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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
Bowmans is a leading African law firm. Our track record of providing specialist legal services, both domestic and cross-border, in the fields of corporate law, banking and finance law and dispute resolution, spans over a century.
WithsixofficesinfourAfricancountries
andover400specialisedlawyers,we
aredifferentiatedbyourindependenceandthe
qualityoflegalservicesweprovide.
WedrawonouruniqueknowledgeoftheAfrican
businessenvironmentandin-depthunderstanding
ofthesocio-politicalclimatetoadviseclientsona
widerangeoflegalissues.Ouraimistoassistour
clientsinachievingtheirobjectivesassmoothly
andefficientlyaspossiblewhileminimisingthe
legalandregulatoryrisks.
Ourclientsincludecorporates,multinationals
andstate-ownedenterprisesacrossarangeof
industrysectorsaswellasfinancialinstitutions
andgovernments.
Ourexpertiseisfrequentlyrecognisedby
independentresearchorganisations.Wewere
rankedfirstbydealvalueandsecondbydeal
countinMergermarket’s2018Africaleague
tablesforlegaladvisors.Wereceivedawardsin
fiveoutofsixcategoriesattheDealmakersEast
AfricaAwardsfor2018:toplegaladviserinM&A
forbothdealflowandvalue,toplegaladviserin
GeneralCorporateFinanceforbothtransaction
flowandvalue,andadvisedontheDealofthe
Year.IntheDealmakersSouthAfricaAwardsfor
2018,wewereplacedfirstfordealflowinthe
GeneralCorporateFinancecategory.
WewerenamedSouthAfricanLawFirmofthe
Yearfor2018intheChambersAfricaAwards
forExcellenceandAfricanLawFirmoftheYear
(LargePractice)attheAfricanLegalAwards
hostedbyLegal Week andtheCorporateCounsel
AssociationofSouthAfrica.Wewerealsoone
ofonlytwofirmsthattookhomethreepractice
awards-forPropertyandConstructionTeamof
theYear,EnergyandNaturalResourcesTeamof
theYearandTMTTeamoftheYear.
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Our Footprint in Africa
Weprovideintegratedlegalservices
throughoutAfricafromsixoffices(Cape
Town,DaresSalaam,Durban,Johannesburg,
KampalaandNairobi)infourcountries(Kenya,
SouthAfrica,TanzaniaandUganda).
WeworkcloselywithleadingNigerianfirm,
UdoUdoma&Belo-Osagie,andMozambique-
basedboutiquefirm,TacianaPeãoLopes&
AdvogadosAssociados.Wealsohavestrong
relationshipswithotherleadinglawfirms
acrosstherestofAfrica.
WearerepresentativesofLexMundi,aglobal
associationwithmorethan160independent
lawfirmsinallthemajorcentresacrossthe
globe.Thisassociationgivesusaccesstothe
bestfirmsineachjurisdictionrepresented.
Pleasenotethat:
• inKenya,ourlegalservicesareprovided
throughCoulsonHarneyLLPandour
corporateservicesandtrusteeservices
areprovidedthroughStamfordCorporate
ServicesLLPandStamfordServicesLtd
respectively;
• inSouthAfrica,ourlegalservicesare
providedthroughBowmanGilfillanInc.;
• inUganda,ourlegalservicesareprovided
throughAFMpangaAdvocates;and
• inTanzania,ourlegalservicesareprovided
throughBowmansTanzaniaLtd.
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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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CorporateSecretarialServices
• Routinecompanysecretarialservicesincludingannual
compliance.
• Adviceonvariouscorporatemattersinrelationtocompany
lawincluding:
•Sharecapitalre-structuring,creationofnewclassesof
shares,alterationsofsharecapital,transfers
ofsharesandallotmentsofshares,processingofbonus
issues,rightsissues,sharesplitsandscripdividends
•Changestoacompany’sconstitutivedocuments
•Reportingrequirementsforlistedcompanies
•Theproceduresregulatingtheroleoftheofficersofa
companyincludingthedirectors,companysecretary,
localauthorisedrepresentativeandtheauditors
EntityFormation/Setup
• Settingupprivateliabilitycompanies,publicandnot-for-profit
companies,branchesofforeigncompanies,limitedliability
partnershipsandotherlegalentities
• Settingupregisteredoffices
• Advisingontheappropriatelegalstructurestakinglegaland
taximplicationsintoaccount
• Assistingwithpostincorporationandstructureimplementation
• Conversionofcompanies
ManagementofMeetings
• Managementofshareholders,boardandboardcommittee
meetingsandengagementwiththerelevantstakeholders,
includingcirculationofmeetingnoticesanddocuments
• Adviceonthetechnicalitiesofstatutorymeetings
• ManagementoflistedcompanyAGMs,includingvote
scrutineering
EntityDissolution
• Striking-off
• Voluntarywinding-up
Our Services
Weofferawiderangeofcorporateservicesas
wellasadviceandtrainingoncomplianceand
corporategovernancematters.Highlightsinclude:
CORPORATESECRETARIAL
SERVICES
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GovernanceAudits
• Governanceauditsandassessments
• Structuredduediligence/healthchecksto
reviewcompliancebycompanieswithstatutory
requirements,includingCompaniesAct,CMA,CBK
andothergovernancerulesandguidelines
GovernanceAdvisory
• Draftinggovernancedocumentssuchasboard
charters,shareholderagreements,limitsofauthority
• Draftingand/orreviewofgovernancepolicy
documents
• Advisingoncreatingeffectivegovernance
structures-theboardandcommittees’termsof
referenceandoperations
GovernanceTraining
Weoffercustomisedtrainingandintroduction
programmestoboardsofdirectorsandseniormanagers
ontheirrolesinensuringcompliancewithrelevant
legislation,bestpractice,andgovernancematters.
BoardEvaluation
Weevaluatetheeffectivenessoftheboardinthe
followingareas:
• Corporategovernance
• Governancepolicydevelopment
• Effectivenessofdirectorsandboardcommittees
TrusteeandAdministrationServices
• Documentcustodyservices
• Documentaryandfinancialescrowagencyservices
forvarioustransactionsincluding:corporatefinance,
jointventures,assetssecuritisation,mergersand
acquisition,assetssales,donorfundedprojects,real
estatetransactionsandleasebacks
• Trusteeservices–bond/notetrusteeservicesand
securityagentortrusteeservices
• Administrationofemployeeshareownershipand
incentiveplans
GOVERNANCESERVICES
SPECIALISEDCORPORATE
SERVICES
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Accolades
AFRICANLEGALAWARDS2018
WewerenamedAfricanLawFirmoftheYear(LargePractice).
Wewerealsooneofonlytwofirmsthattookhomethree
practiceawards-forPropertyandConstructionTeamofthe
Year,EnergyandNaturalResourcesTeamoftheYearand
TMTTeamoftheYear.
CHAMBERSAFRICAAWARDS2018
WewerenamedSouthAfricanLawFirmoftheYear.
DEALMAKERSSOUTHAFRICAAWARDS2018
Wewereplacedfirstfordealflowandthirdfordealvaluein
theGeneralCorporateFinancecategory,andthirdfordeal
valueandfourthfordealflowintheM&Acategory.
DEALMAKERSEASTAFRICAAWARDS2018
Wereceivedawardsinfiveoutofsixcategories:top
legaladviserinM&Aforbothdealflowandvalue,top
legaladviserinGeneralCorporateFinanceforboth
transactionflowandvalue,andadvisedontheDealof
theYear(theRubisEnergietakeoverofKenolKobil).
MERGERMARKETLEAGUETABLES2018
Wewererankedfirstbydealvalueandsecondbydealcount
intheAfricaleaguetablesforlegaladvisors,andthirdbydeal
countintheMiddleEast&Africaleaguetableforlegaladvisors.
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71 37 66Recognised Lawyers
Recognised Lawyers
Recognised Lawyers
BAND1
KENYA
Banking&Finance
Corporate/M&A
Employment
IntellectualProperty
RealEstate
SOUTHAFRICA
CapitalMarkets:Debt
CapitalMarkets:Equity
Competition/Antitrust
CorporateInvestigations
Corporate/M&A
Employment
Environment
IT&Telecommunications
Projects&Energy
PublicLaw
Shipping
Tax
TANZANIA
GeneralBusinessLaw
UGANDA
GeneralBusinessLaw
BAND2
SOUTHAFRICA
Banking&Finance
DisputeResolution
Fintech
Media&Broadcasting
Restructuring/Insolvency
KENYA
Fintech
Projects&Energy
CHAMBERS & PARTNERS 2019 RANKED US IN
THE FOLLOWING AREAS
TIER1
KENYA
Financial&Corporate
Mining
SOUTHAFRICA
CapitalMarkets
Power
M&A
UGANDA
Financial&Corporate
ProjectDevelopment
TIER2
KENYA
Power
Infrastructure
SOUTHAFRICA
Banking
Infrastructure
Mining
Oil&Gas
ProjectFinance
TIER3
TANZANIA
Financial&Corporate
ProjectDevelopment
IFLR1000 2019 RANKED US IN THE
FOLLOWING AREAS
TIER1
KENYA
Banking&Finance
Commercial,Corporate&M&A
Employment
RealEstate&Construction
SOUTHAFRICA
Commercial,Corporate&M&A
Competition
Employment
Projects&Infrastructure
Shipping
TANZANIA
LeadingFirm
UGANDA
LeadingFirm
TIER2
KENYA
DisputeResolution
Privitisation&Projects
SOUTHAFRICA
Banking&Finance
Construction
DisputeResolution
InvestmentFunds
Tax
THE LEGAL 500 EMEA 2019 RANKED US IN
THE FOLLOWING AREAS
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Key Contacts
WINNIEJUMBA
PrincipalSeniorManager
Nairobi,Kenya
T:+254202899327
KATHRYNEMAUNDU
SeniorManager
Nairobi,Kenya
T:+254202899355
Toviewprofilesofourprofessionalservicesstaffand/orlawyers,pleasevisitwww.bowmanslaw.com
WILLIAMKASOZI
ManagingPartner,Uganda
Kampala,Uganda
T:+256312263757
JACQUELINETARIMO
SeniorAssociate
DaresSalaam,Tanzania
T:+255768988640
FollowusonTwitter:
@Bowmans_Law
www.bowmanslaw.com
StamfordCorporateServicesLLP
5thFloor,WestWing
ICEALionCentre
RiversidePark
ChiromoRoad
POBox10643–00100
Nairobi,Kenya
T:+2540202899000/+254709966000