Rayyan Sorefan

Rayyan Sorefan

Associate | ALN Mauritius | BLC Robert & Associates Top Law Firm in Mauritius

Physical Address:

2nd Floor, The Axis, 26 Bank Street, Cybercity, Ebene 72201, Mauritius

Telephone:

(+230) 403 2400

Email Address:

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  1. Background

    Rayyan Sorefan is an Associate at BLC Robert & Associates in the Corporate and Commercial / Mergers & Acquisitions team.

    Rayyan advises private equity firms, portfolio investments, corporates and other financial investors on a wide range of corporate matters. He has broad experience in advising on domestic and cross-border private M&A transactions (including buyouts and corporate carve-outs), co-investment arrangements and joint ventures across a range of sectors including real estate, infrastructure and hospitality. He also regularly advises on restructuring and other general corporate advice.

    Rayyan holds an LLB from the University of Kent. He completed the Bar Professional Training Course at City Law, University of London and was called to the Bar of England and Wales in 2019 and the Bar of Mauritius in 2021.

  2. Professional Memberships
    • Mauritius Bar Council
    • Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn
  3. Professional Qualifications

    2015 – 2018 Bachelor of Laws, University of Kent

    2018 – 2019 Bar Professional Training Course

  4. Career Summary

    2023 – Date Associate, BLC Robert & Associates

    2022 – 2023 Senior Associate, PwC Legal (Mauritius)

    2020 – 2022 Associate, Dentons

  5. Publications

    Contributor to Chambers and Partners ‘Global Guide’ 2024 – ‘Mauritius – An introduction’

  6. Top Matters

    General Business Law

    • Advising a listed Mauritian-based entity in connection with a corporate restructuring by way of an amalgamation.
    • Advising a French-based firm in connection with a contemplated restructuring of a Mauritian-based listed entity.
    • Advising a listed Mauritian-based entity in connection with a management buy-out.
    • Advising on the incorporation of a joint venture entity in connection with the implementation of a renewable energy project.
    • Conducting a wide range of legal due diligence exericises on Mauritian-based entities.
    • Advising a client in connection with a PPP project involving the proposed rehabilitation of a water treatment plant infrastructure based in Mauritius.
    • Advising a Mauritian-based entity in connection with its divestment of its subsidiaries based in India.
    • Advising a French-based entity in connection with the acquisition of shares in a Mauritian-based holding company with underlying subsidiaries across various African jurisdictions.

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