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A businessman thinking while working at his laptopCorporate & CommercialTrade Sale, Private Equity, or IPO: Comparing Exit Routes for a Kenyan Data Centre InvestorThe three data centre exit routes available to a Kenyan investor are a trade sale, a private equity…18 Sep 2026Two colleagues reviewing documents together at a tableRegulatory & ComplianceDoes ESG Actually Matter in a Kenyan M&A Deal?Yes. ESG due diligence matters in a Kenyan M&A deal because three ordinary pieces of Kenyan law already…18 Sep 2026A businessman on the phone taking notes at his deskRegulatory & ComplianceDoes Your Business Need to Vet Its Own Suppliers? KYC Beyond Your AML ObligationsCustomer due diligence gets most of the attention in Kenyan AML compliance, because it is the specific, documented…18 Sep 2026A businesswoman working on a laptop at a small tableCorporate & CommercialShould You Outsource Your Company Secretarial Function?Under the Companies Act, 2015, a private company must have a company secretary only if its paid-up capital…18 Sep 2026Two colleagues reviewing company documents at an office deskRegulatory & ComplianceIs Your Company at Risk of Being Struck Off Over an Unfiled Beneficial Ownership Register?Yes. A Kenyan company that never lodged its beneficial ownership register, or lodged it once and then let…18 Sep 2026Aerial view of Kampala, Uganda, with modern buildings and cloudsCorporate & CommercialExpanding a Kenyan Business Into Uganda: What Actually Changes LegallyKenyan businesses tend to treat Uganda as the natural next step: close, culturally familiar and inside the same…18 Sep 2026Construction workers walking through an empty industrial warehouseCorporate & CommercialSetting Up vs Acquiring: How a Foreign Manufacturer Should Actually Enter the Kenyan MarketA foreign manufacturer entering Kenya faces a much more capital-intensive version of the build-versus-buy question than a technology…18 Sep 2026A portrait of a factory worker in a blue uniformCorporate & CommercialAcquiring a Manufacturing Business in Kenya: The Environmental and Labour Liabilities Due Diligence Must CatchA manufacturing business is a physical thing before it is a financial one. The two liability categories most…18 Sep 2026A world map with coloured pins marking locationsCorporate & CommercialShould a Foreign Tech Company Enter Kenya by Acquisition or From Scratch?A foreign tech company entering Kenya usually frames this as a build-versus-buy question about product. It is first…18 Sep 2026 Talk to usNeed advice on Corporate & Commercial?Speak to an advocate about your Corporate & Commercial matter.Get in touch