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Noah Edwin Mwesigwa

SM&Co Advocates

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Position: Partner
Rating:
  • Market leader
Bar Admissions:
Uganda
Practice Areas:
Banking
Project finance
Capital markets
M&A
Energy and infrastructure
Project development
Jurisdictions:
Industry Sectors:
Consumer goods and services
Energy
Technology and telecommunications
Aviation
Real estate
Oil and gas
Natural resources
Languages:
English
Biography

Noah is the managing Partner of the firm. He has received formal legal education in Uganda, United Kingdom and the United States of America. He serves in many noteworthy positions both as a board director and company secretary to various companies’ providing guidance on good corporate governance.

Recent transactional highlights
  • Advised MTN Uganda Limited in a USD 25m financing from Stanbic Bank in respect of a senior medium term loan facilities.
  • Advising African Development Bank in respect of a sovereign guaranteed line of credit facility to Uganda Development Bank Limited.  
  • Acted as advisor to Bank of Africa Kenya on its sale of its entire shareholding in Bank of Africa Uganda to BMCE Bank Morocco.
  • Advised Mustard Seed Foundation  on a USD  152M project development of a 12.3 MW biothermal plant in Northern Uganda.
Practice areas
  • Capital markets: Equity
  • Real Estate Finance
  • M&A
  • PPP/PFI
  • Project development
Sector specialisations
  • Energy
  • Financial services
  • Insurance
  • Real estate
  • Tech and telecoms
Bar admissions
  • Uganda
Association memberships
  • International Bar Association
  • East Africa Law Society
  • Uganda Law Society 
Academic qualifications
  • Bachelor of Laws, Makerere University, 1995
Address:
Kampala
Tel:+256 414 233204 Email:Contact this practitioner Website:http://www.shonubimusoke.co.ug