Fayaz Hajee Abdoula started his career at the firm as a pupil and over the years due to his resilience and commitment, he was appointed partner.
Over the last 10 years, he has advised a multitude of clients, involving a number of sizeable M&A transactions, joint ventures, private equity firms, regulated entities, listed companies, hotels and multinationals amongst others. His expertise has led him to be the advisors to leading players.
Fayaz is also the lead employment lawyer in the firm. With his strong understanding of employment laws, local culture and industry developments, he has the ability to craft and execute policies and strategies, ease the corporate culture of companies, and minimize the risk of employee disputes.
Fayaz is also a member of the Alternative Tax Dispute Resolution Panel, an independent panel established by the Mauritius Revenue Authority (MRA) to find a mutual agreement in respect of large tax disputes.
Fayaz is a regular contributor of published articles on corporate and commercial matters.
- Advised a wholly-owned subsidiary of MCB Group Limited (which owns the biggest bank in Mauritius) on the acquisition of the entire shareholding of Club Med S.A.S, representing 84.43% of the shares in COVIFRA, a company listed on the Stock Exchange of Mauritius.
- Advised Metro CaF who has been awarded the contract for the maintenance of the Light Rail Vehicles (LRVs), in respect of the metro project in Mauritius
- Advised Baring Private Equity Asia, one of the largest and most established independent private equity firms in Asia in connection with the acquisition of three Mauritius-based management companies.
- Adviseed Deutsche Bank (Global Transaction Banking division) in respect of the sale of its Corporate Services business to Vistra Group.
- Advised Vivo Energy on its acquisition of Engen International Holdings (Mauritius) Limited.
Capital markets: Equity
M&A
Private equity
Project development
Restructuring and insolvency
- Banking
- Financial services
- Real estate
- Tourism
- Mauritius Bar
- Mauritius Bar Association
- Society of Lincoln’s Inn
- LLB – University of Manchester - 2007
- Bar Vocational Course, City Law School, London - 2008