US$1.2bn
Tender offer for a listed regional telecoms operator
A pan-African telecoms group
Advised the bidder on a recommended cash offer, including dual-jurisdiction takeover approvals and the delisting that followed.
Experience
The work speaks quietly, and with authority.
A selection of matters we are able to describe. Many of our most significant instructions remain confidential.
US$420m
Financing of a 310 MW geothermal complex
A consortium of development finance institutions
Counsel to the lenders on a senior and mezzanine financing with political risk cover, the largest geothermal financing in the region to date.
US$210m
LCIA award for an EPC contractor
An international engineering contractor
Secured an award, including interest and costs, after a 14-day hearing on delay and disruption claims arising from a highway project.
US$2bn
COMESA clearance for a beverages merger
A global beverages company
Coordinated filings in nine jurisdictions and secured unconditional regional clearance within the statutory timetable.
KES 4.8bn
Transfer pricing appeal
A multinational manufacturing group
Overturned an assessment before the Tax Appeals Tribunal, setting an important precedent on benchmarking intra-group services.
US$500m
Debut sustainability-linked bond
A tier-one regional bank
Advised the issuer on a dual-listed programme with KPIs tied to lending to women-owned businesses and climate adaptation.
US$300m
Sale of a tower portfolio
A mobile network operator
Advised on the carve-out and sale of 2,700 towers with a long-term master lease back.
25 years
Container terminal concession
An international port operator
Advised on the procurement, negotiation and financing of a 25-year concession for a deep-water berth.
US$140m
Series C for a logistics platform
The founders of a B2B logistics start-up
Advised the company on its growth round led by two global venture investors, with a holding company restructuring across three countries.
1,200 roles
Regional bank restructuring
A tier-one regional bank
Advised on the consultation strategy and union negotiations for a branch transformation across four countries, with no litigation.
US$85m
Hydropower implementation agreement
An independent power producer
Negotiated the power purchase and implementation agreements for a run-of-river project in western Uganda.
Pan-African
Fund platform at a new financial centre
An Africa-focused private equity manager
Structured a fund and carry platform at the Kigali International Financial Centre, investing across six jurisdictions.
Supreme Court
Independence of regulatory bodies
A coalition of industry associations
Lead counsel in a constitutional petition clarifying the limits of executive direction over independent regulators.
Three generations
Family governance and trust structure
A founding manufacturing family
Designed a family constitution, trust and holding structure that secured a smooth succession across three generations.
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