MMAKS Advocates

Advisory

Advised UNOC on the establishment of an Oil storage terminal

Advisory

Advised Sanlam Limited in its merger with Allianz.

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Advised Mantra Technologies Limited on its acquisition of Seven Hills Impex Limited.

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Advised The East Africa Venture Capital Association (EAVCA) on proposed amendments to Uganda’s legal and fiscal framework for structuring locally domiciled private equity and venture capital funds under the limited liability partnership vehicle.

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Advised on the initial public offering by Umeme Limited, which carried on the business of electricity retail and distribution in Uganda.

Advisory

Advising private equity funds from Mauritius and Kenya on a purchase of a 35% stake in International Medical Group Limited

Advisory

Advising on the transfer of communications towers, sites and associated facilities of MTN Uganda to ATC Uganda Limited (a joint venture company between MTN Uganda Limited and American Tower Corporation).

Advisory

Acting for the proposed bidder in connection with the disposal by Chevron on the disposal of its downstream business in six (6) countries in Africa.

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Advising on the acquisition of a majority stake in a local telecoms company by a subsidiary of France Telecom.

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Acting for Essar Communications Holdings, the telecoms subsidiary of Essar Global, on its acquisition of a strategic interest in Kanyan Telecommunications (U) Limited.

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Acting (together with Slaughter May, UK) for Reliance Industries Limited, in connection with its acquisition of a majority stake and management control in Gulf Africa Petroleum Corporation (Gapco), including co-ordination of a five country (Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda and Sudan) due diligence exercise.

Advisory

Advising the Central Bank on regulatory issues arising from a new regulatory regime.

Advisory

Advising on the cross-border introduction of Kenya Commercial Bank on the Uganda Securities Exchange

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Advising on admission to Listing of National Insurance Corporation Limited on the Uganda Securities Exchange

Advisory

Advising a railway company in respect of its borrowing from International Finance Corporation, African Development Bank, KFW, Belgian Investment Company for Developing Countries NV/SA, Equity Bank Limited and FMO in the sum of USD 181 million.

Advisory

Advising Citibank Uganda Limited, Standard Chartered Bank Uganda Limited, Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited and East African Development Bank on the financing in the sum of USD 115 million of a project for power generation and the expansion of a sugar processing plant.

Advisory

Advising IFC and other lenders on a syndicated loan financing for a cement plant and a rolling mill in the sum of USD 64 million using Loan Market Association documentation.

Advisory

Advising Overseas Private Investment Corporation on the financing in the sum of USD 72 million for a project in the television-broadcasting sector.

Advisory

Advising DEG and IFC on loan transactions, including subordinations of existing loans and rescheduling fresh lendings to clients in Uganda

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Advising Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa (IDC) on a financing of USD 9.1 million for the completion of the construction of a hotel.

Advisory

Advising PROPARCO on a financing of USD 23 million for a sugar plant and on a financing to a commercial bank.

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Advising the Norwegian Investment Fund for Developing Countries (NORFUND) in a lending to a commercial bank in the amount of USD 10 million.

Advisory

Advising on Aircraft financing through Air Serv International Incorporated to its local subsidiary Air Serv Limited

Advisory

Advising four lenders on the financing of a project for power generation and the expansion of a sugar processing plant which required the use of Loan Market Association documentation.

MMAKS Advocates is a specialist commercial and corporate law firm based in Kampala, Uganda.