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Private Equity | Mergers & Acquisitions | Capital Markets | TMTSignature deals: Advised Nation Media Group Plc, the largest integrated media company in Eastern Africa on the first ever share buyback in Eastern Africa by a company listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange and cross-listed in Uganda, Rwanda and TanzaniaAdvised Safaricom PLC on development and roll out of Fuliza, what is headed to be the largest and most successful mobile micro-lending product in the world with over USD 800 million borrowed in the first 6 months of operationAdvising KLM Royal Dutch Airlines in the USD 2.2 billion debt and equity restructuring of the NSE listed Kenya national carrier, Kenya Airways PlcLocal counsel to Unilever Plc in the USD 8.1 billion sale of its margarine and spreads business (including Blue band, Flora, I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter, Country Crock ) to U.S. private equity firm KKR & Co.Local counsel to HP Inc. in the USD 1.05 billion acquisition of Samsung’s printer businessActing for NSE listed Safaricom Plc in a joint venture collaboration with Hikma Electronics Plc of Ethiopia to roll out airtime credit services in EthiopiaEstablishment of Savia Trade Finance Impact Fund, a USD 200 million fund in Mauritius which target countries include Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, the Democtratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Morocco, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa and countries in the East African Community (EAC)Advising the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) on a multi-jurisdiction regulatory compliance and corporate structure review in Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Senegal, TanzaniaActed for Norfund and Norfinance in their USD 250 million investment in Equity Bank Limited (NSE listed) with operations in greater Eastern Africa.Advising LSE, NYSE, SEHK listed and FTSE 100 component Prudential plc on its acquisition of Shield Assurance (and entry into the Kenya market), the first ever 100% acquisition of a licensed insurance company by a foreign entity.

Listed skills include Corporate Law, Legal Writing, Legal Research, Intellectual Property, and 9 others.