Ashley Zefira

Having lived and worked in East Africa, Dubai, the UK and Australia, Ashley has over 15 years’ experience in helping clients achieve their objectives in developed and developing markets by providing practical and innovative advice.

He is a corporate partner with a broad range of experience, particularly in the areas of cross-border mergers and acquisitions, private equity, joint ventures, restructuring and general corporate advisory.

Ashley has extensive on the ground experience in Africa and has developed an in-depth knowledge of East Africa, having undertaken advisory work and led numerous transactions for local corporates and international investors with diverse businesses and investments across the region.

He regularly advises leading private and public sector clients including multinationals, investment and commercial banks, private equity firms, governments, DFIs and family offices in numerous countries across various industry sectors including financial services, consumer goods and energy.

Ashley plays a significant role in implementing DLA Piper’s strategy in Africa and regularly works across borders with members of DLA Piper Africa, a Swiss Verein whose members are comprised of independent law firms in Africa working with DLA Piper.