Notable Matters
Selected transactions and disputes
Matters are anonymised where confidentiality requires. All entries below are sample content pending client clearance.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Acquisition of a regional payments business
- Challenge
- A banking group sought to acquire a payments platform operating in three jurisdictions under compressed exclusivity.
- Approach
- We ran parallel diligence workstreams, sequenced competition and central bank filings, and negotiated conditionality that preserved price certainty.
- Outcome
- Signed within the exclusivity window and cleared without remedies. (Sample matter.)
Banking & Finance
Syndicated facility to an independent power producer
- Challenge
- Lenders required enforceable security over project assets held under a long-term concession.
- Approach
- We structured a security package around the concession's assignment restrictions and obtained the requisite consents in advance of first drawdown.
- Outcome
- Facility drawn on schedule; security registered without objection. (Sample matter.)
Litigation & Dispute Resolution
Defence of a shareholder oppression petition
- Challenge
- A minority shareholder sought injunctive relief that would have suspended the operations of a listed subsidiary.
- Approach
- We resisted interim relief on the balance of convenience and simultaneously opened a settlement channel through counsel.
- Outcome
- Interim orders declined; matter resolved on confidential terms. (Sample matter.)
Succession, Wills, Trusts & Estate Planning
Multi-jurisdictional family succession structure
- Challenge
- A principal held operating assets in Kenya, real property abroad, and an investment portfolio through offshore vehicles.
- Approach
- We coordinated with foreign counsel to align instruments, and paired the structure with a family constitution and governance protocol.
- Outcome
- Structure implemented; governance reviewed annually. (Sample matter.)
Technology, Data Protection & Fintech Law
Data protection compliance programme for a digital lender
- Challenge
- The client processed sensitive personal data at scale without a documented lawful basis or breach procedure.
- Approach
- We conducted a processing audit, prepared impact assessments, and delivered board-level training alongside revised customer terms.
- Outcome
- Programme adopted; subsequent regulatory enquiry closed without action. (Sample matter.)
Public-Private Partnerships
Concession advisory on a transport infrastructure PPP
- Challenge
- A contracting authority required a bankable risk allocation acceptable to development finance lenders.
- Approach
- We advised on procurement, drafted the concession and implementation agreements, and negotiated government support arrangements.
- Outcome
- Preferred bidder appointed; project advanced to financial close. (Sample matter.)