Winnie Moige
Partner
Phone:
+254 (0) 708 523 125
Email:
legal@olmllp.com
Background
Winnie is an esteemed corporate commercial lawyer based in Kenya, serving as a Certified Company Secretary and an accredited Governance Auditor. With a strong emphasis on corporate governance, Winnie specializes in critical areas of law including banking and project finance, energy and infrastructure law, fintech, private equity, and regulatory compliance. Her extensive expertise allows her to provide invaluable advice to both investors and investees across various sectors such as banking, energy, education, financial services, fintech, agribusiness, manufacturing, and telecommunications throughout Kenya. Known for her in-depth understanding of the legal landscape in Kenya, Winnie delivers tailored legal solutions that meet the unique challenges faced by businesses in these dynamic industries.
Her extensive experience in company secretarial services in Kenya includes providing vital support to a diverse range of organizations. This portfolio covers listed and regulated companies, facilitating company and branch/subsidiary registrations, and offering specialized legal guidance for new applications for licensed entities. Additionally, she has expertise in legal restructuring and reorganization, corporate governance training, and executive coaching services. Furthermore, she conducts comprehensive board evaluations and holds trustee roles for various financial structures such as bonds, Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs), and escrow arrangements. With a focus on enhancing legal compliance and governance, her contributions are invaluable to businesses navigating the Kenyan legal landscape.
- Professional Membership
- Law Society of Kenya
- East Africa Law Society
- Institute of Certified Secretaries of Kenya
- Professional Qualifications
- Advocate of the High Court of Kenya
- Certified Public Secretary
- Bachelor of Laws, University of Nairobi
- Practice Areas
- Corporate & Commercial Law
- Company Secretarial Services
- Corporate Governance & Compliance
- Banking & Finance Law
- Private Equity
- Professional Experience
Some of her notable engagements include:
Advising Sokofresh Agri Innovations East Africa Limited, an expanding agritech innovations firm in Kenya, on Safaricom Plc’s investment in Sokofresh.
Providing guidance to an energy company on merger approvals under Kenya’s domestic competition regime, East African Community competition regimes, and the COMESA competition regime.
Offering counsel to a US-based private equity fund and a Kenyan-based private equity fund regarding the merger approvals needed for acquiring a majority stake in a Kenyan asset management firm.
Assisting a tech startup operating in Kenya and Nigeria with various transaction documents required as part of an acceleration programme in the US (including a programme agreement, stock purchase agreement, convertible promissory note, and stockholders’ agreement), and facilitating the incorporation of a Delaware C corporation.
Providing advice on matters related to banking, capital markets, company law, competition/antitrust regulations, and tax inquiries.
Conducting a statutory corporate governance and legal audit on companies listed on the NSE within the banking and manufacturing sectors.
Advising numerous clients on compliance with data protection laws, employment laws, and intellectual property laws.
Guiding a confidential private equity fund through the proposed takeover of a Kenyan company whose shares are traded on the over-the-counter (OTC) market, including a squeeze-out process pursuant to takeover provisions under Kenya’s capital markets law, banking law, and company law.
Delivering company secretarial services and supporting various companies with incorporation processes, striking off procedures, board/committee management solutions, general meeting facilitation, and other compliance requirements aligned with current and emerging legislation.