CORPORATE SERVICES

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BOWMANS

Corporate Services

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04 OurFirm

05 OurFootprintinAfrica

06 OurCorporateServicesPractice

07 OurSpecialistServices

09 Accolades

11 KeyContacts

Contents

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Our Firm

Ourtrackrecordofprovidingspecialist

legalservicesinthefieldsofcorporate

law,bankingandfinancelawanddispute

resolution,spansoveracentury.

WithnineofficesinsevenAfricancountries

andover400specialistlawyers,wedrawon

ouruniqueknowledgeofthebusinessand

socio-politicalenvironmenttoadviseclients

onawiderangeoflegalissues.

Everywherewework,weofferclientsa

servicethatuniquelyblendsexpertiseinthe

law,knowledgeofthelocalmarketandan

understandingoftheirbusinesses.Ouraim

istoassistthemtoachievetheirobjectives

assmoothlyandefficientlyaspossiblewhile

minimisingthelegalandregulatoryrisks.

Ourclientsincludecorporates,multinationals

andstate-ownedenterprisesacrossarangeof

industrysectorsaswellasfinancialinstitutions

andgovernments.

Ourexpertiseisfrequentlyrecognisedby

independentresearchorganisations.We

receivedawardsinthreeoutoffourcategories

attheDealmakersEastAfricaAwardsfor

2019:toplegaladviserintheM&ACategory

forbothdealflowanddealvalue,andadvised

ontheDealoftheYear.IntheDealmakers

SouthAfricaAwardsfor2019,wewereplaced

thirdfordealvalueintheM&ACategoryand

advisedonboththeDealoftheYearandthe

BEEDealoftheYear.

We help our clients overcome legal complexity and unlock opportunity in Africa.

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Our Footprint in Africa

Mozambique

Kenya

Tanzania

South Africa

Nigeria

Uganda

Mauritius

Best friends

Bowmans offices

Significant transaction or advisory experience

Alliance firms

Ethiopia

Weprovideintegratedlegalservices

throughoutAfricafromnineoffices

(CapeTown,DaresSalaam,Durban,

Johannesburg,Kampala,Lilongwe,Lusaka,

MokaandNairobi)insevencountries

(Kenya,Malawi,Mauritius,SouthAfrica,

Tanzania,UgandaandZambia).

Weworkcloselywithouralliancefirm,

AmanAssefa&AssociatesLawOffice,

inEthiopia,andourbestfriendsinNigeria

andMozambique(UdoUdoma&Belo-Osagie

andTacianaPeãoLopes&Advogados

Associados,respectively).Wealsohave

strongrelationshipswithotherleadinglaw

firmsacrosstherestofAfrica.

WearerepresentativesofLexMundi,aglobal

associationwithmorethan160independent

lawfirmsinallthemajorcentresacrossthe

globe.Thisassociationgivesusaccesstothe

bestfirmsineachjurisdictionrepresented.

Malawi

Zambia

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Our Corporate Services Practice

OurCorporateServicesPracticespecialises

inprovidingcompanysecretarialservices,

governance,advisoryandcomplianceaudit

servicesandotherspecialisedcorporate

servicesinKenya,TanzaniaandUganda.

Thisisdonethroughourin-houseentities

StamfordCorporateServicesLLPand

StamfordServicesLtd.

Wedrawonourknowledgeofthelocal

businessenvironmentandin-depth

understandingofthesocio-politicalclimate

toadviseclientsonawiderangeofissues

includingcompanysecretarialmatters,entity

set-up,entitydissolution,managementof

meetings,governanceaudits,governance

advisoryandtraining,boardevaluation,

corporatetrusteeandadministrationand

escrowagentservices.

Ourteamconsistsofexperiencedcorporate

governanceandcompanysecretorial

practitionersandaccreditedgovernance

auditorswithcollectiveexperiencegainedover

manyyearswithintheEastAfricanregion.

Weareexpertsincompliancemanagement

andreportingandareconversantwiththelaws

andregulationsthatapplytocompaniesdoing

businessinEastAfrica.Theteamissupported

byahighlyqualifiedandexperiencedmulti-

disciplinaryteamoflegaladvisorsacross

EastAfrica.

Weintegrateandcoordinateouradviceand

provideourclientswithaseamlessapproach

tolocalandcross-borderassignments.Weare

respectedforourintegrity,efficiency,sound

knowledgebaseandreliability.

Wehaveextensiveexperienceindealingwith

variousregulatorybodiesinEastAfricaincluding

theRegistrarofCompanies,theCapitalMarkets

Authority,theNairobiSecuritiesExchange,the

UgandaSecuritiesExchange,theDaresSalaam

SecuritiesExchange,theCentralDepositories

andSettlementCorporation(CDSC),theCentral

Banks,sectorregulators,andthelocal

taxauthorities.

Ourclientsincludelistedandunlistedcompanies,

localandforeignprivatecompanies,branches

offoreigncompaniesandotherprivateand

public-sectorentitiesandorganisations.

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Corporate Secretarial Services

• Routinecompanysecretarialservicesincludingannual

compliance.

• Adviceonvariouscorporatemattersinrelationtocompany

lawincluding:

•Sharecapitalre-structuring,creationofnewclassesof

shares,alterationsofsharecapital,transfers

ofsharesandallotmentsofshares,processingofbonus

issues,rightsissues,sharesplitsandscripdividends

•Changestoacompany’sconstitutivedocuments

•Reportingrequirementsforlistedcompanies

•Theproceduresregulatingtheroleoftheofficersofa

companyincludingthedirectors,companysecretary,

localauthorisedrepresentativeandtheauditors

Entity Formation/ Set up

• Settingupprivateliabilitycompanies,publicandnot-for-profit

companies,branchesofforeigncompanies,limitedliability

partnershipsandotherlegalentities

• Settingupregisteredoffices

• Advisingontheappropriatelegalstructurestakinglegaland

taximplicationsintoaccount

• Assistingwithpostincorporationandstructureimplementation

• Conversionofcompanies

Management of Meetings

• Managementofshareholders,boardandboardcommittee

meetingsandengagementwiththerelevantstakeholders,

includingcirculationofmeetingnoticesanddocuments

• Adviceonthetechnicalitiesofstatutorymeetings

• ManagementoflistedcompanyAGMs,includingvote

scrutineering

Entity Dissolution

• Striking-off

• Voluntarywinding-up

Our Services

Weofferawiderangeofcorporateservicesas

wellasadviceandtrainingoncomplianceand

corporategovernancematters.Highlightsinclude:

CORPORATE SECRETARIAL

SERVICES

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Governance Audits

• Governanceauditsandassessments

• Structuredduediligence/healthchecksto

reviewcompliancebycompanieswithstatutory

requirements,includingCompaniesAct,CMA,CBK

andothergovernancerulesandguidelines

Governance Advisory

• Draftinggovernancedocumentssuchasboard

charters,shareholderagreements,limitsofauthority

• Draftingand/orreviewofgovernancepolicy

documents

• Advisingoncreatingeffectivegovernance

structures-theboardandcommittees’termsof

referenceandoperations

Governance Training

Weoffercustomisedtrainingandintroduction

programmestoboardsofdirectorsandseniormanagers

ontheirrolesinensuringcompliancewithrelevant

legislation,bestpractice,andgovernancematters.

Board Evaluation

Weevaluatetheeffectivenessoftheboardinthe

followingareas:

• Corporategovernance

• Governancepolicydevelopment

• Effectivenessofdirectorsandboardcommittees

Trustee and Administration Services

• Documentcustodyservices

• Documentaryandfinancialescrowagencyservices

forvarioustransactionsincluding:corporatefinance,

jointventures,assetssecuritisation,mergersand

acquisition,assetssales,donorfundedprojects,real

estatetransactionsandleasebacks

• Trusteeservices–bond/notetrusteeservicesand

securityagentortrusteeservices

• Administrationofemployeeshareownershipand

incentiveplans

GOVERNANCE SERVICES

SPECIALISED CORPORATE

SERVICES

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AccoladesAFRICAN LEGAL AWARDS 2019

Wewontwopracticeawards-forTransportationand

InfrastructureTeamoftheYearandTMTTeamoftheYear.

CHAMBERS AFRICA AWARDS 2018

WewerenamedSouthAfricanLawFirmoftheYear.

DEALMAKERS EAST AFRICA AWARDS 2018

Wereceivedawardsinfiveoutofsixcategories:toplegaladviser

inM&Aforbothdealflowandvalue,toplegaladviserinGeneral

CorporateFinanceforbothtransactionflowandvalue,and

advisedontheDealoftheYear(theRubisEnergietakeoverof

KenolKobil).

DEALMAKERS SOUTH AFRICA AWARDS 2019

WewereplacedthirdfordealvalueintheM&ACategory.

MERGERMARKET LEAGUE TABLES 2018

Wewererankedfirstbydealvalueandsecondbydealcount

intheAfricaleaguetablesforlegaladvisors,andthirdbydeal

countintheMiddleEast&Africaleaguetableforlegaladvisors.

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77 39 74Recognised Lawyers

Recognised Lawyers

Recognised Lawyers

BAND 1

KENYA

Banking&Finance

Corporate/M&A

Employment

FinTech

IntellectualProperty

RealEstate

SOUTH AFRICA

CapitalMarkets:Debt

CapitalMarkets:Equity

Competition/Antitrust

CorporateInvestigations

Corporate/M&A

Employment

Environment

IT&Telecommunications

Projects&Energy

PublicProcurement

Shipping

Tax

TMT

TANZANIA

GeneralBusinessLaw

UGANDA

GeneralBusinessLaw

BAND 2

SOUTH AFRICA

Banking&Finance

DisputeResolution

FinTech

Media&Broadcasting

Restructuring/Insolvency

KENYA

Projects&Energy

CHAMBERS & PARTNERS 2020 RANKED US IN

THE FOLLOWING AREAS

TIER 1

KENYA

Financial&Corporate

Mining

SOUTH AFRICA

CapitalMarkets:Debt

CapitalMarkets:Equity

Energy&Power

M&A

UGANDA

Financial&Corporate

ProjectDevelopment

TIER 2

KENYA

Energy&Power

Infrastructure

SOUTH AFRICA

Banking

Infrastructure

Mining

Oil&Gas

ProjectFinance

TANZANIA

Financial&Corporate

TIER 3

TANZANIA

ProjectDevelopment

IFLR1000 2020 RANKED US IN THE

FOLLOWING AREAS

TIER 1

KENYA

Banking,Finance&CapitalMarkets

Commercial,Corporate&M&A

Employment

RealEstate&Construction

SOUTH AFRICA

Commercial,Corporate&M&A

Competition

Employment

Projects&Infrastructure

Shipping&Transport

TANZANIA

LeadingFirm

UGANDA

LeadingFirm

TIER 2

KENYA

DisputeResolution

Privitisation&Projects

SOUTH AFRICA

Banking&Finance

DisputeResolution

InvestmentFunds

Tax

THE LEGAL 500 EMEA 2020 RANKED US IN

THE FOLLOWING AREAS

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Key Contacts

WINNIE JUMBA

PrincipalSeniorManager

Nairobi,Kenya

T: +254202899327

E: winnie.jumba@bowmanslaw.com

KATHRYNE MAUNDU

SeniorManager

Nairobi,Kenya

T:+254202899355

E: kathryne.maundu@bowmanslaw.com

To view profiles of our professional services staff and/ or lawyers, please visit www.bowmanslaw.com

JACQUELINE TARIMO

SeniorAssociate

DaresSalaam,Tanzania

T:+255768988640

E:jacqueline.tarimo@bowmanslaw.com

ERNEST WILTSHIRE

ManagingPartner,Uganda

Kampala,Uganda

T: +256414254540

E: ernest.wiltshire@bowmanslaw.com

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Stamford Corporate Services LLP

5thFloor,WestWing

ICEALionCentre

RiversidePark

ChiromoRoad

POBox10643–00100

Nairobi,Kenya

T: +2540202899000/+254709966000

E: ke-cosec@bowmanslaw.com

Alliance Firm:

Aman Assefa & Associates Law Office, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

T: +251114702868

E:info@aaclo.com