Clients note the ‘technical knowledge, quick thinking', and 'market awareness' of the corporate and commercial department at Anjarwalla & Khanna. The team leverages significant full-service capacities to advise clients on a range of transactional matters, including cross border M&A, capital markets, competition, joint ventures, and restructurings. The team fields several prominent African and multinational companies as clients, and is a key port of call for complex, multi-jurisdictional mandates. Practice head Dominic Rebelo is praised for his ‘ability to grasp the key commercial aspects’. Karim Anjarwalla is highly active in corporate and M&A transactions, while Anne Kiunuhe co-heads the team’s competition department. Roddy McKean and Rosa Nduati-Mutero are both frequently seen in corporate governance and employment corporate transactional mandates. Daniel Ngumy, Kenneth Njuguna, James Karanja, and Wangui Kanairu are also key members of the team, especially in tax-related transactional matters.

Praised by clients for its ‘patience, competence, and diligence’,  the corporate, commercial, and M&A department at Bowmans is frequently retained by key regional clients and multinationals in highly valuable mandates, including financing, corporate governance, capital markets, share and asset sales, restructurings, and other services. The team utilises significant expertise in cross-border matters, advising clients in domestic and multi-jurisdictional transactions in the agriculture, finance, manufacturing, investment, and technology industries. Rainbow Field and Joyce Karanja co-head the team, and are both sought after by clients for their extensive expertise in M&A, capital markets, competition, and other areas. Paras Shah is significantly experienced in corporate M&As, while Richard Harney is often retained in financing and structuring matters. Philip Coulson and Joyce Mbui are both notable for their corporate and commercial experience. Vruti Shah, Kendall Evans,  Wathingira Gituro, and Christina Nduba-Banja are also key members of the team, and are frequently seen in transactional matters.

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.

Carrying over 40 years of experience, Richard Omwela heads the corporate and commercial department at Dentons Hamilton Harrison & Mathews, which fields significant experience in advising multinationals on matters pertaining to capital markets, regulatory queries, and various transactions, including joint ventures and M&A.  Andrew Mugambi is sought after for his broad industry experience, including retail, finance, and energy, while Daniel Wanjau Muriu covers a breadth of matters arising from the oil and gas, aviation, and technology industries. Peter Okaalet Jr is additionally experienced in private equity, investments, and financing-related matters.

ENSafrica‘s corporate M&A department is particularly noted for its presence in the regional market, routinely advising clients in multi-jurisdictional transactions spanning several African jurisdictions. The team’s abilities in transactions extend to novel and complex transaction structures, including share and asset sales achieved in auctions and private equity acquisitions, along with its cross-border expertise.  The team is co-led by senior partners Mahesh Acharya and Amar Grewal-Thethy, and both are notable for their experience in high-value acquisitions in the technology, finance, hospitality, and capital market sectors. They are ably supported by Anthony Gakuru, who boasts significant transactional expertise, including in the logistics, telecommunications, and technology sector.

Accoladed for its ‘knowledgeable and highly responsive individuals’, DLA Piper Africa, Kenya (IKM Advocates)‘s corporate and commercial offering deploys vast cross-border expertise, especially in African jurisdictions. The team is retained for a broad range of matters, with a demonstrable track record in significant transactions in various industries, such as in the financial, manufacturing, energy, capital markets, and insurance industries. The team boasts major regional and multinational banks, energy companies, and investment companies as clients, often advising on significant share and asset sales, restructurings, compliance matters, and financing mandates. The team is co-led by senior partners David Lekerai and James Kamau, who are often sought after for their extensive experience in transactional matters, and Kamami Christine Michira, who is a key port of call for matters arising from the financial and capital markets sectors.

Kaplan & Stratton Advocates‘s corporate and M&A practice is noted as a ‘one-stop shop for commercial legal services’, and is sought after for its expertise in the energy, telecommunications, retail, finance, and private equity sectors, advising both local and multinational clients. Sarah Kiarie-Muia and Joseph Ng’ang’ira co-head the team, and offer their distinguished experience in acquisitions, public listings, and restructurings, particularly in foreign jurisdictions.  Kenneth Kamaitha assists the team in capital markets and infrastructure-related matters. Senior associate Mercy Chemutai is a notably active member of the team.

Sammy Ndolo heads the corporate and M&A department at Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr incorporating Kieti Law LLP, which is active across a range of industries, in particular renewable energy, banking, agriculture, fintech, and others. The team has a strong track record in transactional mandates, overseeing domestic, regional and multijurisdictional mergers, asset sales, and divestments. Njeri Wagacha is praised by clients for her ‘thoughtful advice on both legal and business aspects of complex cases’, while Martha Mbugua is highlighted for her experience in capital and debt structuring, investment, acquisitions, and other corporate and commercial matters.

Clyde & Co‘s corporate and commercial team is praised for its ‘excellent service and results’, demonstrating a strong track record in cross-border mandates, advising local companies and multinationals in M&As, divestitures, restructurings, and funds. Jared Kangwana and Mati Munuve co-head the team, both advising clients on a range of corporate and commercial matters, especially cross-border transactions in Africa and Asia.

KO Associates‘ corporate and commercial department supports clients with a range of transactional and non-transactional services, which includes contracts, financings, M&A, joint ventures, disposals, and corporate restructurings, along with major labour, antitrust, and corporate compliance mandates. The team is notably experienced in financing related matters, overseeing the financing of projects in the financial, real estate, and healthcare industries. Crispine Odhiambo and Ken Rutere co-head the team, accompanied by the telecommunications and technology experience of Stephen Kiptinness and Brian Odongo’s competition and regulatory compliance expertise.

Broadly experienced in advising banks, insurance companies, state corporations, international organisations, and NGOs, among others, the corporate and commercial team at Mboya Wangong'u & Waiyaki Advocates is a key port of call for transactional work. Godwin Wangong’u co-heads the team with CG Mbugua, and both are sought after for their experience in a diverse range of transactional matters, including asset-backed securities transactions, reorganisations, capital raisings and listings of companies, among others. Peter Waiyaki has a strong track record in novel acquistiions and private equity transactions, while Kimani Njane is an expert in projects and infrastructure related transactions.

The corporate and M&A practice at MMAN Advocates is strongly active in the regional and international market as part of the Eversheds Sutherland Africa Alliance. The team has a strong track record in both transactional and non-transactional corporate services, including structuring, corporate governance acquisitions, and joint ventures. Head of the department Suzanne Muthaura holds over 25 years of experience in corporate M&A, and is ably supported by Waringa Njonjo, a founding partner of the firm and eminently experienced in domestic and cross border mergers and disposals. Carole Ayugi and Christopher Kiragu are also key members of the team.

Broadly experienced in the healthcare, education, automotive, aviation, and petroleum industries, the corporate and commercial department at MMC ASAFO advises state corporations, major telecommunications companies, and other major local corporations in acquisitions, venture capital transactions, private equity mandates, and other commercial services. Bringing over 25 years of experience in mergers, restructuring, and dispositions, Esther Njiru-Omulele co-heads the team alongside Isaiah Mungai Kamau, who fields particular expertise in banking, real estate, and fintech-related work.

TripleOKlaw Advocates‘s corporate and commercial practice has a strong track record in cross-border transactions, advising clients on M&A, restructurings, and divestiture of assets and shares in regional African jurisdictions. The team is particularly experienced in novel and complex transactions, including those involving urgent timeframes, distressed sales, and larger transactions. Brian Muindi heads the team, and specialises in high-value transactions in the real estate sector. Stephen Mallowah fields over 29 years of experience in commercial transactions, while Jinaro Kibet is sought after by clients for his cross-border transaction expertise.