Tania is a ranked lawyer for corporate and commercial transactions in Chambers & Partners and IFLR 1000.
Her main areas of practice focus on company and commercial law, financial services law, and debt capital markets.
She is involved in the negotiation and preparation of a wide range of commercial contracts as well as shareholders’ agreements, and has particular experience in acquisitions and restructurings.
Her financial services practice involves assisting management companies and clients with their applications to the Financial Services Commission for global business licences, approval as authorised companies, and other categories of licences. She has also advised FSC licencees in successfully obtaining certain regulatory exemptions.
Tania has valuable experience in advising issuers in respect of bonds listed on the Official Market or the Development & Enterprise Market, or private placement of notes. She also has experience in banking transactions.
Prior to joining Orison Legal, Tania worked at a Tier 1 chambers for 6 years and the Mauritian office of an international law firm for 2 years.
Chambers & Partners Global Rankings 2025: “She offers very strong legal advice coupled with excellent responsiveness”, “She is reliable and responsive.”
Chambers & Partners Global Rankings 2024: “Tania Li is technically very good”, “Tania Li is very knowledgeable and one of the rising stars.”
ADMISSIONS
Barrister, England & Wales (non-practising)
Barrister, Mauritius
EDUCATION
University of Kent – LLB in English and French Law
Université Paris I (Panthéon-Sorbonne) – Licence en Droit
King’s College London – LLM in International Financial Law
Corporate and commercial law
– Advised a foreign client on the incorporation of a global business company via a Mauritian trust, and the issue of convertible notes to finance the company’s fishing activities in Africa.
– Advised Vacances Plus on the negotiation of its new hotel management agreement with Radisson Group.
– Advised a listed company on the strategic acquisition of a controlling stake in a specialist asset-based finance provider focused on creating bespoke funding solutions to SMEs across sub-Saharan Africa.
– Advised an events planning company on its collaboration with a European entertainment company and the hosting and franchising of events under a certain brand.
– Advised Ebene Square on the partnership with Hilton for the launch of the first Hilton Garden Inn hotel in Mauritius.
– Advised investors on the restructuring and subscription of shares in a restaurant and pasta production company.
– Advised CIM Finance on the 100% acquisition of Tsusho Capital (Mauritius) Ltd, an insurance and leasing company.
– Advised Cartwheel Investments, an investment and consultancy company in connection with the acquisition of Centre for Legal & Business Studies, a post-secondary training institution.
– Advised an investor on the acquisition of a distressed bank.
– Advised CIM Finance in connection with the subscription of a minority stake in Fundkiss Technologies, a peer-to-peer lending company.
Capital Markets
– Advised a real estate promoter in respect of the issuance of secured medium term notes.
– Advised a hotel in respect of the issuance of secured convertible bonds to The Mauritius Investment Corporation.
– Advised an issuer on the private placement of secured notes for an aggregate amount of MUR 2.5 billion.
Financial services
– Advised a client in respect of the setting up of a protected cell company to operate sustainable electricity solutions in Africa.
– Advised an open-ended fund in respect of the staggered subscriptions of shares by certain investors.
– Advised a client regarding the licensing implications of its proposed earned-wage access scheme.
Banking and finance
– Advised an English parent company and its Mauritian subsidiaries on the Mauritian legal aspects of restructuring certain related-party and shareholder loans.
– Advised a subordinated lender on the restructuring of secured facilities of USD 12 million.
– Advised a lender in respect of a convertible loan of USD 7.5 million to a B2B digital marketplace.
– Advised a local bank in connection with the granting of secured facilities of MUR 70 million for a luxury real estate project.
– Advised a lender on the refinancing of existing loans of up to USD 10 million.
– Advised Finnish Fund for Industrial Cooperation Ltd and Norwegian Investment Fund for Developing Countries concerning the security documents entered into by a Mauritian obligor, in connection with the refinancing of existing facilities availed to its affiliate operating in the clean energy sector in Africa.
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