Head of the Kigali Office · Kigali

Jean-Claude Habimana

Advises on financial services, fintech and investment into Rwanda.

Jean-Claude leads the Kigali office and advises banks, funds and technology companies investing in Rwanda and the Francophone region.

He has advised on several of the first entities licensed at the Kigali International Financial Centre.

Selected experience

  • Established a pan-African fund platform at the Kigali International Financial Centre
  • Advised a digital bank on licensing in Rwanda and the DRC
  • Acted for lenders on a regional airline fleet financing

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Pan-African

Fund platform at a new financial centre

Structured a fund and carry platform at the Kigali International Financial Centre, investing across six jurisdictions.

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