Lady Africa Sheppard

Lady Africa’s experience includes advising: 

• TotalEnergies on various renewable energy JV matters
• AllianceBernstein on its strategic JV with Société Générale with respect to its cash equities business
• IHS Towers in its US$6.2 billion acquisition by MTN Group Limited
• Hunter Point Capital on the acquisition of a 16.1% stake in Equitix, a UK-based project management company developing infrastructure projects, from Tetragon and Equitix Management 
• A leading global commodities trader on the acquisition of a UK-based supplier of waste-based renewables and transportation fuels
• Venator Materials plc on the sale of its iron oxide business to Cathay Industries (now Oxerra)
• A global payment services provider on an investment in an African telecommunications business
• A global investment company in its investment in a UK travel business
• Corporate reorganizations of large corporate clients in preparation for their sales process and IPOs
• A publicly listed mining group on the sale of its interest in a gold mine in Burkina Faso*
• A global food processing firm on the sale of its interest in assets in Ghana*
• Bombardier Inc. on the sale of its Bombardier Transportation rail manufacturing business to Alstom*
• M&G Investments on debt and equity investments*
• A healthcare waste company on the acquisition of a hazardous waste disposal company*
• The Starlite Aviation Group’s founders on the sale of the group to Financière SAF*
• An African food brand operator on the sale of its interest in a leading Nigerian baked goods company to a global food and beverage company*
• Barrick Gold on the sale of Acacia Exploration Kenya to Shanta Gold*
• Makivik Corporation on the combination of First Air and Canadian North airlines*
• CDPQ Infra Inc. on the Réseau électrique métropolitain de Montréal project*
• Bausch Health Companies Inc. on multiple cross-border private placements of senior notes*
• Bombardier Inc. on multiple cross-border private placements of senior notes and the sale of its Amphibious Aircraft program to Viking Air*
• A Canadian pension fund on multiple private placements of medium-term notes*

*Matter handled prior to joining Latham