ENSafrica has a ‘solid, trustworthy and responsive team’ that advises across a broad range of matters, with specific expertise in banking and finance and corporate and M&A, as well as energy and infrastructure projects. Practice head Rachel Musoke is a syndicated loans transactions specialist and advises on a wide variety of issues, including banking and finance, real estate, construction, tax and employment. The group also includes Phillip Karugaba, who focuses his practice on capital markets, M&A, projects development, infrastructure and energy; the commercial law specialist Donald Nyakairu; and Rehema Nakirya Ssemyalo, who is particularly experienced in M&A, corporate restructurings, energy, projects and infrastructure.

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  • ‘A solid, trustworthy and responsive team. This is what I am looking for when it comes to foreign counsel.’

Key clients

  • Verdant Capital Hybrid Fund | Gmbh And Co Kg
  • Bluepeak Holdings SÀRL
  • Frontier Clearing Corporation BV (Frontclear)
  • AgDevCo Limited
  • Albatros Energy (U) Limited
  • Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited
  • Absa Bank Uganda Limited
  • Proparco
  • Engie Energy Access

Work highlights

  • Advised Stanbic Bank Uganda and Absa Bank Uganda on the financing of a term loan and revolving credit facilities to MTN Uganda.
  • Advising Proparco on its financing to Raxio Finance and its subsidiaries in Africa, including Raxio Data Centre Uganda-SMC, for the construction of a data centre in Uganda.
  • Advised Bluepeak Holdings on its financing to Watu Credit Uganda and affiliate companies in Kenya, Tanzania and Mauritius.

Lawyers

Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Rachel Musoke

Other key lawyers

Phillip Karugaba, Donald Nyakairu, Rehema Nakirya Ssemyalo