Corporate and commercial law
Day-to-day and strategic advice on company law, commercial obligations, decision rights and business operations.
ENTERPRISE FOUNDATIONS
Corporate, Commercial & Governance
Build, govern, transact and grow with legal structures that protect enterprise value without slowing the business.
12 defined capabilitiesTailor-made scopeEcosystem-connectedJurisdiction-aware
PRACTICE OVERVIEW
Legal advice designed around the operating objective.
Companies operating across Africa need more than documents. They need ownership, authority, contracts, decisions and obligations structured so that the organisation can execute confidently. BESONG Law connects corporate legal work to finance, tax, operations, technology and implementation.
Our first step is to identify the client, jurisdiction, professional authority, urgency and desired outcome. We then build a proportionate team and matter plan. Where local admission or specialist representation is required, delivery is coordinated with appropriately authorised counsel.
COMPLETE SERVICE SCOPE
Search all services →12 capabilities within this practice.
Company formation and corporate secretarial services
Entity selection, incorporation coordination, statutory records, resolutions, filings and recurring governance calendars.
Corporate governance and board advisory
Board mandates, reserved matters, committee structures, delegations, minutes, policies and director-duty support.
Commercial contracts
Drafting, review and negotiation of customer, supplier, services, technology, operations and framework agreements.
Shareholder, founder and partnership agreements
Clear rules for ownership, voting, funding, transfers, exits, deadlock, confidentiality and decision-making.
Joint ventures and strategic alliances
Structuring, governance, contribution, risk allocation and exit arrangements for collaborative ventures.
Mergers, acquisitions and disposals
Legal due diligence, transaction structuring, documentation, approvals, closing and post-completion implementation.
Business restructuring and turnaround
Governance, contractual and stakeholder support for reorganisations, carve-outs, cost transformation and recovery plans.
Foreign investment and market entry
Entry models, ownership rules, approvals, partner structures and legal mobilisation for new African operations.
Distribution, agency, franchise and licensing
Commercial route-to-market structures that define territory, performance, brand use, compliance and termination.
Procurement, supply and service contracts
Contracts designed around specifications, milestones, price, change control, quality, HSE, performance and remedies.
Corporate due diligence and transaction management
Integrated legal review, issue prioritisation, risk registers, conditions precedent and controlled deal execution.
TYPICAL MATTERS
Where this practice creates value.
New company and subsidiary establishment
Board and shareholder governance redesign
Strategic joint ventures and operating partnerships
Commercial contract portfolio remediation
Acquisition, disposal and investment transactions
Corporate restructuring and market-entry programmes
WORK PRODUCT AND IMPLEMENTATION
What a controlled legal workstream can produce.
Legal position and decision paper
The issue, applicable framework, assumptions, options, exposure, recommendation and required decisions.
Transaction or document package
Contracts, policies, submissions, resolutions, notices, terms, schedules or settlement documentation.
Risk, obligation and action register
Clear owners, deadlines, evidence, approvals, dependencies and escalation points.
Negotiation or stakeholder plan
Objectives, authority, fallback positions, communications, records and settlement parameters.
Implementation support
Filings, signature, workflows, training, supplier or workforce controls, ERP integration and monitoring.
Matter reporting and closure
Status, decisions, costs, outcome, residual risk, lessons and next actions.
CONNECTED BESONG CAPABILITY
Legal work supported by enterprise context.
Related BESONG entities are involved only when useful, professionally appropriate, disclosed and authorised. Legal independence, confidentiality and the client’s interests remain controlling.
BESONG Accountants
Integrated when the matter requires related operational, financial, technology or implementation capability.
BESONG Consulting
Integrated when the matter requires related operational, financial, technology or implementation capability.
BESONG ERP
Integrated when the matter requires related operational, financial, technology or implementation capability.
BESONG Procurement
Integrated when the matter requires related operational, financial, technology or implementation capability.
START THE MATTER
Discuss Corporate & CommercialBring us the objective, issue or risk.
We will map the practice, jurisdiction, team, conflicts, scope and immediate next steps before an engagement begins.