Strategy in Motion
Our work is deliberate, strategic, and collaborative much like ajua, the traditional Swahili board game of skill and foresight.
Every client engagement is a move we think through carefully. Whether it's cross-border tax planning, complex legal structuring, or investment strategy, we are not just reacting; we are anticipating.
We combine local insight with global standards to create winning strategies for our clients, one thoughtful move at a time.
Viva Africa is an independent business advisory firm that specializes in offering bespoke personal, business and investment solutions, guiding strategy across Africa and beyond.
We do so by providing legal, tax and financial services, that are practicable and tailored to each client’s circumstances. We pride ourselves in being a “one-stop shop” as we not only offer advisory services, but we also facilitate the implementation of our advice through our corporate services, transfer pricing and project management departments.
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Our Focus Areas
Every client engagement is a move we think through carefully. We are not just reacting; we are anticipating.
Our approach is precise, thoughtful, and always aligned with your bigger picture.
Regulatory risk & business advisory
Mergers, acquisitions & transaction support
Transfer pricing & cross-border tax planning
Tax advisory, structuring and compliance
Legal structuring & entity setup
Individual & expatriate taxation
Immigration
The Door to Many Firsts
Viva Africa Delivered Kenya’s First;
Limited Liability Partnership.
Real Estate Investment Trust.
Consolidated Customs Area within a Special Economic Zone.
Inward Processing Scheme in the Hydrocarbons Sector.
Alternative Investment Fund.
Advisors on Eastern and Central Africa’s Largest Malls.
Advisors to Kenya’s Largest Wind Power Plant.
Advisors to Kenya’s Largest Bank Merger.
Our Track Record of Excellence
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Project Lead in the Successful NCBA Merger.
Responsible for overall project steering, coordination of various consultants, formulating an optimal corporate consolidation structure to be adopted for the NCBA merger, and key liaison between the boards of the former NIC and CBA Bank, and the various consultants.
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Tax Advisors on the Lake Turkana Nyahururu Line.
Advised on the optimal tax and financing structure for a flagship national energy project.
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$10M Tanzanian Agro-Processing Acquisition.
Tax advisors to a private equity fund on a $10 million acquisition of a Tanzanian agro-processing concern, including undertaking the due diligence exercise.
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Multi-Country Telecoms Group Acquisition.
Tax advisors on the acquisition of a telecommunications group operating in a number of East African countries. We advised on the offshore structure of the investment and the mitigation of the capital gains tax liability of the seller.
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Tax Representatives for Major Internet Provider.
Tax representatives for a major internet service provider involved in a turnkey contract dispute with KRA.
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575-Acre Kiambu Metropolis Development.
Project lead on the creation of a 575-acre metropolis in Kiambu, Kenya, including engaging with Vision 2030 to obtain flagship status for the project.
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Structuring of Five Wind, Six Geothermal & Five Solar Projects.
Tax advisors on wind, thermal, geothermal and solar energy projects.
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Tax Advisory for Acquisition of Pharmaceutical Retailers in Uganda.
Tax advisors to a private equity firm on the acquisition of various pharmaceutical retail businesses in Uganda including undertaking the due diligence exercise.
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Financial Advisory for IT & Telecoms Capital Raising.
Guided a tech company on optimal financing structures and investor engagement across East Africa.
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Northern Corridor Transmission Line Advisory.
Advised on debt structuring and exit mechanisms for investors in a national infrastructure project.
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Our approach is precise, thoughtful, and always aligned with your bigger picture.