Banking and Finance, FinTech & Aviation
We are on the panel of the following Banks in Kenya and advise them on the structuring of financial products, secured lending, securities perfection, enforcement and asset financing.
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Some of our transactions include:
Banking
We are on the panel of the following Banks in Kenya and advise them on the structuring of financial products, secured lending, securities perfection, enforcement and asset financing:
- Prime Bank Limited
- Bank of Africa Kenya Limited
- African Banking Corporation Limited
- Paramount Bank Limited
- Access Bank PLC
FinTech
- Advising FinTech institutions based in and outside Kenya in connection with existing Kenyan laws relevant to the FinTech practice area.
- Representing FinTech institutions in commenting on and enriching sectoral laws including data protection legislation, consumer protection legislation and telecommunication laws.
- Incorporating FinTech institutions, assisting with regulatory approvals and advising on continuing compliance obligations.
- Helping FinTech institutions in monitoring regulatory and legislation changes in the region relating to new products such as Blockchain and other distributed ledger technology, cryptocurrency, digital lending and similar technology based financial services.
Aviation
- We generally act for clients by obtaining approvals relating to aircraft and operational requirements with KCAA and KAA, preparation of aircraft leases and mortgages and attending to registration at KCAA.
- Acting for US based special bankruptcy counsel in a transaction where the international owner of an aircraft being operated in Kenya declared bankruptcy, advising on the local law requirements in connection with the proposed sale of assets as part of the bankruptcy process, negotiating a Lease Assignment and Assumption Agreement between the existing lessor and the new lessor in order to transfer the existing lessor’s rights and obligations under the lease relating to such aircraft to the new lessor and making the regulatory filings with the KCAA.
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