Slaughter and May in November acted for Reliance Industries on its acquisition of a majority stake in, and management control of, Gulf Africa Petroleum Corporation (GAPCO). The GAPCO group has a significant presence in East Africa in the downstream petroleum retail sector. Headquartered in Mauritius, it has large storage facilities and a retail distribution network in a number of East African countries. Reliance is the largest private sector company in India. It is listed on the Bombay and National Stock Exchanges.
Slaughter and May worked alongside Anjarwalla & Khanna Advocates and other members of the Africa Legal Network. Acting for Slaughter and May were partners David Wittmann, Christopher Saul and Sarah Paterson.
