42 Acquisition International - August 2017 Europlaw Group is established in different countries and is a member of the International Association of Lawyers (UIA), situated in Paris, France. Included as a part of our Africa’s Most Innovative Awards, we spoke to director of VP international operation, Andre Vorster to discover the firm’s focus and core strategy. he holding of the group is based in London, United Kingdom. The group’s operative headquarter is based in South Africa. Director of VP international operation, Andre Vorster begins the interview by providing an interesting introduction to the group’s work. “By the senior partner concept, where lawyers, escrow agents, auditors, advocates, investment bankers, accountants and real estate experts works together in competent teams, Europlaw Group as a holding company grows constantly by adding new professional partners in new locations worldwide. “The Europlaw Group is a boutique consultancy and transaction company, focused on the implementation of capital market, escrow agent, paymaster, project funding sites, monetisation and merger & acquisitions transactions for medium- sized and larger firms. The group’s core strategy is based on a partnership concept through which experts from the fields of legal advice, asset management, paymaster, escrow services, fiduciary, audit and tax advice deliver their services. “In terms of investors, Europlaw Group also is active as project funders and in capital raising and market funding transactions to monetise investors financial instruments, as well as assets market listed companies in capital increases, private placements and block transactions. “Typically, the transactions are managed and implemented by the group itself. Investments are made primarily in small and medium stock market listed companies. Innovative private companies at certain stages of their growth, for example in the preparation for a planned IPO, are also financed.” Company: Europlaw Group Incorporated Name: Andre Vorster Email:
[email protected] Web: www.europlaw.com Address: 323 Lynnwood Road Menlo Park, Pretoria, 0181 South Africa Phone: +27 86 2000 000 The Perfect Transaction T 1706AI02 The group’s philosophy and different boutique approach are then underlined by Andre, in his own words. “Europlaw Group develops and organises strategic corporate and capital transactions for our international clients and investors. We act as escrow agents, international legal advisors, paymaster and asset managers of our clients and investors. The concept secures and increases a client’s value, strengthening its equity capital throughout all business phases. “The firm’s approach is completely different at Europlaw Group. The focus of all consulting projects is not any new or modified methods or strategies. This counselling approach centres on a specific, desired and practical implemental transaction. To conclude, Europlaw Group is methodically working out a strategy, set by the entrepreneurs’ goals. In other words, we do not ask what possible targets could theoretically or hypothetically be achieved by a strategy, but here it is ostensibly about what strategy must be developed to reach that specific business goal. “Europlaw Group takes two decisive steps forward. Not only do we develop a new modified strategy, but rather coordinate on this basis the concept and the tactics, as well as the parameters and official requirements of the strategic elements. Each project is completed with both the practical implementation and realisation of the proposed transaction.” Europlaw Group is a recognised member of the UIA (Union Internationale des Avocats), Andre tells us. He goes on to detail the group’s impressive international affiliation status. “International Association of Lawyers (UIA- Union Internationale des Avocats) brings together over 2000 individual members and 200 bar, federation and association members, from more than 110 countries. The UIA is open to all the world’s lawyers, both general practitioners and specialists. Its members also include legal professionals, judges, law students and teachers. “The UIA is a multilingual and multicultural organisation and is the only major international “At Europlaw Group, this is precisely what we do best . Europlaw Group takes large, unique transactions and disburses them similarly to an escrow tailored specifically for you or your business.”