Mergers and Acquisitions

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A), as well as corporate restructuring, feature strongly in today’s corporate environment. Businesses are looking for original solutions that will help them to achieve their commercial objectives while mitigating risk exposure. M&A initiatives are highly sensitive and we acknowledge and respect our clients’ need for confidentiality. 

We exercise the greatest discretion in all M&A dealings – both inside and outside the firm, especially since our role includes fostering partner buy-in to proposed combinations. 

Our goal in every merger is to maximize the value of a client’s strengths, culture, brand equity and marketplace position. 

Our lawyers’ experience allows us to execute cross-border deals seamlessly while supporting clients across all stages of the transaction and offering cost-effective and pragmatic business solutions. 

Our M&A legal team works seamlessly with experienced colleagues from other practice areas in the firm to coordinate multifaceted transactions, deal with regulatory requirements, advise on tax matters, manage due diligence investigations and prepare all the required documentation.

Capabilities

• Structuring advice
• Due diligence

• Advising on compliance with all legal formalities, including obtaining regulatory approvals such as authorization orders from the Competition Authority of Uganda, sector regulators and, where applicable, the approval of the COMESA Competition Commission.

• Preparation and negotiation of transaction documents, including share purchase agreements, subscription agreements, options agreements and shareholders’ agreements.