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Asset Finance

Our lawyers in Zimbabwe have experience in advising on a wide variety of asset and structured finance projects including the procurement, financing and leasing of aircraft, ships, heavy and light rolling stock, rail infrastructure, film productions and tax-based leasing. 

Our client base includes banks and arrangers, major airlines, ship owners and operators, train operating companies, and lessors and manufacturers of a variety of assets.

Experience has included advising:

  • And conducting a document review process for an asset management business specializing in Africa, of all of its asset management agreements, documentation and mandates.
  • In the context of debenture agreements for an asset management company for the issuance of debentures in client’s favour in the company of its counterparty in exchange for advancement of finance for working capital of the counterparty.
  • In drafting a commercial paper programme subscription agreement for an asset management company to regulate the creation of commercial papers in the company of the counterparty of the client in exchange for the client making capital available to the counterparty in order to conducts its business.
  • An asset management company on securitization of finance advanced to its counterparties, including drafting various agreements such as option agreements, pledge agreements, cession agreements and surety agreements.
  • An asset management company in respect of issuance of preference shares pursuant to a debenture agreement for finance advanced to client’s counterparty, and the conversion of the preference shares into equity, including drafting a convertible preference share agreement.
  • On drafting a sales agreement for an asset management company in respect of its financing in commodity trading which included preparation of the various standard terms and conditions for such trading.
  • On drafting various share subscription agreements, share purchase agreements and shareholders agreements for an asset management company in respect of finance it advances to its counterparties.
  • On drafting commercial farm lease agreements for an asset management company in respect of finance advanced to its counterparties in respect of their commercial farming activities.
  • On drafting lease agreements and supply agreements for an asset management company for finance it advanced to a company involved in distribution of LPG gas to commercial and residential properties.
  • In preparation of binding heads of terms for an asset management company in respect of a settlement for finance advanced to a Mauritian entity in the form of the sale of a property situated in Mauritius.