Commercial law

We offer diverse corporate and commercial law services to our clients including:

  • Incorporation and registration of local and foreign companies and business names
  • Private and public company commercial work including undertaking due diligence, share sales and transfers and asset sales, joint ventures and franchising agreement.
  • Advising financial institutions including banks, micro-finance institutions, insurance companies, telecommunications and Export Processing Companies on licensing and regulation requirements in Kenya.
  • Transfer of businesses and ownership, mergers and acquisitions including dealing with general regulatory and compliance matters and Capital Markets Authority regulations.
  • Handling Partnership agreements, trusts and estates.
  • Acting for receivers of companies and representing parties interested in liquidations.
  • Advising investors, both local and foreign, on investments in Kenya including investments under Export Processing Zones.
  • Acting for both management teams and financiers in management buy-out and buy-in transactions.
  • Advising corporate clients on Kenyan and regional competition and monopolies law.
  • Undertaking corporate reporting and regulatory compliance services for leading companies in Kenya and the East African Region.
  • Advising on labour matters including terms and conditions of employment, lay-off and termination of employment;
  • Preparing and reviewing security documentation including debentures, chattels mortgages, charges and lender agreements for loans and other financial commitments;
  • Preparing commercial agreements including sales agreements, general contracts, marketing and distribution agreements among others;
  • Advising on corporate restructuring, equity and finance including mergers and acquisitions and transfer of business and ownership.
  • Assisting in tax law compliance and advising on tax matters.
  • Ensuring compliance with Kenyan ICT law on behalf clients in the Information, Communication and Technology sectors.
  • Advising on matters of Corporate Social Responsibility and ISO certification for our corporate clients.