PROJECTS & PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS (PPP)
We advise sponsors, project companies, financiers, contractors, insurers and other participants in projects and PPP transactions.
Our work comes with the benefit of team hands-on experience in closing public and private sector projects in diverse sectors including telecom, power, roads, air, rail, hospitality, financial services and mining in Uganda and elsewhere. Our services include:
- advice on project preparation and procurement process
- support in application, drafting and negotiation of project concession documents, licenses, and permits
- support in preparation of equity, construction / EPC, supply, off-take and financing documents
- execution of due diligence and project risk and bankability analysis
ENERGY & NATURAL RESOURCE LAW
We provide specialized legal advisory services on energy and natural resource law, particularly on power, mining and oil & gas law.
Our team’s track record includes over twelve power production projects and several power transmission, mining and oil & gas transactions in Uganda and elsewhere. Our services include:
- issuance of sector legal and regulatory framework reports
- advice on licensing requirements and licensing process
- support in negotiation of sector transaction documents such as power purchase agreements, implementation agreements, licences, mining leases, O&M contracts, among others.
- execution of due diligence and issuance of transaction risk and bankability reports
FINANCE & BANKING
We have a good understanding of structured finance transactions from the perspective of sponsors, DFIs, commercial banks, export credit agencies and providers of diverse risk mitigation products.
We particularly advise parties engaged in:
- loan arranging and syndication
- project, corporate and trade finance
- asset acquisition finance and finance-lease transactions
- loan and security agency functions
- structuring of diverse financial service products
- bond issuance and debt securities
COMMERCIAL LAW CAPITAL MARKETS AND M&A
We advise companies on local law implications on their proposed commercial activities and products. Our team has been involved in a number of major corporate mergers and acquisitions across sectors, capital markets transactions as well as advising Private Equity Funds on investments.
Our services primarily cover the following:
- advice on legal framework for doing business
- legal due diligence in mergers and acquisition
- preparation of share purchase agreements, shareholders agreement, constitutional documents and other corporate and equity documents
- support in company and fund formation
- capital markets regulatory and corporate advice.