Simon Bathusi
Associate
Profession: Attorney, Conveyancer & Notary
Nationality: Motswana
Languages: English, Setswana
Years with the firm: 3
Education
LL.B (University of Botswana) 2014
Professional Qualifications
Admitted as an Attorney of the High Court of Botswana 2015
Admitted as a Conveyancer and Notary Public 2015
Professional Memberships
Member of the Botswana Law Society
Associate Profile
Simon T. Bathusi is an Associate in Armstrongs’ Commercial Department. His specifications include corporate commercial legal transactions; drafting and reviewing of commercial agreements; drafting opinions; conducting legal due diligences; providing advice on compliance and regulatory frameworks.
Simon regularly provides advice to local and international companies on banking law, energy law, labour, competition, tax, insurance and regulatory matters including the regulations of the Companies Act.
Notable Work Done
Assisted in amendment of Letshego Holdings Limited listed programme memorandum;
Assisted in advising Letshego Holdings Limited in amending revolving credit facility agreement;
Assisted in the drafting and advising China National Electric Engineering Company Limited in the acquisition of Morupule B Power Station from Botswana Power Corporation;
Assisted in the drafting and advising Letlole La Rona Limited in the acquisition of Watershed Piazza Mall from Just Posh (Proprietary) Limited;
Assisted in advising Standard Chartered Bank Botswana in the proposed acquisition of Khoemacau Copper Mining (Proprietary) Limited;
Assisted in advising Investec Africa Private Equity in the acquisition of Spark Capital;
Assisted in drafting and advising Time Projects on the Botswana Stock Exchange Rights Offer Issue Circular;
Assisted in drafting the employee share scheme Trust for BIFM;
Assisted in advising and drafting merger notification documents for the acquisition shares in Transport Holdings Limited and filing of the transaction with the Competition Authority;
Assisting in providing advice on an ongoing basis to Debswana, Bokomo Botswana, Morupule Coal Mine, Pula Medical Aid, Non-Bank Financial Institutions Regulatory Authority, Gem Diamonds Botswana, Botswana Life and Letshego Holdings Limited.
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