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S&L Advocates

Paul Mbuga, Partner at S&L Advocates, one of Uganda’s leading corporate and commercial lawyers, renowned for advising on high-value transactions and complex corporate restructurings — the most recent being the MTN Uganda fintech separation. A trusted legal counsel to MTN on multiple landmark deals, Mbuga is no stranger to the telecom giant’s boardroom and deal room.

Meet Paul Mbuga, the Corporate & Commercial Lawyer Advising MTN on Its Fintech Separation

When MTN Uganda set in motion the structural separation of its mobile money business into a fully independent, Bank of Uganda–licensed fintech company, it was clear this would be one of the
September 6, 2025
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Left-Right: I&M Bank Uganda’s Sam Ntulume; I&M Burbidge Capital’s Edward Burbidge, IFC’s Anita Mwandha and S&L Advocates/DLA Piper Africa’s Paul Mbuga

Experts share best practices on governance and succession planning at I&M Burbidge Capital symposium 

I&M Burbidge Capital, in collaboration with I&M Bank Uganda, International Finance Corporation (IFC), PKF East Africa and S&L Advocates, organised a groundbreaking symposium aimed at highlighting the importance of robust corporate governance
June 22, 2023
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S&L Advocates’ Gertrude Wamala Karugaba, heads the firm’s Head of Corporate and Commercial practice. She is highly rated by peers and clients alike and is a go-t0 legal advisor on all matters finance, banking, equity and debt capital markets, corporate law, commercial agreements and regulatory support.

MEGA TRANSACTIONS WOMAN: Have you met Gertrude Wamala Karugaba, the lawyer behind some of corporate Uganda’s largest deals?

On December 6th, 2021, MTN Uganda Limited listed and commenced trading of its 22.4 billion ordinary shares on the Uganda Securities Exchange (USE). This was after the listing receiving the requisite approvals from
December 21, 2021

 

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