Njeri Wagacha

Acting for an evergreen investment company in their acquisition of a company managing schools across four jurisdictions. This included conducting a comprehensive due diligence on the target.

Advising a licensed fund management company in conducting a comprehensive due diligence on the acquisition of a forest as well as in the preparation and negotiation of the transaction documents.

Kuramo Capital Management

Acting for Kuramo Capital Management in connection with Kuramo Capital Management’s acquisition of 90.84% of the shares in GenAfrica Asset Managers Limited.

Acting for a client in the telecommunications industry with respect to conducting a high-level due diligence on the acquisition a leading tier 1 carrier in East Africa, offering fibre optic cable and satellite solutions.Acting for Alphajiri Investment Fund LLP in undertaking a high-level due diligence and negotiating a debenture, promissory note and guarantee in respect of a USD multimillion investments into Ilara Health, a network of small healthcare providing lifesaving and essential diagnostic tools to improve the quality of medical care in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Acting for Amethis Africa Finance Limited in a shareholder's dispute with respect to Amethis Africa Finance Limited's exit from one of its investment companies, by amending the shareholders agreement to reflect the new agreed terms and steps the parties will undertake to achieve the exit.

Acting for Investisseurs & Partenaires an impact investment group entirely dedicated to financing and supporting SME's, in carrying out a legal due diligence over Umutanguha Finance Company, a finance company based in Rwanda.

Advised Bateleur Investments on the acquisition of its shareholding in Morgan Air & Seafreight Logistics Kenya and Morgan Cargo by Kuehne + Nagel.  This transaction involved the acquisition of 100 per cent of the shares in Morgan Air & Seafreight by Kuehne + Nagel.  This resulted in Kuehne + Nagel being the sole shareholder of Morgan Air & Seafreight Kenya.

Advised Goodwell Investments on its investment of €150 million in Souk Farms IG Rwanda, one of the largest growers and exporters of a variety of fruits and vegetables across Europe and the Middle East. This included conducting a due diligence exercise and preparing a due diligence report; reviewing, amending, and negotiating the transaction documents; and overseeing the completion of the transaction.

Acting for Goodwell Investments with respect to a potential dispute regarding the investment company's governance and disclosure during the due diligence process by reviewing the investment documents, including but not limited to an equity subscription agreement, shareholders agreement, disclosure letter and a legal due diligence report.

Acting for Goodwell Investments in conducting a high-level due diligence over a target entity, a Rwandan company that cultivates and exports horticulture and reviewing and amending a convertible loan agreement.

Acting for the Riara Group of Schools Limited in purchasing 100% of shareholding in Runda Gardens Development Limited, which is an entity that owns a parcel of land and the buildings which Regis Runda Academy Limited, operates a school on. As part of the first phase of the transaction, we assisted Riara in the negotiations of taking over the management of the school and property by negotiating and drafting a services agreement, term sheet and memorandum of understanding between the respected parties.

Acting for Cradle Journey Limited in carrying out a high-level due diligence on Desert Rose Kenya Limited a boutique hotel located in a remote part of Kenya and drafting transaction documents including a share purchase agreement and shareholders agreement with respect to the purchase of 40% of the shareholding from the founder of the target.

Advised Small Foundation on the legal and regulatory issues to consider in Kenya when offering loans developed by their Irish legal advisors, including whether there is any requirement to engage with regulatory bodies, taxation due on the loans or their repayments, and any regulatory licenses required for digital lending activities.

Advising the companies below in obtaining regulatory approval from the Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK) and COMESA Competition Commission (CCC) in relation to their transactions (some of which are described above) in the region: Coca Cola; Shell; Transcentury PLC; Access Bank PLC;  Vivo Energy; Econet Wireless; The Rise Fund; Koko Networks; PayGo Energy; Kuramo Capital Management; Safarilink; and GAPCO.

Advising on the impact of the Competition Law of the UAE on M&A transactions in the UAE for a transaction involving UAE entities and Kenya entities.