Corporate Services

Our Corporate Services Practice specialises in providing company secretarial services, governance, advisory and compliance audit services and other specialised corporate services in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. This is done through our in-house entities Stamford Corporate Services LLP and Stamford Services Ltd.

We draw on our knowledge of the local business environment and in-depth understanding of the socio-political climate to advise clients on a wide range of issues including company secretarial matters, entity set-up, entity dissolution, management of meetings, governance audits, governance advisory and training, board evaluation, corporate trustee and administration and escrow agent services.

We are experts in compliance management and reporting and are conversant with the laws and regulations that apply to companies doing business in East Africa. The team is supported by a highly qualified and experienced multi-disciplinary team of legal advisors across our East African footprint.

We integrate and coordinate our advice and provide our clients with a seamless approach to local and cross-border assignments. We are respected for our integrity, efficiency, sound knowledge base and reliability.

We have extensive experience in dealing with various regulatory bodies in East Africa including the Registrar of Companies, the Capital Markets Authority, the Nairobi Securities Exchange, the Central Depositories and Settlement Corporation (CDSC), the Central Banks, sector regulators, and the local tax authorities. 

Our clients include listed and unlisted companies, local and foreign private companies, branches of foreign companies and other private and public-sector entities and organisations.