Sarah Kiarie-Muia > Kaplan & Stratton Advocates > Nairobi, Kenya > Lawyer Profile
Kaplan & Stratton Advocates Offices
9TH FLOOR, WILLIAMSON HOUSE
4TH NGONG AVENUE
PO BOX 40111-00100 NAIROBI
Kenya
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Sarah Kiarie-Muia
Work Department
Corporate Commercial
Position
Partner
Career
Sarah was admitted as an advocate of the High Court of Kenya in 2008 and joined the Kaplan & Stratton partnership in 2015. Her work encompasses advising clients on: business establishment in Kenya; M&A and joint ventures; legal due diligence and forensics; property development and management; and advising on employment matters especially transfer of employees, redundancies and employee leasing.
She has published several articles including: Kenya – The Evolution of Redundancy Laws in the International Employment Newsletter (Taylor Vinters); At Crossroads: Shareholder value, stakeholder value and enlightened shareholder value. Which road should the United Kingdom take? in the International Company and Commercial Law Review (Sweet & Maxwell UK); and Non-Executive Directors in UK listed companies: Are they effective? In the International Company and Commercial Law Review (Sweet & Maxwell UK).
Some of the notable transactions Sarah has been involved in include: advising Prudential plc on its acquisition of Shield Assurance Limited becoming the only 100% foreign owned insurer in Kenya; advising Norfund, FMO and AfricInvest on a multimillion shilling exit from Family Bank; advising NSE listed TPS Eastern Africa, Porparco, NorFund and the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED) on the USD 40 million acquisition of Mövenpick Royal Palms Hotel – Dar-es-Salaam by Serena Group which was made through a Cayman Island SPV; and advising Puma Energy LLC on the proposed acquisition of KenolKobil Limited and conducting an extensive due diligence on the target.
Languages
English
Kiswahili
Memberships
Law Society of Kenya
Education
Kenya School of Law – Bar Qualifying Examinations
University of Manchester, UK – LLM in International Financial Services Law
University of Leeds, UK – LLB Honours
Lawyer Rankings
Kenya > Commercial, corporate and M&A
Kaplan & Stratton Advocates‘s acts for a high-profile roster of domestic and multinational corporations from sectors including energy, telecoms, media and tech, insurance, banking, FMCG, and aviation, with the team having significant expertise in complex M&A, internal restructuring, and shareholder agreements. Sarah Kiarie-Muia, whose specialism lies in advising development finance institutions, leads the team alongside Joseph Ng’ang’ira, who is an expert in M&A transactions. Capital markets work is the remit of Kenneth Kamaitha, and Mercy Chemutai distinguishes herself in competition law matters.