An Award-Winning Specialist Commercial and Corporate Law Publication · Uganda
Sarah Kirabo Nassali is an Associate at MMAKS Advocates.
Advising Standard Bank of South Africa and Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited as Ugandan lender counsel on introducing an accordion lender to an existing facility for a Ugandan asset finance company, covering document review, borrower due diligence, and a capacity, authority and enforceability opinion
Advised FMO, the Dutch entrepreneurial development bank, on its cross-border financing to a leading Ugandan bank, covering document review, security registration, borrower due diligence and corporate authorizations, and a capacity, authority and enforceability opinion.
Advised Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) on the issuance of sovereign and foreign loans in Uganda, including applicable security registration and perfection regimes. Subsequently advised on a related loan of approximately USD 200 million to a Ugandan borrower, covering regulatory guidance and structuring.
Advising United Nations Federal Credit Union (UNFCU) on real estate financing for its members, covering secured lending structuring, enforcement, and registrations, with ongoing support.
Advising Cardpesa, a fintech, on corporate and loan structuring transactions, including securitization arrangements and registration.
Advising local commercial banks, including KCB Bank Uganda, Absa Bank Uganda, Diamond Trust Bank and DFCU Bank Uganda, on financing individual and corporate borrowers.
Advised Sports Club Villa (SC Villa) on a corporate restructuring transitioning its legacy structure into a modern governance and operational framework, including overhauling its constitutional documents and internal systems, and managing regulatory compliance registrations.
Advising Toyota Tsusho on Uganda's data protection and privacy framework, including regulatory requirements and the security of personal data.
Advised Gates Medical Research Institute on Uganda's data protection framework, including compliance obligations for personal data processing and security, and registration with the Personal Data Protection Office (PDPO), with ongoing support on compliance monitoring and regulatory renewals.
