VENTURE CAPITAL & PRIVATE EQUITY LAW

From First Cheque to Full Exit. Legal Counsel That Moves at the Speed of Capital.

The venture capital and private equity landscape in Africa is maturing, and the legal complexity of institutional-grade financing is growing with it. Term sheets, cap table structures, liquidation preferences, anti-dilution provisions, drag-along rights, fund documentation, management fee structures: these are the instruments through which value is created, allocated, and protected. Getting them right requires attorneys who understand both the law and the economics of the deal.

Johnson Bryant Partners advises founders raising capital, investors deploying it, and funds being structured and operated. We bring transactional precision to every financing mandate, structuring deals that work for all parties while protecting the specific interests of our client, from the first seed round to the exit event.

Seed, Series A, B, and later-stage financing: term sheet negotiation and transaction documentation
Cap table structuring, ESOP schemes, and founder protection
Fund formation: VC and PE fund structure, LP/GP documentation, fund governance
Investor and shareholder agreements: rights, protections, and governance terms
M&A transactions: buy-side and sell-side advisory, due diligence, and deal structuring
Investment structuring for cross-border and international capital deployment
Portfolio company legal advisory and ongoing governance support.

STRATEGIC VALUE / WHEN TO ENGAGE US
Engage us before you receive a term sheet, to clarify the leverage you hold and the terms that matter most at your stage. Engage us when you are forming a fund and need documentation that meets institutional LP standards. Engage us on buy-side and sell-side M&A when precision, speed, and deal experience are non-negotiable. Engage us when you are a founder who wants a legal partner who understands how financing decisions shape the trajectory of a company, rather than an attorney who simply executes paperwork.