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A Chambers Global Practice Guide | Corporate M&A 2026 - Kenya

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A Chambers Global Practice Guide | Corporate M&A 2026 - Kenya

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21 May 2026 1 min read Chambers Global Practice Guide Article

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Our Kenyan Managing Partner, Sammy Ndolo; Corporate & Commercial Partner, Njeri Wagacha; and Banking, Finance & Projects Partner, Brian Muchiri, contributed to the Corporate M&A 2026 - Kenya Guide. 

CDH (Kieti Law LLP) is a leading Kenyan law firm that provides quality, specialised, and personalised legal services in key specialist areas of practice. The firm’s lawyers are recognised for their depth of expertise in advising on mergers within highly regulated and rapidly evolving sectors in Kenya, including healthcare, financial services, insurance, banking, and energy. It handles a wide range of other countries such as Mauritius, Nigeria, Ghana, the USA, UK, France and Norway, among others. It has recently advised on transactions involving acquisitions of some of the largest telecommunication and financial services companies in Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa.

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