About
Partner in the Tax Practice at Webber Wentzel, Ashford Nyatsumba specialises in the formation and structuring of alternative investment funds and advises private equity and venture capital firms, development finance institutions and other institutional investors on fundraisings and investments across South Africa and Africa. He also assists clients with regulatory and transactional cross-border matters, including establishing subsidiaries and acquisitions in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Practice areas
Investment FundsPrivate EquityVenture CapitalTaxCorporate / M&ARegulatoryCross-Border Transactions
Office
Expertise
Alternative investment fund formation and structuringFundraising for Africa-focused private equity and venture capital fundsAdvice to development finance institutions and institutional investorsRegulatory and transactional matters across African jurisdictionsCross-border establishment of subsidiaries and acquisitions in Sub-Saharan AfricaAdvised a Canadian mining corporate on formation of a subsidiary in Ethiopia
Education
- LLB, University of the Witwatersrand, 2009
Admissions
- Admitted attorney of the High Court of South Africa