Case studies
Representative matters, discreetly told.
A selection of the firm's work. Each account is anonymised, and identifying details are omitted or altered.
Restructuring a licensed lender ahead of a strategic acquisition.
- Situation
- A Kenyan credit provider approached the firm ahead of a proposed acquisition by a regional financial group.
- Challenge
- Its corporate structure included cross-shareholdings across three jurisdictions, while part of the loan book carried unresolved regulatory exposure.
- Approach
- The firm unwound intercompany positions, addressed outstanding matters with the regulator and prepared the transaction data room.
- Outcome
- The acquisition closed at the initially signalled price, with no post-closing indemnity claims.
Bringing an East African fintech into full DPA compliance.
- Situation
- A payments platform operating in three markets was preparing for a funding round that required a data-protection audit.
- Challenge
- Its product included cross-border data transfers that had not been assessed against Kenya's Data Protection Act.
- Approach
- The firm completed a DPIA, drafted transfer agreements and rewrote public notices in plain English and Kiswahili.
- Outcome
- The audit closed without qualifications and the round stayed on schedule.
Resolving a title dispute on a mixed-use development.
- Situation
- A developer discovered a historic irregularity in the title chain during financing diligence.
- Challenge
- Two competing claimants had lodged caveats, leading the financing bank to pause disbursement.
- Approach
- The firm negotiated a mediated settlement, obtained rectification of the register and coordinated with the bank's counsel.
- Outcome
- Disbursement resumed within four months, and the development broke ground the following quarter.