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Our horizonsare as broad asyour businessvision.
Based in Uganda, members of the global legal community.
Part of theglobal legalcommunity;small enoughto care.
Founded in October 2003,AF Mpanga Advocates has fast established itself as leaders in corporate and non-corporate transactional advice, intellectual property work, conveyancing, civil and criminal litigation and company secretarial work.
As a firm, we have built our reputation on independence, integrity, fidelity and excellence. And as such, we are privileged to offer our services to a select group of corporate and individual clientele. It’s our aim to make sure our clients enjoy complete satisfaction through timeous, accurate and sound advice that adds value to their business and protects their interests. To us, consistent quality is key.
As a relatively small-sized firm we also hold certain advantages. For example, we are flexible and nimble enough for clients to be confident of prompt, individual attention and partner access at all times. But that’s not to say we’re isolated, we also enjoy wider African and global support.
Our law firm
The Bowman Gilfillan Africa Group
AF Mpanga is a member of the Bowman Gilfillan Africa Group, which is one of the premier corporate and commercial law firms in Africa.The Bowman Gilfillan Africa Group advises clients throughout the African continent and has 350 lawyers with offices in 5 key cities: Cape Town, Dar es Salaam, Johannesburg and Kampala including a “best friends” relationship with leading Nigerian firm, Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie.
Our Group membership affords us seamless access to Bowman Gilfillan’s knowledge pool and world-class legal, IT and office management resources. What’s more, our association is a key step in the development of AF Mpanga and Bowman Gilfillan’s presence in the rest of Africa.
In addition to the continental reach, we have working relationships with law firms in the United Kingdom, Hong Kong and the United States of America. This global reach with its strong regional and international partners creates a unique Ugandan law firm that can provide seamless professional services to multinational and local firms.
Uganda
Kenya
Tanzania
South Africa
Nigeria
Bowman Gilfillan is the South African representative of Lex Mundi, a global association with more than 160 independent law firms in all the major centres across the globe.
This association gives Bowman Gilfillan access to firms which have been identified as the best in each represented jurisdiction. As a member of the Bowman Gilfillan Africa Group, AF Mpanga is an integral part of a regional network of leading law firms in South Africa, Kenya and Tanzania and also has valuable links with law firms in south Sudan and Rwanda.
Associations
Our experience, expertise and talent make the complex clear.
Talent and expertise
Although we are relatively new in the legal services sector in Uganda, our four partners have a combined experience of over fifty years in both England and Uganda.
Our service values and work ethic have enabled us to build a reputable client list, which includes:
leading local and international financial institutions
private investment funds
leading manufacturers and industrialists
international oil companies
international investors
print and electronic media houses
international and local non-governmental organisations
high-net-worth individuals
Attention to detail, coupled with a broader understandingis key.
Our extensive practice areas include: Banking and finance
Mergers and acquisitions
Corporate and commercial law
Intellectual property
Oil and gas
Land transactions, securities and conveyancing
Insurance law
Project finance and structuring
Compliance and legal risk advisory and review services
Litigation and dispute resolution
Areas of practice
AdditionAl services
We offer the following ancillary services: Advising on the structuring of financial transactions and drawing the necessary documentation
Advising on and causing the issuance of regulatory approvals and licences
Negotiation support
Monitoring changes in legislation and case law and advising on compliance
Legal risk audits with a view to minimising clients’ risk
Due diligence exercises in respect of clients’ customers and counter-parties
Tax advice
Insurance advice
Market intelligence and credit references
Searches and certification of documents at public registries
Immigration matters (obtaining special passes, work permits and dependents’ passes)
Advising on the structure, management and administration of occupational benefit schemes
Training and sensitization of key staff in legal matters and matters pertaining to risk management and compliance
Nimble in size;big on efficient and timeous delivery.
We advise clients from the public and private sector doing business in Uganda and across the African continent.
This includes leading local and international financial institutions, leading manufacturers, industrialists, international investors, print and electronic media houses, international oil companies, international and local non-governmental organisations as well as private individuals.
Clients and recent deals
Advised a Dutch multinational financial corporation on a credit facility in the sum of US$15 million to a renowned local financial institution. Though still ongoing, the instruction includes conducting a due diligence survey with auditors, government registries and insurance services providers, reviewing and regularizing security documentation
Advised the Bank of Uganda on the rates of the legal and regulatory setup of the Credit Reference Bureau (CRB)
Advised the Arranger and Agent Bank in a major syndicated loan for a telecom company in Rwanda
Acting with a leading firm in South Africa, we advised on and reviewed documentation in respect of the Uganda component, in the sale of the custodial services and assets of a leading financial institution in Uganda to another leading financial institution in Uganda
Advised the shareholders of Orient Bank Limited in the acquisition of 80% of the shareholding in that bank by Nigerian Bank PHB plc. This was the landmark transaction in the financial institution sector for that year. Although the transaction was successfully completed in 2010-11 we continued to render tax advice and litigation services to the former minority shareholders in respect of the tax liability of the proceeds from the Share Sale and successfully resisted a tax assessment of US$20 million
Engaged as local counsel to advise an international development finance institution on the prospective divestiture of a major investment in the financial services sector, which was subsequently abandoned owing to adverse market conditions
Advised the shareholders of Commercial Microfinance Limited in the acquisition of 100% of the shareholding in that financial institution by Nigerian Global Trust Bank Limited
Advised CNOOC on the farm-in of one third of Tullow Oil’s interest in three oil exploration blocks in Western Uganda for a total deal size of US$1 billion
Acted as local counsel for Helios Investors Genpar II LP and Vitol SA on the acquisition of Royal Dutch Shell plc’s assets in Uganda as part of an Africa-wide transaction valued at US$1 billion
Advised a financial institution on a syndicated loan to a leading manufacturer in Uganda amounting to an aggregate principal sum of US$115 million
Advised a financial institution and development bank on the restructuring of a credit facility advanced to a leading manufacturer in Uganda amounting to an aggregate principle sum of US$16 million
Participated in the legislative drafting consultancy for the Republic of Somalia with a specific brief to draft the Financial Institutions Act
On the instructions of a multinational company, advised and recovered US$750 thousand which had been stolen as a result of a fraudulent wire transfer routed through Uganda
Conducted a comprehensive review of the securitisation documents for two financial institutions in Uganda
Acted as local legal counsel for Oryx Oil and Gas SA which was a shortlisted bidder for the acquisition of the retail petroleum outlets of Chevron in Africa. This matter involved carrying out a purchaser’s due diligence exercise on Caltex Uganda Limited and authenticating sundry documents that had been disclosed to Oryx in the tender documents
Advised one of the key Australian support services providers in the petroleum sector
Advised an independent United Kingdom based tower company on the acquisition of the tower assets of two major telecommunications operators in Uganda
Advised a foreign investor in respect of acquisition of shares in a local micro-lender giving the said investor a controlling interest in the said entity
Advised a multi-national telecommunications company on pre-emption rights and later advised the same company over structuring of share sale and transfer matters valued in excess of US$3 million
Advised the shareholders of a group of companies trading in the East African region in fast-moving consumer goods on the sale and structuring of its business valued at US$7 million to a South African entity
Advised on the structuring and documentation involved in a syndicated loan facility to a non-governmental organization operating in Tanzania, Uganda and southern Sudan for an aggregate borrowing of US$37 million for the Uganda component
Advised a local subsidiary of a multinational company with investments in excess of US$9 million on the most appropriate land holding structure for its factories investments in two locations in Uganda
Advised and handled the reconstitution of shares in a local micro-lender owned by a multi-national South African company in the sum of US$3 million
Advised a multilateral finance agency on a mortgage funding project where the agency will give a partial guarantee to a social security fund in Uganda for lending to commercial banks for mortgage purposes for US$25 million
Advised a local financial institution on the structuring of a total capital enhancement programme, a transaction valued at US$30 million
Advised on the purchase of assets and assumption of liabilities of several failed banks in Uganda
You think business.We think successfullegal solutions.
The Firm is ranked in Band 1 for law firms in Uganda by Chambers Global for the year 2012 and had three of its members, David FK Mpanga, William Kasozi and Ernest K Wiltshire, singled out in their fields as outstanding practitioners.
Rankings & Accolades
Our firm is regularly consulted and retained to act for both international and local corporate clients and enjoys an outstanding reputation.
iFlr1000
AF Mpanga was ranked in Tier 2:
David FK Mpanga is highly regarded by competitors. “The firm is relatively small but, says one peer, the strength of the partners is commendable. David FK Mpanga is an exceptional lawyer”.
Key positions
DAVID FK MPANGAPartner
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WILLIAM KASOZIPartner
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FREDERICK J MPANGA Partner
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ERNEST K WILTSHIREPartner
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View the profiles of all our lawyers atwww.afmpanga.co.ug
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Cape Town*Tel +27 21 480 7800Fax +27 21 480 3200Email [email protected]
Dar es SalaamTel +255 22 277 1885Fax +255 22 277 1886Email [email protected]
Johannesburg*Tel +27 11 669 9000Fax +27 11 669 9001Email [email protected]
KampalaTel +256 41 425 4540Fax +256 31 226 3757 Email [email protected]
Nairobi*Tel +254 20 289 9000Fax +254 20 289 9100Email [email protected]
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