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FIRM BRIEFINGSAFRICAN HUB COUNTRIESdisputes team led by Cosima Wetende, as well as tax, IP and land lawexpertise, while partner Nazima Malik has the distinction of acting ascounsel to Kenya’s one and only oil refinery. Notably, partner BintiShah, who has been advising lenders such as Stanbic Bank, is dual UKand Kenyan law qualified.MattersIn one matter a team led by Oliver Fowler worked with Lawrence Grahamto advise Cove Energy, which has numerous African interests, ona proposed takeover by various bidders. Sam Wainaina and Fowler ledanother team to assist Portigon and other lenders on financing for theKwale Mineral Sands Project owned by Base Titanium. Financing forthe mining venture is estimated at $170 million.Binti Shah and team worked with Allen & Overy to advise Citibankon a $45 million credit enhancement for an IPP while Wainaina andNigel Shaw worked with Chadbourne & Parke to advise OrPower 4on the $310 million expansion of the Olkaria geothermal plant.Mboya Wangong’u & Waiyaki Advocates2012 Firm OverviewHighlight clientsKenya Ports AuthorityMost active disciplinesADR, company and commercial, M&A and joint-ventures, corporaterestructuring, EPC, landKey sectorsOil and gas, power, renewable energy, airports and aviation, portsand shippingKey partnersGladys Mboya, Peter Waiyaki, Godwin Wangong’uThe team at Mboya Wangong’u & Waiyaki Advocates is led by thethree name partners: corporate, privatisations and PPP concessionslawyer Godwin Wangong’u, finance, real estate and aviation lawyerGladys Mboya and corporate, capital markets, M&A and concessionslawyer Peter Waiyaki.Notably, the firm acts as counsel to the Kenya Ports Authority whileon the cross-border side of things it is part of the TAGLaw network.Corporate, conveyancy and due diligence are key sectors for the team.MattersThe firm, led by Godwin Wangong’u, was advising a consortium responsiblefor the restructuring of certain operations of the Kenya PortAuthority, including a number of berths, stevedoring services and adepot, in relation to a privatisation process. Peter Waiyaki was assistinga regional energy company on a concession for the provision of LPGinfrastructure for a new city, valued at $3 million.Other matters had the firm acting for an energy client on a proposedacquisition of a hydropower project and an aviation client on aircraftand commercial property leases.Muthaura Mugambi Ayugi & Njonjo2012 Firm OverviewHighlight clientsBabcock & Brown Aviation Management, Mexican CRJ, TKMMaestro, Simba EnergyMost active disciplinesLitigation, company and commercial, M&A and joint-ventures, assetfinance, competition, EPC, employment, landKey sectorsRenewable energy, airports and aviation, industry and manufacturingKey partnersSuzanne Muthaura, Waringa NjonjoMuthaura Mugambi Ayugi & Njonjo’s energy and infrastructure expertiseis led by Waringa Njonjo, who manages the firm’s energy constructionand M&A team. Suzanne Muthaura is a well-respectedcorporate finance lawyer in the market and her practice has a specificstrength in transportation, while partner Carole Ayugi heads the IPand land law practice. The firm is one of a number of up and comingfirms in the country.The firm is a member of the global TerraLex network of independentfirms, which includes US firm Nixon Peabody and South African firmFairbridges. The firm has had some cross-border experience involvingRwanda.MattersWaringa Njonjo and Carole Ayugi were acting for the sponsor in thedevelopment of a 300MW wind power project, which included adviceon regulations, land law, PPA and financing, anong other matters.Suzanne Muthaura was advising BBAM (Babcock & Brown AviationManagement) on the novation of lease of a Boeing 737-800 to KenyaAirways. Muthaura was working on similar aircraft lease matters forMexican CRJ and Cessna Finance Corporation.Another matter had the firm assist a client on an EPC subcontractfor a mineral separation plant, valued at $30 million. Njonjo led thefirm in the work.Prof Albert Mumma & Company2012 Firm OverviewCross-border mattersBurundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, UgandaHighlight clientsGovernment of Kenya, IFC, Energy Regulatory Commission, RuralElectrification AuthorityMost active disciplinesLitigation, PPP/PFI, project finance (infrastructure), employmentKey sectorsPower, rail, roads, water, sewage and utilitiesKey partnersAlbert MummaAlbert Mumma & Company is a mid-sized office based in Nairobi establishedin 1995. The team has a special focus on PPP (public-privatepartnership) and project financing and has been involved with concessionprojects for road and rail developments. More recently, the teamworked on concession contracts issued by the Kenya Airport Authority.Albert Mumma manages the firm and focusses on energy, PPP and infrastructurewhile a team of associates cover litigation, water and utilitiesand corporate and commercial matters.ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE | SUB SAHARAN AFRICA 2013 61