Denis Maina

Denis Maina began his career at Ernst & Young LLP, in 2021 where he held various roles, including Audit Associate and Tax Associate, before becoming a Senior Tax Associate in January 2024. Denis holds a Post-Graduate Diploma from the Kenya School of Law, a Diploma in Tax Administration from the Kenya School of Revenue Administration, and a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Nairobi.

• Successfully negotiated with the KRA in a Excise Duty tax assessment on behalf of a tier one Sacco

• Successfully negotiated with the KRA in a Corporate Income tax assessment on behalf of a management asset company

• Successfully won a tax dispute at the dispute in relation to withholding tax assessment for the global real estate company at the Tax Appeals Tribunal

• Successfully assisted to negotiate a global technology company get a 40% tax waiver of USD 2.5 Million from the South Sudan Revenue Authority

• Conducting a pre-investment tax due diligence exercise on a lifestyle retail company in Kenya for a private equity firm

• Conducting a tax due diligence of a pharmaceutical company on a merger and acquisition transaction.

• Conducting  a debt financing tax due diligence exercise on a global livestock breeder for private equity firm.

• Part of a team that undertook a tax and legal due diligence of a pharmaceutical company on a merger and acquisition transaction by a private equity firm.

• Part of a team that undertook a legal due diligence of Kenya’s largest Sacco by assets and market share for its proposed restructuring.

• Part of a team that undertook a legal due diligence with respect to USD 2 Billion deal for the lease of the assets of a leading airport.

• Part of a team that undertook a legal due diligence with respect to USD 3.6 Million deal between  a Singapore based software developer and the Government of Rwanda.

• Part of team that undertook a business restructuring for leading global manufacturer of construction material. This also included assisting with getting the necessary exemptions from the tax authorities for the transaction.

• Part of a team that advised on the tax implications for a spin-off and also undertook the spin-off of an American software company in its Kenyan subsidiry.

• Assisting in the corporate restructuring of Kenya’s largest Sacco by assets and market share including getting the necessary approvals from the regulators.

• Advising on the tax implications of a global not-for profit corporation with respect to its operations and programs amounting to USD 9.4 Million implemented through Partners

• Advising on the tax implications with respect to a USD 72 Million share buy-back tansaction for a telco in Kenya.

• Part of a team that conducted specialized tax audit training for the 70 auditors staff in the domestic tax unit of the South Sudan Revenue Authority.

• Succeffuly sought private rulings for a group of telcos in South Sudan from the South Sudan Revenue Authority (SSRA).

• Setting up a subsidiary of Helios Group in Kenya. This included legal incorporation, tax registration, statutory payroll registrations, registration with the relevant regulatory bodies and obtaining relevant licenses of the company.

• Assisting with the deregistration and liquidation of a digital health company from the Kenyan market.