Guides
Plain-English legal guidance.
Short, practical explainers on the structures and documents that come up again and again across US, South African and Zimbabwean deals — written to orient, with links to the templates that put each idea into practice.
General information only, not legal advice. Engage qualified counsel in the relevant jurisdiction before acting.
Structuring an SPV for Zimbabwean exposure
Why investors use a special-purpose vehicle to hold a single asset or deal, how a Delaware-LP-over-local-entity stack works, and the governance and tax questions to settle before you form one.
Read guideWhat an NDA does and doesn't cover
The real scope of a non-disclosure agreement — what 'confidential information' actually means, the standard carve-outs, mutual vs one-way, and the common mistakes that make an NDA worthless.
Read guideZIDA registration & RBZ exchange control
The two Zimbabwean gateways that shape almost every inbound investment: registering the investment with ZIDA, and getting money in and profits out within Reserve Bank exchange-control rules.
Read guideUS / SA / ZW jurisdiction basics
A plain-English map of the three regulatory environments most deals in this group touch — what each layer is known for, and why a single transaction can sit across all three.
Read guideFrom term sheet to subscription
The journey from a non-binding term sheet to a signed, funded subscription — what's binding and what isn't, the conditions in between, and the documents that get you across the line.
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