Storm Thiaka
Associate | Nairobi
Contact
T: +254 20 503 1807
E: storm.thiaka@bowmanslaw.com
Overview
Storm has provided essential support and high-value assistance to local and international clients across diverse sectors, contributing to complex transactions and disputes. His key contributions include participating in multiple corporate projects and transactional deals, supporting group restructurings, high profile mergers and acquisitions and market entry and expansion strategies, assisting to provide seamless outcome delivery while securing competition regulation compliance at every stage of some of the most exciting transactions. Storm aims to consistently add value by drawing on growing sector knowledge, facilitating innovative solutions to clients. He embraces a collaborative, client-centred approach, prioritizing a strategic “big-picture” outlook and attention to detail to foster client trust and the firm’s reliability in delivering work output.
Experience
Storm has advised:
- On the restructuring of the shareholding in a large building and construction company operating in Kenya.
- An investment fund management company on capital markets compliance requirements in Kenya.
- Due diligence on companies in various sectors.
- On drafting and reviewing transaction documents including Business and Assets Transfer Agreements, Share purchase agreements and shareholder’s agreement.
- Various international clients in connection with their setting up of businesses in Kenya.
- Private client work including estate planning.
- On general corporate matters.
- Charitable organisations in relation to the options available for registration for greater regional impact and subsequent support in the actual setting up entities.
- Merger control in relation to the investment in a Kenyan telecommunications company.
- On the structuring and listing of a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT).
- Various clients on general corporate and commercial matters.
AREA OF EXPERTISE
Qualifications
- LLB, University of Nairobi.
Professional Memberships
- Advocate of the High Court of Kenya
Overview
Storm has provided essential support and high-value assistance to local and international clients across diverse sectors, contributing to complex transactions and disputes. His key contributions include participating in multiple corporate projects and transactional deals, supporting group restructurings, high profile mergers and acquisitions and market entry and expansion strategies, assisting to provide seamless outcome delivery while securing competition regulation compliance at every stage of some of the most exciting transactions. Storm aims to consistently add value by drawing on growing sector knowledge, facilitating innovative solutions to clients. He embraces a collaborative, client-centred approach, prioritizing a strategic “big-picture” outlook and attention to detail to foster client trust and the firm’s reliability in delivering work output.
Experience
Storm has advised:
- On the restructuring of the shareholding in a large building and construction company operating in Kenya.
- An investment fund management company on capital markets compliance requirements in Kenya.
- Due diligence on companies in various sectors.
- On drafting and reviewing transaction documents including Business and Assets Transfer Agreements, Share purchase agreements and shareholder’s agreement.
- Various international clients in connection with their setting up of businesses in Kenya.
- Private client work including estate planning.
- On general corporate matters.
- Charitable organisations in relation to the options available for registration for greater regional impact and subsequent support in the actual setting up entities.
- Merger control in relation to the investment in a Kenyan telecommunications company.
- On the structuring and listing of a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT).
- Various clients on general corporate and commercial matters.
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