Michael Strain

Michael Strain is the managing partner of Bowmans’ Tanzanian office. He is one of East Africa’s most active corporate/ M&A lawyers. Within Tanzania he has a comprehensive corporate/ commercial practice covering all aspects of non-contentious transactional and regulatory advice (including market entry). Further afield in East Africa, (particularly Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda) Michael advises large corporates, financial institutions, private equity firms and high-net-worth individuals on all forms of equity investments, acquisitions and disposals. He has extensive experience in the mining, energy, real estate, infrastructure, logistics, agribusiness, telecommunications, banking and hospitality. Before relocating to East Africa, Michael trained, qualified and practised as a corporate/M&A lawyer in the City of London.

He is an admitted Solicitor in England and Wales and an Advocate of the High Court in Tanzania.