IFLR1000 Reviews

Financial and corporate

Anjarwalla & Khanna (A&K)is a corporate law firm in Kenya. The firm has over 100 lawyers and two offices in Nairobi and Mombasa.

A&K is the founding member behind ALN, an alliance of leading corporate law firms currently in 15 key African jurisdictions. ALN firms have a presence in Francophone, Anglophone, Lusophone and Arabic speaking Africa: Algeria, Cote D'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Guinea, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Morocco, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia.  

 

Focusses / specialisms

The firm has a strong practice across financial and  corporate and all ranked project development work achieving top tier status in Kenya for all of them.

 

Key clients

In financial and corporate, key clients of the firm include Equity Group , Standard Chartered Bank Kenya, Standard Chartered Bank (Dubai), GardaWorld Security Corporation, AfricInvest Capital Partners, I&M Bank, United States International Development Finance Corporation, Citibank , Energy Access Ventures and Proparco.

In project development, key clients of the firm include Kenya Airways, Berkeley Energy, Frontier Energy, Elicio NV, Quantum Power East Africa, Actis, Globeleq, Kiewa Group, Tembo Power and Metier International.

 

Client Feedback: 31st edition (2020/2021)

Banking

"Flexible and reasonable."

 

Financial services regulatory

"A&K is very quick in responding and providing work results. Their results and feedback are always on the spot and understandable. They also provide very professional advise how to improve findings, if any."

 

Private equity

"A&K have been outstanding in their patient support in guiding us through the legal processes required and the strategic options available at each stage."

 

Project development: Energy

"Knowledgeable and experienced when it comes to renewable energy projects in Kenya - well recommended for PPA drafting due in depth. Understanding of the process and the key issues."

"Responsiveness and personal care come up as the most valuable qualities together with superior knowledge of the local context."