Banking & Finance

About

Provided by Bowmans

We are recognised as a leading adviser on banking and finance law in Sub-Saharan Africa and a market-leader in innovation, documentation standards and best practice.

We specialise in complex domestic and cross-border finance transactions and have extensive knowledge of leveraged and acquisition finance, structured finance, capital markets, project and real estate finance,  derivatives, securitisation, preference share finance, subordinated debt and insolvency and restructuring.

Our expertise extends to bilateral and syndicated loans, guarantee and security issues and regulatory matters including the establishment of banks and the carrying on of lending and investment banking activities within Sub-Saharan Africa.

We have acted for a range of local and foreign banks and insurance companies and our lawyers have been involved in some of the most important banking, insurance and finance transactions in recent years in Kenya. In recent times, we have also acted for insolvency and business rescue practitioners.

Our specialist services include; debt and equity securities; regulatory compliance; acquisition finance; project finance; real estate finance and real estate generally; structured finance; syndicated lending transactions; trade finance; asset finance; and secured and unsecured lending.