Rainbow has advised:

• Glenmark Pharmaceuticals (Kenya) Limited’s existing employment and labour related practices, human resource manuals and policies and employment documents in Kenya, to ensure that they are compliant with the Kenyan employment and labour related laws, rules, and regulations.
• The Australian High Commission on potential termination of employment of employees in Kenya as well as provided ongoing support to the High Commission on various employment-related matters.
• The Embassy of Sweden on various employment-related matters, including on difficult employee separation issues and redundancy procedures.
• CBA on the transfer of employees following the proposed merger between CBA and the NIC Group PLC (listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange) announced in December 2018East African Breweries Limited (listed on the Nairobi Stock Exchange, and cross-listed on the Uganda Securities Exchange and Dar es Salaam Stock Exchanges) on the review and revision of its employee stock ownership plan documentation (unit trust) to ensure compliance with the Capital Markets Regulations.
• Equity Bank Kenya Limited in relation to the establishment of an employee stock ownership plan (unit trust scheme) compliant with the Capital Markets Regulations.
• BigCold Kenya Limited (BigCold)N, a logistics company providing cold chain solutions across East Africa on the purchase of the assets and business of Alpha Fine Foods Limited (AFFL), a leading producer, distributor and exporter of meat and fish products. We prepared the transaction documents including asset purchase agreements, land transfer agreements, intellectual property transfer agreements and deeds of assignment, among others. There was also a significant employment aspect relating to the transfer of employees.
• Braeburn Schools Limited on the acquisition of business of Hillcrest International Schools.
• Kartasi Products Limited and Kartasi Industries Limited in the sale and purchase of the business and assets of Kartasi Industries Limited.
• The Print Exchange Limited (TPE) as the Acquirer and Colourprint Limited, Digital Hub Limited, Kul Graphics Limited, the Rodwell Press Limited and Printfast Limited as the Sellers in relation to the acquisition of certain print assets of the Sellers by the Acquirer and the sale of shares in TPE by its shareholders to Colourprint Limited and Printfast Limited.
• Barclays Bank Plc on the aspects of the sale by Barclays of its pan-African custody and securities business to Standard Chartered Bank PLC.
• Shareholders of Highlands Mineral Water Company Limited:
  • on sale of shares to TBL Mirror Fund BV; and
  • (including TBL Mirror Fund BV) in relation to a capital injection of KES 146 million.
• The Clorox Company Inc. on its joint venture with Kenya’s Orbit Chemicals/Chandaria Industries.
• WPP Group Plc on its USD 20 million investment for 27% in Scangroup Limited, listed on the Nairobi Stock Exchange.
• Equity Bank Limited in relation to its acquisition of Uganda Micro-finance Limited and in relation to a USD 175 million investment in by Helios Investment Partners LP.
• IDEA Power Limited:
  • on Investment Solar Limited as well as negotiations for a power purchase agreement for a 30MW solar project between Makindu Solar Limited and the Kenya Power Lighting Company Limited; and
  • on their investment into Malindi Solar Limited, as well as negotiations for a power purchase agreement for a 40MW solar project between Malindi Solar Limited and KPLC.
• Prunus Energy Systems on all aspects of the development of a 50MW wind farm at Corner Baridi, Ngong Hills, including licensing, regulatory, land issues and negotiation of the power purchase agreement.
• On all Kenyan aspects of the USD 170 million-dollar project financing of the Kwale mineral sands project, the only large-scale mining project in Kenya. Advising on the re-financing of the project.
• Maersk Oil on its acquisition of half of Africa Oil Corporations’ interests in its three blocks in Northern Kenya. This transaction was part of a larger transaction where Maersk Oil was acquiring Africa Oil Corporations’ interests in both Kenya and Ethiopia;
• Gilbert + Tobin on behalf of an Australian company looking to acquire the assets of Swala Energy (a BVI holding company with oil and gas interests in three East African countries, including Kenya). We conducted a due diligence on the assets and provided regulatory and competition advice;
• Abraaj Health Fund in relation to its investment of BR 250 million (approx. USD 11 million) in the business of Arsho Medical Laboratories PLC (Arsho), a private limited company registered under the laws of Ethiopia. Arsho provides laboratory testing services and wishes to expand and diversify its operations through the investment. The parties intend to merge the two entities, after which Abraaj shall hold a 77% stake in the business.