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KO Associates

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Setting its sights especially on green and sustainable financing, KO Associates supports a wide array of financial institutions from both at home and across the East African region, advising on finance transactions and structuring, regulation, and compliance, as well as securitisation processes and equity and hybrid products. The team is led jointly by Crispine Odhiambo, who specialises in structured, project, and green finance, Brian Odongo, who assists with high-value transactions, and Ken Rutere, who, having joined from Igeria & Ngugi Advocates in November 2022, extends the real estate financing offering.

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  • ‘KO Associates has a well-rounded team that has the rare and incredible ability to take time to understand one's business/commercial environment in their assignment. They are deliberate and intentional in the conduct of their work.’

  • ‘The ability to walk in the shoes of the entity they are offering legal solutions to. We have been confident and comfortable to have them present financial criteria we are preparing to our Board members and stakeholders.’

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Key clients

  • Equity Bank Kenya Limited (EBKL)
  • National Bank of Kenya

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Work highlights

  • Advised the Water Sector Trust Fund, Kenyan State Corporation on the mandate to assist in financing the provision of water services to areas of Kenya without adequate services.
  • Advised the Kenya Investment Mechanism (KIM) Business Advisory Support Services (BASP), a USAID program, on facilitating the investment of up to $520m in key sectors of Kenya’s economy, including agriculture, and for regional trade and investment opportunities under the Prosper Africa initiative.

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