Dentons Hamilton Harrison & Mathews maintains a strong position in the banking and finance market, with extensive expertise in handling both domestic and cross-border transactions. The team advises on the full gamut of issues, including real estate finance, corporate finance, project finance, and capital markets. At the helm of the practice, Richard Omwela has experience in advising on local, multinational, and cross-border banking transactions. Sigee Koech represents both Kenyan and international lenders in secured and unsecured financing transactions, and also acts for borrowers in project financing mandates. Other key members of the team include capital markets specialist Daniel Wanjau Muriu and private equity expert Andrew Mugambi.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Customer experience is 100%. They put their clients first.'
- 'They are proactive, they communicate, they provide information that is relevant to assist decision-making, they go beyond the call of duty to ensure deadlines are met.'
- 'They are exceptional and professional and provided training at no cost on an area that was necessary for the growth of our internal legal team.’
- ‘I have worked closely with Sigee Koech, and she is an exceptional leader who provides good leadership and guidance to her team. She also doesn't feel too big to interact with her clients.'
- 'The associates are knowledgeable and very professional.’
- 'The practice is well resourced and has very technically competent and solution-oriented Partners and Associates.'
Key clients
- KCB Bank Kenya Ltd
- I & M Bank Ltd
- NCBA Bank Kenya PLC
- Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank
- Platinum Credit Ltd
- Premier Credit Ltd
- Kaishan Renewable Energy Ltd
- Landesbank Baden-Wurttemberg
- Coӧperatieve Rabobank U. A
- African Oxygen (Pty) Ltd
- UBA Bank Kenya Ltd
Work highlights
Acted as counsel for Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank in relation to a KES 175,000,000,000 financing programme involving the securitisation of a portion of the future receipts from the Road Maintenance Levy by the Kenya Roads Board.
Acting as counsel for KCB Bank Kenya Limited in relation to facilities it agreed to advance to Amsons Industries (K) Ltd in the sum of KES. 20,053,000,000.
Acted for African Oxygen (Pty) Ltd, a member of the Linde Group, a global leader in industrial gases and engineering headquartered in Germany, in connection with a proposed takeover offer in November 2020 by Carbacid Investments Plc and Aksaya Investments LLP to acquire all the ordinary shares of BOC Kenya Plc.
Lawyers
Leading partners
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Practice head
Richard Omwela
Other key lawyers
Sigee Koech; Daniel Wanjau Muriu; Andrew Mugambi