Prominent in the space of government financing, especially in relation to the oil and energy sector, Dentons Hamilton Harrison & Mathews runs the gamut of corporate finance transactions advice to large local and international corporations in real estate, manufacturing, and agriculture. Structured finance, sovereign bonds, securitisations, and syndicated lending also count among the practice’s strengths. Practice head Richard Omwela excels in loan, equity and project financing, and leads a team including Sigee Koech, who specialises in secured and unsecured financing for lenders and local and cross-border transactions for borrowers, Daniel Wanjau Muriu, who focuses on capital markets, and Andrew Mugambi, who works on project and PPP financing.

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Testimonials

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‘Integration of technology and information to ensure all their services are easily accessible to all their clients.’
‘Personalisation of services to suit the specific client's needs. Sharing the vision with clients enables understanding needs and how they can be met.’
‘The team is highly professional, knowledgeable and up-to-date with the market dynamics.’
‘They are full of energy, proactive, highly engaged, honest, and never make excuses for anything. They deliver as and when they promise to deliver.’

Key clients

Standard Chartered Bank Plc
African Export Import Bank
The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited
Coöperatieve Rabobank U.A.
NCBA Bank Kenya PLC
Stanbic Bank Kenya Limited
Equity Bank (Kenya) Limited
Platcorp Holdings Limited
Balaji EPZ Limited
Kinetic Holdings Limited

Work highlights

Acted as local counsel for the Standard Bank of South Africa, Citibank N.A. Kenya Branch, Stanbic Kenya Limited, and DFI’s British Investment International and Norfund, on Greenlight Planet Kenya Ltd’s market leading, first-of-its-kind, bank-led and entirely Kenyan-Shilling-denominated $130m securitisation deal.
Acted for Platcorp Holdings Limited and four of its subsidiaries in Kenya and Uganda in a $45m facility from the International Finance Corporation (IFC).