Principaux dossiers

• Acted for Actis, a private equity investor in emerging markets with approximately $15.3bn managed to date, in connection with the acquisition of a 15-acre parcel of land through its investee company, Kasarani Investment Holdings, for the development of an integrated mixed-use development comprising an office park, residential apartments and other recreational facilities.
  
• Acted for Full Circle Equities, part of Full Circle Africa, an Africa-focused proprietary investment firm, in connection with the 100% acquisition of Woodside Properties and Nook Properties, a bespoke residential development serving the British Army in Kenya.
  
• Acted for Mi Vida Thika Road, a newly established residential home developer, in connection with the development of a proposed new $120m residential project, comprising of approximately 624 middle class apartments.
  

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• Advised And Beyond Holdings (Pty) Limited in the incorporation of Kenyan subsidiaries and acquisition of two parcels of land measuring approximately 50 acres each for purposes of establishing tourist luxury accommodation within Suyian Ranch, which sits on a 44,010-acre parcel of land.
  
• Advised Lake Turkana Wind Power Limited on land law matters relating to the ownership of property on which the client has built and operates a 310MW wind power project.
  
• Acted for Ol Pejeta Conservancy in leasing various parcels of land within the conservancy for tourism and conservation purposes.
  

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• Acted for Kipeto Energy PLC (KEP) in its exercise and enjoyment of land rights in connection with a 100MW wind power project over an area of approximately 70km2 in Esilanke, Kajiado County.
  
• Acted for Hydrobox Kenya Limited in its project on the development of a 5MW hydro power project in Murang’a County, Kenya, including advising on the acquisition of land rights for the project site as well as the transmission line and co-ordinating the acquisition of various land related consents, permits and approvals for the project.
  
• Acted for Tuffsteel Limited, a leading steel, cement and hardware distributor, in the acquisition of a prime property along Mombasa Road on which the client has constructed a mixed-use development including a mall, retail outlets, restaurants, petrol service station and lube bay.
  

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• Advised Hewton Limited on the structuring and management of a development comprising a commercial area and a residential area with 200 houses in one of Nairobi’s prestigious suburbs, worth approximately KSh2bn.
  
• Advised Nanyuki Ranching Limited in the subdivision of a property in Nanyuki, Laikipia County measuring 4,738 acres and its subsequent sale to various purchasers, a deal worth approximately KSh2,2bn.
  

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• 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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• Represented KPMG Kenya as part of a consortium assisting the State Department of Transport and the Kenya Railways Corporation with a transaction concerning the redevelopment of the Nairobi Central Railway Station.
  
• Advised Women of Kiambu Association as landowners on all aspects of a joint venture arrangement between the client and a developer in relation to a housing project.
  
• Advised Urban Renewal Housing Development LLP on all legal aspects of a transaction concerning an urban regeneration project.
  

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• Advised Kenya Airways Staff Housing Scheme on the acquisition of a multi-dwelling residential houses for its members.
  
• Advised Kiliville Holdings Ltd on the purchase of land and construction of mixed-use development.
  
• Advised Pinecrest Construction Ltd on the construction and sale of 223 residential apartments in a development known as Pinecrest View.
  

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• Advised Safaricom Staff Pension Scheme on its real estate development dubbed Crystal Rivers, valued at over KSh4bn.
  
• Advised Deerpark Limited on its real estate development dubbed Deerpark Estate, valued at over KSh1bn.
  
• Acted for Meru Greenwood Limited, a venture capital of Fusion Capital, in connection with its commercial development in Kenya.
  

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• Acted for Hayer Marquis Limited in the construction of its residential development valued at approximately $40m known as The Marquis, situated in the heart of Nairobi.
  
• Acted for Uhuru Heights Limited (UHL), a subsidiary of the Centum Group of Companies, one of Kenya’s largest investment companies, in the construction of Cascadia Apartments in the city of Nairobi valued at $37m.
  
• Acted for Mashujaa Q&M PLC, a cement distributor based in Abu Dhabi, in a cross-border transaction that involved setting up a $5m cement production plant.
  

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• Assisted Prosel Limited with an extensive inquisition and due diligence exercise in a land acquisition process and with determining the risks involved with the historical movements on the title of the property.