Real Estate & Projects · Practice

Hospitality & Mixed-Use

Sector-specialist counsel on the region's most ambitious hospitality and mixed-use schemes.

Overview

Hospitality and mixed-use, from concept to operator.

Hospitality and mixed-use projects sit at the intersection of real estate, operator arrangements, financing, and hospitality regulation. We advise sponsors, operators, and lenders through the full lifecycle.

Our lawyers understand HMAs, brand licences, condo-hotel structures, and the layered operational realities of running mixed-use assets.

  • Hotel management & franchise agreements
  • Condo-hotel & branded residences
  • Mixed-use scheme structuring
  • Hospitality financing
Firm Perspective

How we approach this practice.

Our real estate and construction practice supports hospitality and mixed-use schemes from site assembly through EPC contracting, operator agreements, and secured lending.

We draft and review construction and operation and maintenance agreements with balanced risk allocation on delays, performance guarantees, and liability caps.

Capabilities

A dedicated hospitality practice.

Every mandate draws on the same integrated bench — corporate, regulatory, tax, and disputes — sequenced by a single partner.
HMAs & Franchise

Hotel management agreements, franchise, and technical services agreements — owner and operator side.

Mixed-Use Structuring

Condominium, service charge, and multi-use governance frameworks for complex schemes.

Branded Residences

Branded residence structures, licence arrangements, and unit sale programmes.

Hospitality Finance

Development and stabilised financing for hospitality assets with operator flow-through.

Operational Contracts

F&B, spa, and third-party operator arrangements for integrated hospitality assets.

Regulatory & Licensing

Hospitality licensing, tourism regulator engagement, and liquor licensing.

How We Work

A disciplined path from concept to close.

  1. 01
    Commercial Alignment

    We start with the commercial map — economics, control, contributions, and outcome — before drafting a single clause.

  2. 02
    Structural Blueprint

    A structuring memo sets out the vehicle, jurisdiction, tax treatment, and regulatory path, benchmarked against comparable matters.

  3. 03
    Documentation

    Bespoke documentation drafted as an integrated instrument set — designed to survive later scrutiny.

  4. 04
    Approvals & Closing

    Regulator engagement, condition-precedent management, and a disciplined closing choreography.

  5. 05
    Stewardship

    Ongoing counsel through the life of the matter — governance, calendaring, and dispute-prevention.

Key Contacts

Partners leading the practice.

Hudheifa Aden
Hudheifa Aden
Managing Partner
Jacktone Nengo
Jacktone Nengo
Partner
Related Practice Areas

Where this work connects.

Insight
Hotel management agreements in East Africa — owner-side priorities.
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