Swanyalaw Advocates stands as a premier legal partner in Kenya’s capital markets, blending deep regulatory fluency with strategic advisory to help clients navigate the full lifecycle of capital markets transactions and compliance.

Our focused expertise empowers issuers, intermediaries, and investors to meet evolving regulatory demands, leverage innovative market instruments, and achieve seamless market entry and expansion.

Navigate capital markets with trusted legal expertise

At Swanyalaw Advocates, we provide specialized legal advisory and regulatory support to clients engaging in capital markets transactions. We assist corporations, investors, and financial institutions in navigating the complexities of securities regulation, compliance requirements, and market transactions with precision and clarity.

Our practice covers a wide range of services, including public and private offerings, regulatory filings, corporate restructuring, and compliance with capital markets authorities. By combining legal expertise with a strong understanding of financial markets, we ensure that our clients’ transactions are not only legally sound but also strategically positioned to achieve growth and investor confidence.

Achieve growth through sound capital markets legal support.

Our approach to Capital Markets Law

Regulatory Compliance & Advisory

We ensure clients meet all requirements of capital markets regulators, including disclosures, filings, and ongoing compliance obligations.

Transaction Structuring

We provide strategic legal guidance on public and private offerings, securities issuance, and investment vehicles to align with client goals.

Investor Protection & Confidence

We draft and review documentation that builds transparency, safeguards investors, and fosters trust in the marketplace.

Dispute Prevention & Resolution

We advise on risk mitigation and represent clients in disputes relating to securities, investments, and market transactions.

IPOs & Securities Offerings

End-to-end support including due diligence, prospectus drafting, CMA approvals, and NSE listing engagements.

Debt, Equity & Hybrid Instruments

Structuring rights issues, bonds, private placements, and innovative hybrid securities to meet diverse financing needs.

Investment Funds & CIS Structures

Legal design, licensing, and CMA authorization for unit trusts, REITs, alternative investment funds, and other vehicles.

Regulatory Compliance

Ongoing advice on compliance with CMA, NSE, CDSC rules, corporate governance, disclosure requirements, and AML/CFT mandates.

Disputes & Enforcement

Representation in regulatory investigations, CMA disputes, listing challenges, and enforcement actions.

 

Emerging Products & Advisory

Strategic guidance on derivatives, regulatory sandbox participation, and compliance roadmaps for innovative instruments.

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