Stella is the Managing Partner and heads the Corporate and Financial Services Department in East African Law Chambers.
Stella is one of the leading corporate & commercial lawyers in Tanzania who has advised on some of the major transactions in the private and public sectors in recent years. She specializes in banking and finance, capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, real estate and intellectual property law Stella has considerable experience in large scale and high value deals which involve more than one filed of law, and has advised in some of the most significant and complex transactions in the market. Stella is ranked as a recommended lawyer by leading legal directories.
Stella is an active member of Tanganyika Law Society, the East African Law Society and the Zanzibar Law Society.
Stella holds a Bachelor of Arts In International Relations Magna Cum Laude) from the United States International University (USIU), Bachelor of Laws (Hons) from the University of Dar es Salaam and an MBA from the Eastern and Southern African Management Institute (ESAMI).
• Acted as transactional legal advisor to the Bank of Tanzania (BOT) in relation to the intended bond issue by the Tanzania Mortgage Refinance Company Limited (TMRC);
• Acted as in-country transactional advisor CfC Stanbic Bank Limited and CfC Financial Services Limited as the Mandated Lead Arrangers in respect of a multicurrency medium term note programme issued by the East African development Bank in Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda;
• Advised Barloworld in its acquisition of 100% equity stake in Tanzuk Limited, a Tanzanian company conducting the business of leasing motor vehicles and offering full maintenance operating leases;
• Acted as local counsel advising on the Tanzanian law aspects of the merger between Old Mutual Holdings Limited and UAP Insurance as well as representing the parties on the merger notification filed with the competition authorities;
• Advised Emirates Telecommunications Corporation on the sale of its 85% equity stake in Zanzibar Telecoms Limited (Zantel).
- Banking
- CLO/CDO
- Competition
- M&A
- PPP/PFI
- Project finance
- Banking
- Financial services
- Investment management
- Oil and gas
- Utilities
Admitted to practice law in Tanzania Mainland and Zanizbar
Tanganyika Law Society, Zanzibar Law Society.
Masters in Business Administration (MBA), Eastern and Southern African Management Institute (ESAMI) 2012
Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) (Hons), University of Dar es Salaam, 2003
Bachelor of Arts (BA)- International Relations (Magna Cum Laude), United States University- Africa, 1999.
