Janesh spearheads the firm’s fintech and virtual assets practice, and advises clients on licensing and regulatory matters.

His areas of practice also cover company law, commercial law, financial services, real estate, and employment law. He regularly assists local and international clients from different sectors on the structuring of corporate entities as well as the drafting and negotiation of various commercial contracts.

With over a decade’s experience acquired in in-house roles, Janesh is well regarded for his commercial and practical solutions and his particular strength in negotiating complex deals. In addition, Janesh has acquired significant experience on the continent, especially in M&A projects in Ghana and Kenya.

ADMISSIONS

Barrister, Mauritius

Barrister & Solicitor, New Zealand (non-practising)

EDUCATION

University of Mauritius – BA (Hons.) Law and Management

University of Kent – LLM in International Commercial Law

Fintech and virtual assets

– Advised an investor on the implications of investing in a variable capital company with a sub-fund investing in cryptocurrency.

Real estate

– Advised Vacances Plus on the negotiation of its new hotel management agreement with Radisson Group.

– Advised a real estate company on the review of the FIDIC contract with the main contractor and other contracts with the MEP consultant, designer and other counterparties. Assistance also extended to reviewing the property improvement plan and preparing notifications to the Ministry of Housing and Lands.

– Advised a co-proprietaire of commercial premises within a mixed-use building on several issues arising out of the syndic’s breaches and omissions. Assistance extended to supporting the disputes resolution team in a series of injunctions.

Corporate and commercial

– Advised a regional organisation on its co-financing agreement with over 30 counterparties for the purposes of conducting a carbon footprint analysis and a carbon reduction master plan in the Indian Ocean region. 

– Advised foreign clients on the restructuring of their companies whose underlying assets include commercial properties, and the application to the Prime Minister’s Office for approval.

– Advised on the winding-up of a subsidiary of a major Singaporean telecom operator in Mauritius.

– Advised a major credit finance company in relation to its acquisition of a majority stake in a company providing financing for the acquisition of heavy machinery for businesses operating in sub-Saharan Africa.

– Advised the subsidiary of a dual listed company in relation to a back-to-back guarantee from another shareholder (listed on Botswana Stock Exchange) in the context of a funding provided by IFC on a sale and leaseback transaction for an industrial facility.

Financial services

– Advised several clients on their applications for the issue of investment dealer (full service dealer) licences and investment adviser (corporate finance advisory) licences.

– Advised an open-ended fund in respect of the staggered subscriptions of shares by certain investors.