Partner · Nairobi

Peter Kimani Gitau

Secures merger clearances and defends investigations across COMESA and the EAC.

Peter advises on merger control, cartel investigations and sector regulation, with particular depth in telecoms, banking and consumer goods.

He previously served as a legal adviser to a national competition authority.

Selected experience

  • Secured unconditional COMESA clearance for a US$2bn beverages merger
  • Defended a cement manufacturer in a cartel investigation
  • Advised a mobile operator on dominance remedies

Featured matters

US$2bn

COMESA clearance for a beverages merger

Coordinated filings in nine jurisdictions and secured unconditional regional clearance within the statutory timetable.

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