Debt Capital Markets
Issuer and arranger-side counsel on the region's most complex debt issuances.
The full spectrum of debt capital markets.
We advise issuers, arrangers, trustees, and investors on domestic and international debt capital markets transactions — bonds, notes, sukuk, green and sustainability-linked instruments.
Our practice combines securities law depth with regulatory fluency and disciplined documentary craft, delivering issuances that price and place.
- Corporate & sovereign bonds
- Sukuk and Islamic finance
- Sustainability-linked instruments
- Programme establishment (MTN, EMTN)
How we approach this practice.
We advise on the issuance of corporate bonds, commercial paper programs, medium-term note programmes, and other debt securities. Our team is also active in the emerging market for green bonds and sustainable finance instruments, helping issuers tap into ESG-focused capital pools.
DCM capability across products.
Domestic and Eurobond issuances, including listed and privately placed instruments.
MTN and EMTN programme establishment, updates, and drawdowns.
Green, social, and sustainability-linked bonds with second-party opinion coordination.
Sharia-compliant debt instruments with structural and documentary expertise.
CMA approvals and NSE listing execution across debt products.
Trustee, paying agent, and calculation agent arrangements — issuer and trustee side.
A disciplined path from concept to close.
- 01Commercial Alignment
We start with the commercial map — economics, control, contributions, and outcome — before drafting a single clause.
- 02Structural Blueprint
A structuring memo sets out the vehicle, jurisdiction, tax treatment, and regulatory path, benchmarked against comparable matters.
- 03Documentation
Bespoke documentation drafted as an integrated instrument set — designed to survive later scrutiny.
- 04Approvals & Closing
Regulator engagement, condition-precedent management, and a disciplined closing choreography.
- 05Stewardship
Ongoing counsel through the life of the matter — governance, calendaring, and dispute-prevention.
Selected DCM mandates.
A partial view of the mandates we have advised on — sanitised for confidentiality, but indicative of the scale and complexity of our work.
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Advised the arrangers on a KES 15bn medium-term note programme for a listed corporate issuer.
- 02
Counsel to the issuer on a debut green bond for a regional infrastructure sponsor.
- 03
Advised the trustee on a distressed bond restructuring across two jurisdictions.
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Acted for the arrangers on a sovereign-linked Eurobond issuance.
Partners leading the practice.
Where this work connects.
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