Dentons in Mauritius has been recognised by IFLR1000 as a specialist for fund formation work, as well as being one of the more active and experienced firms in the jurisdiction in this area, and is featured in the IFLR1000 Specialists Guide 2019. The Firm began doing this type of work in 2006 and has since seen an increasing number of fund managers seek its advice.
The Firm mainly acts on behalf of master or feeder funds incorporated in Mauritius as global funds, collective investment schemes (CIS) or closed-end funds, which operate as professional CIS, expert funds or specialised funds. These are mostly funds that regroup investors globally for investment in India or Africa.
During 2018, the Firm’s recent work highlights include assisting a professional collective investment scheme in establishing a fund with a capitalisation of US$8 billion and advising various expert funds and Professional Collective Investment Schemes as local counsel in drafting constitutive documents of the funds investing in various countries.
The key lawyers working on fund matters is Senior Partner Priscilla Balgobin-Bhoyrul.
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