Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG)

by Editor | Mar 25, 2023 | Bussines, Capital Markets Authority, Finance, Investments, Law, Top Law Firm

Environmental Social and Governance (ESG) has become a key component in corporate governance matters. The implementation of ESG can be based on the municipal regulatory framework or socio-economic and political factors. ESG-related compliance or measures affect...

Search Fund

by Editor | Mar 25, 2023 | Bussines, Capital Markets Authority, Finance, Investments, Law, Top Law Firm

Search Funds have been quite common in recent past years as it helps reduce the direct involvement of financiers from taking an active role in a particular market. There are two types of Searchers engaging in market analysis to get a suitable target that such a...

Investment-Based Crowdfunding Regulations, 2022

by Editor | Oct 31, 2022 | Capital Markets Authority, Law, Our Highlights

Introduction Crowdfunding is raising funds to fund a project or a business through a website, internet-based portal, or technological application (crowdfunding platform) that allows interaction between investors and issuers. One will require authorization from Capital...

Foreign Investors Regulations

by Editor | Sep 19, 2021 | Capital Markets Authority

The regulation provides categories of investors as local and foreign investors. A local investor, if an individual, is a natural person who is a citizen of an East African Community Partner State while, if a body corporate, is a company or anybody corporate...

Security Lending, Borrowing and Short-Selling Regulations

by Editor | Sep 19, 2021 | Capital Markets Authority

Securities lending and borrowing The regulation covers transactions involving the lending and borrowing of securities. These transactions must be conducted according to the regulations, and where there is a need for an exemption for a sell buy-back or a transaction...

Registered Venture Capital Companies Regulations

by Editor | Sep 19, 2021 | Capital Markets Authority

A person that intends to operate under the venture capital sphere is generally registered under the Companies Act. However, that does not designate it as a “registered venture capital company” because it only takes effect upon registering it as a “venture capital...