Dentons Hamilton Harrison & Matthews

Founded in 1902, Dentons Hamilton Harrison & Mathews is one of the oldest and largest law firms in Kenya with 11 partners and 39 associates. The firm is a full service firm providing legal services in corporate and commercial law, projects and infrastructure, oil & gas, banking, insurance, capital markets, ICT, IP and regulatory/compliance matters.

• Banking
• Competition
• Financial services regulatory
• M&A
• Private equity
• Project development and finance
• Real estate finance
• Restructuring and insolvency
• Securitisation

Richard Omwela
Partner
richard.omwela@dentons.com

Andrew Mugambi
Partner
andrew.mugambi@dentons.com

Dr. Daniel W Muriu
Partner
daniel.wanjau@dentons.com

Sigee Koech
Partner
sigee.koech@dentons.com

• Advised Africa Power Amalgamated Limited on the sale of its minority shareholding for approximately €12,000,000.
• Advised GEMS Africa Limited on its acquisition of a company that operates a K-12 British curriculum school in Nairobi for US$ 14,500,000.

Energy and infrastructure key contacts
Andrew Mugambi - Partner
andrew.mugambi@dentons.com

Daniel Wanjau – Partner
daniel.wanjau@dentons.com

Quick facts

We have significant expertise in dealing with local and international development projects in Kenya. Some of these include;

• Advised Africa Logistics Properties Holding Limited, in obtaining facilities worth US$ 26,000,000.
• Advising Standard Chartered Bank Kenya Limited in providing SilAfrica Limitedwith banking facilities up to US$ 30,000,000.

Energy and Infrastructure practice overview

The firm has successfully advised several development projects in Kenya. These include PPPs for construction of social infrastructure and joint venture agreements. 

Sector expertise

• Energy
• Transport
• Social infrastructure

Recent matters advised on

• Advising PwC Japan and the World Bank Group on a study on the resilience of PPP infrastructure in Kenya.
• Advising PwC & Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) as the contracting authorities under the Road Annuity Programme on PPP Projects.