Counting several major domestic banks in its client portfolio, MMC ASAFO is frequently retained on matters involving banking and finance transactions, regulation, and fintech. Leadership is split between Esther Njiru-Omulele, who specialises in real estate financing, and structuring, and Isaiah Mungai Kamau, who offers a wealth of experience in syndicated finance, corporate finance, and debt restructuring.
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Key clients
- HF Group Limited
- Equity Bank (Kenya) Limited
- ABSA Bank Kenya PLC
- KCB Bank Kenya Limited
- The Co-operative Bank of Kenya Limited
- DIB Bank Kenya Limited
- NCBA Bank Kenya PLC
- Credit Bank PLC
- Gulf African Bank Limited
- Victoria Commercial Bank Limited
- Family Bank Limited
Work highlights
- Advised ABSA Bank Kenya PLC in financing a leading player in the tea export sector in the sum of $6.5m and KSh500,000.
- Advised DIB Bank Kenya Limited in financing a leading dental health care provider in the country on a multifaceted banking facility involving a mix of working capital and trade finance in the sum of approximately $2m.
- Advised KCB Bank Limited on a mezzanine facility involving one of the leading sugar milling companies in the East African region in the sum of approximately $44m.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Esther Njiru Omulele, Isaiah Mungai Kamau