ENSafrica‘s real estate practice is making a name for itself advising domestic and international clients on project financing, development, and portfolio acquisitions and divestments. Nigel Shaw is particularly experienced in the energy and infrastructure space, and leads a team including financing specialist Binti Shah, corporate real estate-focused Amar Grewal-Thethy, and project development expert Nkatha Omondi.
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Key clients
- City Lodge Hotels Ltd
- Pan African Housing Fund (PAHF)
- Nedbank
Work highlights
- Assisted City Lodge Hotels, a leading selected services hotel chain listed on the JSE, with disposing of its substantial East African (Kenya and Tanzania) portfolio to Actis and Westmont.
- Assisted PAHF with the buyout of its development partner in a major residential housing project.
- Advised Nedbank on the restructuring of facilities to Cold Solutions Kenya SEZ Limited, the proceeds of which will be used to enable the borrower to develop a cold storage facility.
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Nigel Shaw