For Businesses Navigating Deals, Capital Raises, or Strategic Partnerships
When your business reaches a turning point—whether through external investment, a merger, joint venture, or sale—legal clarity becomes your shield, your map, and your leverage.
Transactions can unlock growth, attract talent, restructure ownership, and open new markets. But they also compress timelines, attract scrutiny, and surface every silent risk in your operations. And once the dealmaking begins, it’s too late to start preparing.
At Mwendwa Chuma & Associates, we’ve seen too many businesses lose momentum—or control—because they treated legal preparation as a final step instead of a foundation. The Transactional Readiness Package is our solution: structured legal support for companies preparing to transact seriously.
Why Transactional Readiness Is a Strategic Asset
When investors review your business, they don’t just look at profits. They look at structure. Risks. Ownership history. IP protection. Pending disputes. Tax exposure. Contract enforceability. Regulatory standing.
And when you walk into a deal unprepared, you surrender leverage. You end up accepting clauses you don’t understand, timelines you can’t control, or liabilities you’ll regret later. We’ve been inside these negotiations. We’ve seen what sharp preparation prevents—and what it protects.
This package exists to position your business to transact from a place of clarity, strength, and control.
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What’s Included in the Transactional Readiness Package
Not a generic legal cleanup, it’s a structured, context-aware process led by experienced legal counsel—designed to remove barriers, anticipate buyer/investor expectations, and tighten your position before discussions even begin.
1. Legal Risk & Compliance Audit
We begin with a full review of your business’s legal structure, compliance history, and exposure points. This includes:
- Company documentation and shareholding structure- Tax posture and recent audit interactions
- Regulatory licenses, permits, and filings
- Commercial contracts and supplier/customer agreements
- Dispute history or ongoing legal risks
You’ll receive a detailed risk map, action plan, and prioritised checklist. Not about perfection—it’s about clarity, strategy, and transparency.
2. Contract Review & Deal Positioning
We review your key contracts with an investor/lender/buyer lens. Where do liabilities sit? What happens if you exit? Are your IP rights enforceable? Can your terms survive due diligence?
Where gaps appear, we rewrite or recommend immediate redlining—so you enter negotiations with clean documentation and no silent time bombs.
3. Structuring Support & Shareholder Advisory
Is your company structured for a raise or a sale? Are minority protections clear? Do shareholder agreements anticipate dilution or exit?
We advise on your governance documents and, if needed, assist in revising shareholder terms, board structure, and decision-making thresholds to reflect the transaction you’re preparing for.
This makes you easier to invest in—and harder to corner in negotiation.
4. Regulatory Filings & Approvals Preparation
Depending on your sector and transaction size, certain deals may trigger regulatory involvement—from the Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK) to sector-specific boards.
We identify these touchpoints early and prepare the legal submissions or applications required. That means no last-minute compliance panic—and no lost momentum.
5. Term Sheet or Heads of Terms Review
Before you sign a term sheet, we review its commercial logic and legal implications. Does it lock you into exclusivity prematurely? Does it limit negotiation space? Are key protections missing?
We help you navigate term sheet design with the same seriousness as the final agreement.
Who This Package is For
This isn't a legal checklist for a startup, or a post-deal scramble. It’s for businesses actively preparing for:
- Equity or debt investment- Strategic partnerships or joint ventures
- Full or partial sale of the company
- Internal restructuring ahead of a deal
- Licensing deals involving IP or franchising
- Private acquisitions or mergers
If your business is heading toward a transaction—and you want the legal infrastructure to support it—this is your package.
What Makes This Different
At Mwendwa Chuma, we’re not transactional technicians. We’re strategic legal partners. We’ve advised both investors and targets, acquirers and sellers. That means we don’t look at your business from a distance—we assess it like the other side will.
We flag what real investors will question. We prepare what regulators expect. And we help you shape a deal trajectory that reflects your long-term interest—not just your next move.
You won’t get theoretical commentary. You’ll get grounded advice, structured preparation, and direct answers to questions you haven’t been asked yet—but soon will be.
Investment
This includes:
- Full legal risk and compliance audit- Two strategy meetings with senior counsel
- Targeted contract and term sheet reviews
- Structuring advisory and documentation clean-up
- Regulatory touchpoint guidance and filing prep
If the transaction proceeds and requires deeper involvement, we can extend support with ease under our ongoing legal retainer or as deal counsel.
Transact With Legal Confidence
Your next move deserves clarity—not guesswork. The Transactional Readiness Package gives your business the legal positioning to move forward decisively, negotiate strongly, and close without regret.
Speak to our legal team today and prepare for the deal on your terms.
- Call: +254 788 544 133
- Email: info@mwendwachuma.co.ke
- Request a Readiness Call
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