Shonubi, Musoke & Co

Firm Details:

Senior Partner: Dr Alan Shonubi

Number of partners: 10

Number of lawyers (Head office): 16

Consultants: 3

Languages: English, French, Kiswahili

Strategic Alliance:

South Africa, Sandton:

Norton Rose Fulbright, 15 Alice Lane, 2196

Tel: +27 116 858 500

Fax: +27 116 858 944

Email: [email protected] [email protected]

Firm Overview:

Shonubi, Musoke & Co. Advocates is one of the largest law firms in Uganda, with a core emphasis on corporate and commercial law practice. The firms has been in existence for 37 years. The firm has maintained an impressive East African footprint encompassing a branch in Bujumbura, Burundi, and transaction specific partnerships with law firms in Rwanda and Kenya. This regional outreach has perfected the firm’s expertise in providing innovative legal products enhanced by local knowledge across East Africa, in an era where globalization and regional integration demand for corresponding cost effective legal solutions that transcend national frontiers. The firm’s strategic alliance with the global law firm; Norton Rose Fulbright South Africa has added an Africa wide pool of legal expertise to the firm’s resources; rendering the firm a one stop legal center for complex continental investments across the greater African landscape (including those with English law competencies). The firm has close working relationships with several other global legal firms/brands. The firm continues to earn international recognition for mastery and leadership in business and corporate law. The firm remains a formidable force in the fields of energy and mining, public private partnerships , in the oil and gas sector and in its traditional strongholds in corporate and commercial law, M&A, project finance, banking and finance (including Islamic banking), telecommunications, insolvency, real estate, trademarks, litigation and alternative dispute resolution. SM Registrars Limited, the firm’s company secretarial subsidiary, provides impressive services including dedicated company secretarial services, regulation and compliance assessments, as well as corporate governance trainings and support in line with international best practice.

Main Areas of Practice:

Corporate/ M&A:

■ Advised Global-UGANDA NATIONAL OIL COMPANY (UNOC) on the review of the group company structure as well as of those its subsidiaries, the Uganda Refinery Holding Company and National Pipeline Company Limited as they prepare for the production of the first oil in 2025.Noah Edwin Mwesigwa, Innocent Kihika and Brigitte Kusiima.

■ Advised GRANADA HOTELS (U) LIMITED T/A WIN 5 HOTELS through their local subsidiary in resoect of the takeover and management of the most iconic hotel in Uganda formerly the Pearl of Africa Hotel: Noah Edwin Mwesigwa, Brigitte Kusiima and Agnes Nabaggala.

■ Advised M- CASH UGANDA LIMITED, BRIGHT BRIDGE SMC LTD, E GASANA as lead counsel for the sellers in respect of the sale of 50% of the shareholding in M-CASH Uganda Limited a financial services provider. Representation: Noah Edwin Mwesigwa and Brigitte Kusiima

■ The firm is acting on behalf of UMEME limited the holder of the electricity distribution concession in respect of the end of its concession. Representation: Dr. Alan Shonubi, Noah Edwin Mwesigwa, Andrew Kibaya & Innocent Kihika, Brigitte Kusiima and Sheila Nabbale.

Key Clients: African Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET),Granada Hotels, M-Cash, Jubilee Insurance, MTN Uganda, UMEME Limited,Humming Birds,International Rescue Committee and Embassy of Ireland.

Contact: Noah Edwin Mwesigwa

Email: [email protected]

Banking & Finance:

■ Advised AGENCE FRANÇAISE DE DÉVELOPPEMENT (AFD) in respect of a credit facility to Pride Microfinance Limited. Andrew Kibaya, Bruno Kalibbala and Charity Gloria Kisakye.

■ Advising OIKOCREDIT ECUMENICAL DEVELOPMENT COOPERATIVE SOCIETY U.A and other finance parties in respect of a term loan facillity to Yellow Digital retailers limited together with its related companies. Hellen Nakiryowa and Natasha Ahimbisibwe.

■ Advised CAURIS SERIES LLC – AFRICA CAPITAL SERIES 2022 in respect of a proposed senior secured term loan facilities to Asaak Financial Services Limited a Ugandan based entity and Asaak financial services limited. Andrew Kibaya, Hellen Nakiryowa and Natasha Ahimbisibwe.

■ Advised LENDABLE ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC in respect of a senior secured term loan facility to Numida technologies Uganda Limited. Andrew Kibaya, Hellen Nakiryowa and Natasha Ahimbisibwe.

Key Clients: Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (TDB) (formerly PTA Bank),International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD),Cauris Series Africa LLC,Lendable Asset Management LLC,Afric Invest (SFC Finance Limited),Nederlandse Financierings-Maatschappij Voor Ontwikkelingslanden N.V. (FMO),Agense Francaise de Development.

Contact: Andrew Kibaya

Email: [email protected]

Energy, Mining, Oil & Gas:

■ The firm acted on behalf of Eskom Uganda limited the holder of the electricity generation concession in respect of the end of its concession. The concession end involved the payment to Eskom by the government of uganda a buy-out amount. Dr. Alan Shonubi, Andrew Kibaya & Innocent Kihika

■ Advising Totalenergies Uganda in respect of acquistion of hudreds parcels of land from Project Affected Persons as part of the Ressetlment Action Plan of the Tilenga upstream oil and gas.: Innocent Kihika, Ishmael Tumusiime

■ Advised East African Crude Oil Pipeline Limited (EACOP) in respect of the acquisition and titling of a portion of the right of way in Uganda for the construction of the underground hydrocarbon transport pipeline: Ishmael Tumusiime, Joan Nakaliika, Angello Walyema

■ The firm was involved in the negotiation and drafting of the memorandum of understanding between the parties (Dott Services Limited, Gridworks and Elecnor) and negotiating and drafting the project development agreement. The project involved the construction of a 400kv high voltage electricity transmission line between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo.Innocent Kihika, Allan Mark Lutaaya and Ishmael Tumusiime

Key Clients: East African Crude Oil Pipeline Limited, Totalenergies Uganda, Uganda National Oil Company Limited,Dott Services Umeme Ltd, Eskom Ltd, Eskom Uganda Limited,SM Hydro Limited

Contact: Innocent Kihika

Email: [email protected]

Telecommunications:

■ Representation of MTN Uganda in respect of several local law matters Representation: Dr Alan Shonubi, Noah Edwin Mwesigwa, Andrew Kibaya

■ Representation of Google/ C Squared in respect of its local operations Representation: Dr Alan Shonubi, Brigitte Kusiima

■ Representation of Nokia Systems in respect of several local law matters Representation: Noah Edwin Mwesigwa, Brigitte Kusiima

Key Clients: MTN Uganda, Nokia Systems, Google, Intelsat, Tower Resources

Contact: Dr Alan Shonubi

Email: [email protected]

Tax & Securities:

■ Represented Kasese Cobalt Company Limited against a decision of URA to charge an amount as withholding tax not charged by the Company. Andrew Kibaya

■ Representing Sheraton Hotel Uganda before the tax appeals tribunal (TAT) Representation: Andrew Kibaya, Deus Mugabe

■ Represented AAR Health Services in appealing against a tax assessment by Uganda Revenue Authority Representation: Noah Edwin Mwesigwa

■ Successfully advised Kobil Petroleum and ten other fuel Companies on Tax refund claims and disputes Representation: Andrew Kibaya

Key Clients: Sheraton Hotel Uganda, AAR Health Services, Chemonics International, Kasese Cobalt Limited, Uganda Baati

Contact: Andrew Kibaya

Email: [email protected]

General Conveyancing & Real Property:

■·We represented the developers of the first mall; Garden City Mall. We also represented and acted for the first upmarket apartments; Golf Course Apartments and in the acquisition of the Metropole Hotel Chain including providing advice on all aspects of local law, negotiation, drafting and reviewing of transaction documents, completion and post completion issues.Representation: Dr Alan Shonubi

■We have also represented and continue to represent TPS (U) Ltd/ Serena Hotel, an AgaKhan Fund for Economic Development entity in its leases and concessions and have advised International School of Uganda on the acquisition and disposal of land including handling all aspects of the transaction.Representation: Dr Alan Shonubi, Noah Edwin Mwesigwa

■ Management of several commercial properties, warehouses and go-downs on behalf of diverse clients Representation: Peters Musoke, Noah Edwin Mwesigwa

■ We represented Kyagalanyi Coffee on its allocation of land in the Industrial Park in Kampala and the École Française de Kampala (French School),in respect of its land in Kampala.

Representation: Noah Edwin Mwesigwa.

■ We have conducted matters before land tribunals and advised on complex property issues such as compulsory acquisitions, cross district planning approvals, rights of way, easements, leases, licenses and land compensation. Some of the clients we have represented before the tribunal are Orient Bank Ltd among others.

.: Representation Peters Musoke, Noah Edwin Mwesigwa

Key Clients: Golf Course Holdings, Uganda Baati, Equatorial Real Estate

Contact: Noah Edwin Mwesigwa

Email: [email protected]

Litigation & Arbitration:

■ Representation of the land Board in several case; Peters Musoke, Nicholas Mwasame

■ Representation of a client at arbitration of an Architectural firm in a multi storey multi million commercial development project in Kampala Representation: Peters Musoke

Key Clients: KDLB, UMEME, ESKOM, I&M Bank (Uganda) Limited, TotalEnergies

Contact: Peters Musoke

Email: [email protected]

Company Secretarial:

■ Provision of company secretarial and governance support to over 110 local and International companies

Key Clients: Kalangala Infrastructure Services, Umeme Limited, Lake Victoria Hotel, Kyagalanyi Coffee Limited, Agribusiness Development Centre,NCBA Bank Uganda,ESKOM,Carriers Uganda Limited (subsidiary of Tororo Cement Limited), Kasese Cobalt Company Limited, Africa Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET) and Newrest Uganda Inflight Services Limited.

Contact: Noah Edwin Mwesigwa

Email: [email protected]

International Work:

Representation of Standard Bank Dubai, Standard Bank of South Africa, cfc Stanbic Bank, China Export and Import Bank, China Development Bank Corporation in respect of several multi- million finance facilities to Ugandan companies and government. Andrew Kibaya, Noah Edwin Mwesigwa, Innocent Kihika, Dr. Alan Shonubi.