How Local Expertise and Global Connections Help Investors Enter New Markets

A recent profile of Ernestilla Bahati, Founder and Managing Partner of Ernestilla, Mafita & Company Advocates (EM & Co), highlights the importance of combining local market knowledge with international relationships when supporting investors entering Tanzania.

The Citizen article explores how Ernestilla Bahati, Founder and Managing Partner of Ernestilla, Mafita & Company Advocates (EM & Co), helps clients navigate Tanzania's evolving business environment.

The profile highlights the realities of investing and operating in sectors such as mining, infrastructure and public-private partnerships, where success depends on more than legal knowledge alone. Understanding local regulation, commercial conditions and long-term market dynamics remains critical.

As Ernestilla explains, investors increasingly need advisers who can combine technical expertise with practical insight into how business is done on the ground.

For EM & Co, that local perspective is complemented by international relationships and access to wider expertise through its membership of Mackrell International.

The feature provides a useful example of something seen across the MI network. Clients often need advisers with deep knowledge of their own jurisdiction, while also benefiting from trusted connections in others.

Read the original article in The Citizen: https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/news/national/how-ernestilla-bahati-helps-clients-navigate-the-corporate-landscape-5414376?utm_source=chatgpt.com