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United States

• Hoskins Life & Legacy Planning New York City & Long IslandEstate planning, asset protection, probate and trust administration for individuals and families. A Black female-owned practice.Firm states ownership
• Westfuller Advisors, LLC 125 Park Avenue, New York · SEC-registeredFounded in 2011 by Lola C. West and Ian Fuller after both left Merrill Lynch, and principally owned by them. A certified B Corporation providing investment advisory, wealth management and outsourced investment office services to private clients and institutions. Serves high-net-worth investors, pooled investment vehicles, charitable organisations and corporations.Firm states ownership
• Re-Envision Wealth 590 Madison Avenue, New York · SEC-registeredFormed in 2022 when Anna N’Jie-Konte and Keith Beverly merged their practices, building on the firm formerly known as GRID 202 Partners, with the stated aim of becoming the first Black-owned advisory firm to reach $1bn in client assets. Explicitly serves Black, Latino and other clients of colour, non-profit institutions, and individuals investing for social impact.Firm states ownership
• Zenith Wealth Partners Philadelphia & New YorkFee-only fiduciary advisory firm founded by Jason Ray, joined in 2020 by co-founder Chelsea Ransom-Cooper as Chief Financial Planning Officer. Serves high-earning families, non-profits and foundations nationally.Firm states ownership
• Collective Wealth Partners AtlantaFounded in 2022 by four CFP professionals — Kamila Elliott, Brian McKinney, Emma Foulkes and Shardea Ages — who came from Vanguard, Merrill Lynch and J.P. Morgan. Elliott, the chief executive, chaired the CFP Board in 2022, the first African American to hold the role.Firm states ownership
• Felton & Peel Atlanta & New YorkRegistered in Georgia and New York. Comprehensive financial planning and investment management for business owners, executives, dual-income families and emerging affluent households, offered on both a subscription and a fee-on-assets basis.Firm states ownership

Nigeria

• Aluko & Oyebode Lagos · Abuja · Port HarcourtOne of the largest full-service firms in Nigeria, founded 1993, with over 170 lawyers and 24 partners. Runs a named family office practice: establishing and running family offices, business succession, asset protection, and international tax planning for families with holdings in more than one country. Part of the ALN alliance, present in 14 African countries and the UAE.Local firm
• Parsons Legal London · UAE · NigeriaAfrica-focused firm launched by Dr Gabriel Onagoruwa, a UK- and Nigeria-qualified finance lawyer, with Gregory Kahn leading the Middle East practice. Built for transactions where African markets meet global capital.Ownership not established
• Sovereign Group (Mauritius) MauritiusFund establishment and administration through an FSC-licensed management company. Mauritius has signed 23 investment promotion and protection agreements with African states and is a member of the World Bank’s Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency, which matters for non-commercial risk on African routes.Ownership not established
• Olaniwun Ajayi (OALP UK) London office of the Lagos firmHandles English law on cross-border African transactions, working through a long-standing network across Anglophone, Francophone and Lusophone Africa. Named African Law Firm of the Year at the 2023 African Legal Awards.Local firm
• Templars Lagos · Abuja · Port Harcourt · AccraFull-service commercial firm established in 1995, with offices in both Nigeria and Ghana — useful if your interests span the two.Local firm

Ghana

• Bentsi-Enchill, Letsa & Ankomah AccraFounded in 1990 by Kojo Bentsi-Enchill and Divine Letsa, and widely regarded as Ghana’s leading corporate firm — banking, finance, capital markets, energy and infrastructure. A member of Lex Mundi and Lex Africa.Local firm
• AudreyGrey AccraLegal, tax and professional services firm covering corporate law, tax advice and compliance, company secretarial work and regulatory compliance, aimed at international capital entering Ghana.Local firm
• Sovereign Group (Mauritius) MauritiusFund establishment and administration through an FSC-licensed management company. Mauritius has signed 23 investment promotion and protection agreements with African states and is a member of the World Bank’s Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency, which matters for non-commercial risk on African routes.Ownership not established
• Kimathi & Partners AccraCorporate law, foreign direct investment, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, infrastructure and energy. Frequently instructed by investors entering Ghana.Local firm
• Templars Lagos · Abuja · Port Harcourt · AccraFull-service commercial firm established in 1995, with offices in both Nigeria and Ghana — useful if your interests span the two.Local firm

South Africa

• 27four Investment Managers Johannesburg & Cape TownPublishes the annual survey that measures transformation across South African asset management, and manages the Black Business Growth Funds, which back black-managed private equity funds. Its 2025 survey covered 93 managers holding R6.83trn.Ownership certified
• Summit Africa South AfricaBlack-owned alternative investment manager established in 2016, recognised for its environmental, social and governance work in the 27four private markets survey.Ownership certified
• Mapongwana Attorneys Sandton, JohannesburgB-BBEE Level 1, 100% black-woman-owned boutique founded by Belinda Mapongwana in 2014. Advises high-net-worth individuals, corporates and state-owned companies on mergers and acquisitions, banking and regulatory matters, and corporate governance.Ownership certified
• Lebea Inc. Attorneys Sandton, JohannesburgEstablished 2013. 100% black-owned and controlled, B-BBEE Level 1. A pan-African practice offering both domestic and cross-border legal services.Ownership certified
• Sovereign Group (Mauritius) MauritiusFund establishment and administration through an FSC-licensed management company. Mauritius has signed 23 investment promotion and protection agreements with African states and is a member of the World Bank’s Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency, which matters for non-commercial risk on African routes.Ownership not established
• Mkhabela Huntley Attorneys Sandton, Johannesburg100% black-owned, established 2001, focused on commercial and corporate law with further depth in regulatory, competition, mining and energy work. Twenty-five years in practice.Ownership certified
• Kleoss Capital South Africa100% black-owned and managed private equity manager, B-BBEE Level 1, backing medium-sized South African businesses with a focus on operational improvement.Ownership certified
• Kholo Capital Southern AfricaBlack-owned mezzanine debt fund manager, working across senior debt, mezzanine debt and private equity to fund growth across Southern Africa.Ownership certified
• Secha Capital Southern AfricaBlack, female-founded fund manager using an operator-investor model, placing its own people inside established businesses moving into the green economy.Ownership certified

Kenya

• ALN Kenya | Anjarwalla & Khanna NairobiEast Africa’s largest full-service firm and ranked in the top band for private wealth work in Kenya. Advises individuals and families on tax, trust and estate administration, estate and business planning, and the structuring of investment into and out of the country.Local firm
• Bowmans (Coulson Harney) NairobiRanked in the second band for private wealth work in Kenya. Part of the Bowmans network headquartered in Johannesburg with offices in Cape Town, Dar es Salaam, Durban, Kampala and Nairobi.Ownership not established

Senegal

• Sunulex DakarBusiness, corporate, tax and OHADA law. Handles company formation in Senegal, governance, restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, and the structuring of investments, subsidiaries and joint ventures across West Africa. Works in French and English.Local firm
• LPS Lawyers DakarBilingual French–English firm advising on both local and international matters. Through affiliated firms it covers all seventeen OHADA member states.Local firm
• DS Consulting Afrique DakarThe Africa office of DS Avocats, a group of some 400 lawyers across 14 countries and 24 offices. Corporate law including establishment, external growth and private equity, public business law and public-private partnerships, real estate and environmental law.Ownership not established
• SOJUFISC DakarLegal and tax practice covering tax law, OHADA commercial and company law, employment and contracts, with experience in extractives, investment and financing.Local firm
• Saaly Law Firm DakarIndependent business law practice working in both French and English for Senegalese, African and international clients, and frequently acting as local counsel for foreign firms operating in the OHADA zone.Local firm

Côte d'Ivoire

• KSK Société d’Avocats AbidjanNamed Côte d’Ivoire Law Firm of the Year for 2025. Advises on company formation and structuring across the tax, employment and regulatory dimensions together, and on the structuring and negotiation of financing for institutions, investors and borrowers on both domestic and cross-border transactions.Local firm
• Kwaliance AbidjanFounded by Didier Boua Doux, previously a partner at Asafo & Co in Côte d’Ivoire. Corporate, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, banking and finance, fintech and capital markets across Côte d’Ivoire and the OHADA zone. The team practises across both civil law and common law systems, which is what cross-border structuring in this region usually demands.Local firm
• UGGC Africa (Abidjan) AbidjanFounded in 1985 by Mathurin Dirabou and later joined by partners Flavia Dirabou and Ericson Dirabou. Corporate law, company structuring, environmental law and private equity, with substantial financing experience.Local firm
• Cabinet A.F.A. AbidjanCompany law practice covering the full life of a business — formation, transformation, merger and dissolution — with attention to articles of association, governance and the protection of shareholders under OHADA rules.Local firm

Trinidad & Tobago

• Nunez & Co. Port of SpainCommercial and private client practice across Trinidad and Tobago and the wider Caribbean, led by managing partner Marjorie Nunez, in practice 29 years, with a focus on mergers and acquisitions, oil and gas, project financing, securities and regulatory work. One of its partners wrote the leading Caribbean text on non-contentious probate. The firm drafts wills, obtains and reseals grants of representation, and advises on the choice of personal representatives and trustees, the creation of trusts and the distribution of estates.Local firm
• CariCounsel Attorneys-at-Law & Consultants Port of SpainIntegrated legal and advisory practice for families and family-owned businesses: corporate administration, governance, asset protection, trusts and estates, succession planning and family wealth advising, with specialists in cross-border matters.Local firm
• Mankee-Sookram & Co. Port of SpainLed by Ria N. Mankee-Sookram, focused specifically on family business and wealth advisory — guiding family enterprises through governance, succession and ownership transitions.Local firm
• Martin George & Company Port of SpainTrusts and estates practice and a member of the Primerus international network, working across estate planning, living trusts and the resolution of estate and trust disputes.Local firm

Jamaica

• MF&G Asset Management Kingston · associated trust company in the BVIThe licensed fiduciary arm of Myers, Fletcher & Gordon, providing regulated trust administration alongside the firm’s legal advice, together with financial and asset management services.Local firm
• Myers, Fletcher & Gordon KingstonEstablished 1944 and among the largest firms in Jamaica, with a dedicated private client trust practice covering succession, asset protection and family governance. The Jamaican member of Lex Mundi, with an associated trust company in the British Virgin Islands and a firm in England.Local firm
• Amicorp Barbados Holetown, Saint James, BarbadosInternational business company, trust, fund and fiduciary services for cross-border structuring. Trust and banking services are provided through Amicorp Bank and Trust Limited, incorporated in Barbados and regulated by the Central Bank of Barbados. Barbados offers access to 24 double taxation treaties, including Canada, CARICOM, Mauritius and Panama.Ownership not established
• Ogier British Virgin Islands · Cayman · Guernsey · JerseyOgier Global, the firm’s corporate and fiduciary arm, incorporates and administers holding companies, family and succession structures, trusts and estate planning vehicles alongside its legal teams across the offshore jurisdictions.Ownership not established
• Harneys BVI · Cayman · Cyprus · LondonTrusts and private wealth practice covering single-generation succession trusts through to multi-generational dynasty structures, including BVI VISTA and Cayman STAR trusts, and the establishment and operation of private trust companies. Works alongside Ascentium, its fiduciary arm.Ownership not established

Brazil

• AFDS Advogados BrazilAdvises family offices, multi-family offices and asset managers on the formation and reorganisation of holdings, exclusive funds, fiduciary instruments, offshore vehicles and multi-jurisdictional structures; on succession planning including international succession protocols and the coordination of Brazilian and foreign instruments; and on the legal and documentary side of opening accounts abroad.Ownership not established
• Valletta Advocacia São PauloFounded 2017 for individuals and family businesses, structuring assets in Brazil and abroad across tax, corporate, succession and family law. Works in both directions — structuring international investments for Brazilian residents, and Brazilian investments for foreign investors.Ownership not established
• Ulhôa Canto BrazilSuccession and estate planning covering tax, family and succession matters, the structuring of investment vehicles, and complex asset-holding structures built for family governance.Ownership not established
• TozziniFreire BrazilMultidisciplinary estate and succession planning team spanning family, corporate and tax law. Asset protection, preparing a company for founder succession, allocation between heirs, and reducing the tax charge on succession or disposal.Ownership not established
• Campos Thomaz Advogados Vila Olímpia, São PauloAsset protection, succession planning and family governance for families, entrepreneurs, investors and business groups, integrating family, succession, tax and corporate law across Brazil and abroad.Ownership not established
• Gustavo Godoy Rio de Janeiro & São PauloEstate, succession and international tax practice for families in Brazil and abroad. Dual qualified in law and accountancy, with a master’s in tax law from Bologna and prior experience at Deloitte and PwC and in practice in Milan — relevant where a structure has to be both legally sound and correct on the books.Ownership not established

Trustee and fiduciary providers

• Amicorp Barbados Holetown, Saint James, BarbadosInternational business company, trust, fund and fiduciary services for cross-border structuring. Trust and banking services are provided through Amicorp Bank and Trust Limited, incorporated in Barbados and regulated by the Central Bank of Barbados. Barbados offers access to 24 double taxation treaties, including Canada, CARICOM, Mauritius and Panama.Ownership not established
• Ogier British Virgin Islands · Cayman · Guernsey · JerseyOgier Global, the firm’s corporate and fiduciary arm, incorporates and administers holding companies, family and succession structures, trusts and estate planning vehicles alongside its legal teams across the offshore jurisdictions.Ownership not established
• Harneys BVI · Cayman · Cyprus · LondonTrusts and private wealth practice covering single-generation succession trusts through to multi-generational dynasty structures, including BVI VISTA and Cayman STAR trusts, and the establishment and operation of private trust companies. Works alongside Ascentium, its fiduciary arm.Ownership not established
• Appleby Offshore jurisdictionsEstablishment, administration, restructuring and termination of private, charitable and commercial trusts and foundations for high-net-worth individuals, families and fiduciary companies.Ownership not established
• Maples Group BVI & Cayman IslandsAdvises private businesses, private clients, institutional trustees and other fiduciary providers on private and commercial trusts, estate planning structures and fiduciary arrangements.Ownership not established
• Sovereign Group (Mauritius) MauritiusFund establishment and administration through an FSC-licensed management company. Mauritius has signed 23 investment promotion and protection agreements with African states and is a member of the World Bank’s Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency, which matters for non-commercial risk on African routes.Ownership not established