Joseph Ng’ang’ira

Email: JNgangira@kapstrat.com
Position: Partner
Practice Area: Joint Ventures, Mergers & Acquisitions | Private Equity | Capital Markets | Competition and Antitrust | International & Crossborder Transactions | Banking Insurance & Telecommunications  | Power and Energy

Joseph advises clients on a wide range of corporate/commercial matters ranging from mergers and acquisitions, competition/antitrust matters, internal reorganizations, share and asset sales, joint venture arrangements, capital markets and due diligence assignments.

He advises local and international equity investors, local and international listed companies, insurance companies, telecommunication companies, energy companies and private equity funds.

• Advocate – High court of Kenya
• Commissioner for Oaths
• Certified Public Secretary (Kenya)

• English
• Kiswahili

• Advised Agri-Vie Fund II in its acquisition of a controlling stake in Glacier Products Limited – one of Kenya’s largest FMCG manufacturers.
• Acting for A.P. Moller Capital in its acquisition of Iberafrica Power (East Africa) Limited.
• Advised a potential investor in its proposed investment in Gulf Power Limited.
• Advising a client in the potential acquisition of Thika Power Limited (on-going);
• Advising a client in the potential acquisition of Kenya’s largest gas import, wholesale and retail company;
• Acting for A.P. Moller Capital in its acquisition of Iberafrica Power (East Africa) Limited.
• Acting for A.P. Moller Capital in connection with the proposed acquisition of various assets in Kenya.
• Advising OrPower22,Inc., a subsidiary of Ormat International, on the sale of its shares in OrPower Twenty Two Limited.
• Advised Naturgy in their proposed sale of a 52MW power plant in Kenya.
• Advising Oryx Energies Kenya Limited in its proposed acquisition of Hashi Energy Limited’s retail petroleum business – including LPG business.
• Advising Adenium Energy Capital on the restructure of their operations in Kenya.
• Acting for a potential investor in its investment in Gulf Power Limited.
• Advising VTTI Group (petroleum storage) on the restructure of their operations in Kenya.
• Acting as local counsel to EDFI in connection with its investment in Savant Group Limited.
• Acted as local counsel to American Tower Corporation in its global acquisition of Eaton Towers Holdings Limited including acting as a lead counsel in connection with complex COMESA and Kenya competition filings.
• Acted for The Brinks Company Limited in connection with its proposed acquisition of the G4S Cash Solutions business.
• Acted for Silverlake Axix Limited in their acquisition of X-Infotech Kenya Limited – a provider and integrator of software solutions for electronic identity (eID) documents and payment cards
• Acted for HID Global in its acquisition of De La Rue Kenya Limited – the largest identity solutions business in Kenya.
• Acted for America Tower International, Inc. in their multi-million dollar acquisition of 715 tower sites from Telkom Kenya Limited.
• Acted as local counsel to Barclays Africa Group Limited in connection with the purchase of a 63.33% equity interest in First Assurance Company Limited – a licensed general insurance company in Kenya.
• Acted for Abraaj Healthcare Group Limited on the transfer of the management of the Global Health Fund to TPG.
• Advised Emergent Inc. on the establishment of their operations in Kenya.
• Advised PineBridge Investments LLC on the divesture of its shares in PineBridge Investments East Africa Limited.
• Acted as local counsel to the Sanlam group in connection with the purchase of a 30% equity interest in Saham Finances and the acquisition of an indirect interest in Saham Assurance Kenya Limited.
• Acted as local counsel to Willis Towers Watson in connection with their acquisition of Gras Savoye Kenya Insurance Brokers Limited.
• Acted for Turner & Townsend in its acquisition of Mentor Management Limited – one of Kenya’s largest project management companies.
• Acted for the shareholders of Carzan Flowers (Kenya) Limited – a large floriculture company, in the sale of the company.
• Acted for Creadev in its proposed investment in a healthcare institution.
• Acted for the majority shareholder in the sale of Nairobi Women’s Hospital to a private equity fund.
• Acted for a potential investor in its proposed investment in AAR Kenya Insurance Holdings.
• Advising Safaricom Limited, Kenya’s largest telecommunications services provider in connection with the in relation to the installation, operation and maintenance of ICT infrastructure in Two Rivers Development, Kenya’s largest multi-purpose development.  The Network Infrastructure Agreement and the model adopted therein is the first of its kind in Kenya
• Acted for the shareholders of Howard Humphreys (East Africa) Limited (HHEA) in the acquisition of HHEA by LSE listed WS Atkins International Limited.
• Advised Brookside Africa Limited on its multimillion-dollar acquisition of a dairy business in Uganda.
• Acted for AfricInvest Fund II in connection with the sale of a 25% equity interest in Brookhouse Schools Limited.
• Acted for British American Investments Company (Kenya) Limited on its acquisition of Real Insurance Company Limited’s operations in Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique.
• Advised British American Investments Company (Kenya) Limited on its Initial Public Offer of shares on the Nairobi Securities Exchange.
• Advising Prudential Life Assurance Limited in connection with routine regulatory matters affecting its insurance operations in Kenya.
• Advised Safaricom Limited, Kenya’s largest telecommunications services provider on the additional issue and listing on the Nairobi Securities Exchange of 65,428,000 shares for purposes of its Employee Share Option Plan.
• Advised Safaricom Limited on its acquisition of Essar Telecom Kenya Limited’s entire shares and fiber optic capacity in The East African Marine System Limited (TEAMS).
• Acted for Safaricom Limited on its acquisition of IGO Limited and Instaconnect Limited.
• Acted for Safaricom Limited on its second phase acquisition of One Communications Limited.
• Advised Gulf Power Limited in connection with the EURO 62,500,000 financing by International Finance Corporation, Standard Bank of South Africa and OPEC Fund for International Development for the building of a locally owned independent power plant.
• Acted for The East African Marine Systems Limited in connection with the upgrade of Kenya’s largest fibre optic network.
• Acted as local counsel to BCKP Limited (Red Kite Mine Finance Fund) with respect to its acquisition of Vaaldiam Mining Inc’s interests in Kenya.