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African market trader managing a distribution businessCorporate & CommercialDistribution and Agency Agreements: Choosing the Right Commercial StructureA business expanding into a new territory or product line usually reaches for one of two structures without…15 Jul 2026African family-owned small business craftsman at workCorporate & CommercialStructuring Family Business Succession Across GenerationsA family business owner who has never separated what happens to the company from what happens to their…15 Jul 2026African business professionals shaking hands after a related party transaction agreementCorporate & CommercialRelated Party Transactions: Board Approval and Disclosure ObligationsA director who arranges for the company to buy an asset from them, lend them money, or pay…15 Jul 2026African corporate team discussing governance mattersCorporate & CommercialCorporate Governance for Private Companies: Beyond the Listed-Company CodeCorporate governance in Kenya is often discussed as if it were exclusively a listed-company problem, a matter of…15 Jul 2026African professional reviewing bribery act compliance documentsRegulatory & ComplianceWhat the Bribery Act Requires: Anti-Bribery Compliance for Kenyan BusinessesMany Kenyan businesses still treat bribery as a criminal-law problem for individuals rather than a compliance obligation attaching…15 Jul 2026African professional signing receivership documentsCorporate & CommercialReceivership: What Happens When a Debenture Holder Takes Control of Your CompanyReceivership is often confused with administration, and the confusion is understandable: both put an insolvency practitioner in charge…15 Jul 2026African professional completing deregistration paperworkCorporate & CommercialWinding Up a Solvent Company: Members’ Voluntary Liquidation vs DeregistrationNot every company that closes its doors in Kenya is in financial trouble. A solvent company that has…15 Jul 2026Nairobi office team collaborating on corporate administration mattersCorporate & CommercialHow Corporate Administration Lets Kenyan Companies Restart Under the Insolvency ActBefore 2015, an insolvent company in Kenya faced a stark choice: find private accommodation with its creditors, or…14 Jul 2026African business professionals in a meeting discussing a company voluntary arrangementCorporate & CommercialCompany Voluntary Arrangements: A Rescue Tool for Distressed Kenyan BusinessesA company facing financial distress in Kenya has more options today than a straight choice between struggling on…14 Jul 2026 Talk to usNot sure where to start?Tell us what you need and we will point you to the right person.Get in touch