Our corporate and commercial lawyers help businesses, ranging from startups to established corporations, by delivering in-depth expertise and legal advice across a wide range of corporate and commercial law issues.
Our Corporate & Commercial law team negotiates and drafts legal documentation for company and business asset acquisitions and disposals, transaction advisory and management services, private equity investment, management buy-outs.
With our depth of expertise, we have been at the forefront of almost all M&A activity in Rwanda. In the Banking sector, we advised on the Rabobank, ECOBANK , Banque Populaire, Cogebanque & BACAR Acquisitions. In the Manufacturing sector, we have advised on the acquisition of CIMERWA (largest cement plant in Rwanda), Skol Brewery and almost all M&A activity in the Tea sector in Rwanda such as, Shagasha, Mulindi, Pfunda, Gisovu Tea Companies as well as Borelli Tea Holdings (a large European tea company).
Corporate law deals with the legal aspects of a company’s internal structure, governance, and lifecycle, while commercial law covers a broader range of legal matters related to business transactions, contracts, and trade.