Mergers & Acquisitions
Trusted counsel on the region's most consequential public and private M&A — from origination to integration.
Deals that hold, from signing to synergy.
We advise strategic acquirers, sponsors, listed corporates, and family offices on complex mergers, acquisitions, and disposals across East Africa. Every mandate is partner-led and executed by an integrated deal team.
Our approach blends transactional precision with sector fluency — corporate, competition, tax, employment, and disputes advisors sit under one roof, sequencing risk and unlocking value.
- Public and private acquisitions
- Cross-border deal execution
- Competition & regulatory approvals
- Post-completion integration
How we approach this practice.
Hudheifa & Nengo Advocates LLP has developed a strong and growing M&A practice advising on public and private mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, restructurings, and strategic alliances. We represent buyers, sellers, sponsors, founders, and management teams across a broad range of industries.
Our services cover the full transaction lifecycle — deal structuring, transaction strategy, legal due diligence, negotiation of documentation, regulatory and competition approvals, completion mechanics, and post-closing integration. We have particular experience advising on African transactions involving foreign direct investment, regional expansion, and inbound capital from private equity funds, strategic investors, and DFIs.
A full-spectrum M&A practice.
Origination, structuring, diligence, negotiation, and execution for strategic and financial buyers.
Auction processes, carve-outs, and bilateral sales with disciplined value protection.
Legal, regulatory, and commercial diligence — surfacing risk in a form the deal team can price.
Cross-border architecture optimised for tax, regulation, and post-closing control.
COMESA, Kenyan and regional competition filings sequenced against the transaction timetable.
Day-one readiness, TSAs, and operational separation planning for durable value capture.
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 M&A 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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Acted for a listed regional acquirer on a USD 210m public takeover, including tender offer strategy and competition clearances.
- 02
Advised a global sponsor on the acquisition of a controlling stake in an East African fintech platform, with regulatory approvals across three jurisdictions.
- 03
Represented the sellers on the disposal of a manufacturing group to a strategic acquirer, including carve-out and TSAs.
- 04
Counselled a state-linked investor on the acquisition of a stake in a listed financial institution, including CMA and CAK engagement.
Partners leading the practice.
Where this work connects.
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