASAFO & CO. Paris office develops further with the hire of its eleventh partner, Noro-Lanto Ravisy, and expands the firm’s capabilities in M&A and private equity.

Publications - Nov 04, 2020

Esther Omulele Contributes to the AVCA Blog

Esther Omulele publishes article about the Kenya Startup Bill in the African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCA) Afri-Spective blog.

General News Publications - Oct 29, 2020

Ethiopia becomes the 39th African State to Ratify the New York Convention

On 24 August 2020, Ethiopia became the 165th and latest State to accede to the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (commonly known as the “New York Convention”).

Publications - Oct 26, 2020

Asafo & Co. Contributes to the Revue Banque’s Special Issue on Financing Infrastructure in Africa

Alain Gauvin and Kawtar Raji-Briand publish article in Revue Banque's Special Issue on Financing Infrastructure in Africa