Life after Listing
Getting a company onto the Botswana Stock Exchange is a milestone worth marking. But the day the shares begin trading is the start of the obligations, not the end of them.
The Importance of Clarity in Contract Drafting
A good contract is a memorial of a transaction between parties, and it should be practical, give expression to the intention of the parties, secures performance and averts disputes and litigation.
Becoming Listing Ready
A listing on the Botswana Stock Exchange can transform a company's access to capital and its standing in the market. But the decision to list and the readiness to list are two different things, and the gap between them is usually wider than management expects.
Regulatory approvals in Botswana transactions
A transaction is not finished when it is signed. It is finished when it can be implemented lawfully, and without a regulator standing in the way. In practice this is where a good deal of the risk in a commercial transaction sits, and it is the part most often left until too late.