Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions & Tax
Creating structures that enhance value
Creating structures that enhance value
The East Africa Region is the fastest growing region in Sub-Sahara Africa. The region has seen exponential growth in inbound foreign direct investment. Kenya’s profile as the gateway for investments in the region continues to shine with large investments and big-ticket deals (including M&A transactions) taking place in agriculture, construction, education, energy, financial (banking and insurance), ICT, industrial, health, retail, tourism and transport sectors of the economy. There is huge growth potential for the Region in these sectors in addition to the nascent oil and gas sector which has attracted huge capital inflows.
Our Practice has substantial expertise in Corporate, Mergers and Acquisition transactions. Retained by both investors and investees, we have increasingly advised a number of entities (both local, regional and foreign) seeking investment opportunities in the East Africa Region. We are on the ground to offer local counsel and have long-standing arrangements with regional experts on transactions having cross-border aspects. Our Firm’s expertise has been tapped in planning, designing and structuring these transactions, to not only achieve the client’s commercial and strategic goals but to also achieve optimal tax outcome within legal parameters. We are regularly consulted by foreign law firms for advisory services on local laws and regulations relating to establishment, ownership and operation of foreign businesses in the East Africa Region and to handle transactional work involving legal due diligence on target entities.
Our clients have relied on our expertise to plan, structure and execute corporate transactions in a tax-efficient manner thus reducing risks associated with these transactions.
Our advisory and transactional work in Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions revolve around:
On tax matters we advise on: