Corporate and Commercial
Overview
For many years we have helped businesses of different sizes successfully navigate countless business relationships, transactions and requirements.
We advise clients on several aspects of business and have particularly strong capabilities in private equity, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, competition law, employment law, contract drafting and review, consumer protection, regional business establishment, share & asset sales and corporate restructuring.
With locations in two of the region’s fastest growing economies and our membership in Advoc, a leading international law firm network (with over 5,500 lawyers in 73 countries) we offer on-the ground presence, local knowledge and foreign counsel for multi-jurisdictional work.
When you work with us you get a team of proficient and efficient lawyers who are not afraid to push boundaries and challenge conventional thinking to give you the best possible tailored advice to grow your business and safeguard your interests.
Our team is truly multi-disciplinary and business-focused as some of our lawyers are trained in areas such as accounting and finance. This means we do not just see the legal aspects of a deal, like you, we see the bigger picture and the bottom line too.
Highlights
- Advising a platform based on-demand, door-to-door, logistics company in fundraising including a series A investment round, bridge financing, employment law and regulatory and compliance matters.
- Advising a leading Mauritian bank on the security structure under Kenyan law and the perfection requirements for issuance of guarantees worth US$ 50 million in both Kenya and Rwanda.
- Part of the legal team advising a regional bank on securities relating to payment and performance guarantees worth over US$ 1.2 million.
- Advising M-lab East Africa on convertible notes for financing start-ups and preparing convertible note agreements.
- Lead advisors in the drafting of harmonised standard operating procedures for the inspection, verification and clearance of imports in Kenya.
- Advising a Mauritian investment company on the take-over of a local start-up.
- Formulating corporate and legal compliance manuals and policies for a local agricultural technology firm.
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