​​Ashurst in Africa

Ashurst's involvement with Africa dates back more than 110 years when, in 1907, one of our founding fathers, Sir Frank Crisp, drew up the agreements relating to the cutting of one of the largest diamonds in the world, the Cullinan diamond. Our activity in the region has grown rapidly since then and we regard Africa and the corporations and financial institutions who have operations there as a key part of our international practice.

Ashurst's Africa Group today brings together the extensive experience of more than 150 partners and associates across our global network of offices and is focused on servicing our clients' needs across the continent. We have developed in-depth knowledge of the legal systems, business life and cultural subtleties in the region.

Some of our clients active in Africa include ACWA Power, European Investment Bank, Japan Bank for International Cooperation, Iluka Resources, Newcrest Mining, Office National de l'Electricité et de l'Eau Potable (ONEE) of Morocco, Tullow Oil and Woodside Energy.