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CMS Daly Inamdar Advocates

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The corporate and commercial practice at CMS Daly Inamdar Advocates leverages its significant full-service expertise to advise clients across a range of industries, including finance, manufacturing, energy, aviation, and telecommunications, among others. The team advises an extensive client base of major regional and multinational companies in corporate transactions, including cross-border acquisitions, hybrid refinancing, restructuring, joint ventures, and other services. Julius Wako advises clients in matters arising from the oil, energy, mining, and real estate industry, and heads the team. Shitul Shah and Abdulhafeez Noorani are both frequently active in restructuring, joint ventures, and M&A mandates, while Kevin Kwasa utilises broad experience in acquisitions and debt restructurings. Former partner Haanee Khan departed the firm in December 2023.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Personal touch. Agility to respond back fast.’

  • ‘Human touch, practical.’

  • 'Efficient and knowledgeable on the subject matter.'

  • 'Energetic team that is excited and motivated to partner with us.'

Key clients

  • Thika Power Limited
  • Vodafone International Holdings B.V.
  • Hydrobox Infrastructures SEZ Limited
  • CEVA Logistics
  • EssilorLuxottica Foundation
  • Safaricom PLC

Work highlights

  • Advised Hydrobox Infrastructures on the environmentally impactful investment of USD1.5m going into the funding of Hydrobox’s various power projects through their main project vehicle which will then distribute the funds to the five special purpose vehicles in Kenya that operate hydropower projects across various rural areas of Kenya.
  • Advised Vodafone International Holdings B.V. on the sale of M-Pesa Holding Co. Ltd, the cash management company behind the eponymous mobile money service, from Vodafone Group to Safaricom PLC.
  • Advised Safaricom PLC on their KES1bn Safaricom Employee Performance Share Award Plan.

Lawyers

Leading partners
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Hamish Keith
CMS Daly Inamdar Advocates

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Julius Wako

Other key lawyers

Shitul Shah, Abdulhafeez Noorani, Kevin Kwasa