SERVICE SOLUTIONS

Legal Transaction Services

Infra Law delivers end‑to‑end legal transaction support for complex infrastructure and PPP projects across Africa. Our approach is grounded in precision, clarity and sector expertise. We understand that major infrastructure transactions succeed only when every workstream—legal, financial, technical and regulatory—moves in alignment. Our role is to bring structure, discipline and strategic foresight to that process.

We guide clients from early‑stage feasibility through to commercial close and financial close, ensuring that risks are identified early, managed proactively and allocated in a way that supports bankability and long‑term project success. Whether acting for government, sponsors, lenders or developers, Infra Law provides the legal leadership required to deliver transactions that are compliant, commercially robust and capable of withstanding scrutiny.

Project and Transaction Management

Infra Law leads complex infrastructure transactions with precision and clarity. We manage and coordinate legal teams across multiple specialist areas, and we steer multi-disciplinary advisory teams — legal, financial and technical — to deliver cohesive, bankable outcomes. Our role is to ensure that every workstream aligns, risks are proactively managed, and the transaction progresses smoothly from inception to financial close.

Project Due Diligence

We undertake comprehensive legal due diligence for bankable feasibility studies, providing clear, actionable insights for sponsors, DFIs and government clients. Our work includes regulatory opinions, full project legal due diligence reporting, commercial and contractual structuring options, and procurement and public finance management advice.

Project Agreement Drafting and Negotiation

Infra Law drafts and negotiates the full suite of project agreements required for major infrastructure and PPP transactions. This includes concession and PPP agreements with all legal schedules, EPC and standard-form construction contracts, operations and maintenance agreements, consortium and shareholder arrangements, and government support or credit-enhancement instruments. We also review and negotiate project finance documentation, including security packages, to ensure alignment with the project’s risk allocation and commercial objectives.

Drafting Procurement Documentation

For public‑sector clients, Infra Law prepares rigorous, defensible procurement documentation that aligns with best practice and withstands scrutiny. This includes Requests for Qualifications, Expressions of Interest, Requests for Proposals, legal evaluation templates, scoring matrices and all supporting reports required for transparent, compliant and competitive procurement processes.

Public Law and Regulatory Advisory

Infra Law’s public law and regulatory advisory practice is built on decades of experience shaping the legal and institutional frameworks that enable infrastructure investment across Africa. Our work sits at the intersection of law, policy and development finance, where clarity, precision and deep sector insight are essential. We support governments, multilateral institutions and private stakeholders in designing regulatory systems that unlock capital, strengthen governance and enable sustainable infrastructure delivery.

We have led multi-jurisdictional legal teams assessing the feasibility of new infrastructure financing mechanisms — including debt funds capitalised by institutional investors, partial credit guarantee vehicles and project bond structures — and have supported African governments in modernising their legal frameworks to attract investment. Our experience includes drafting the PPP Law for the Government of Seychelles, PPP Regulations for the Ghanaian Ministry of Finance, and multiple sector-specific guidelines and toolkits commissioned by finance ministries and development finance agencies. Our key service offerings include:

Regulatory Advisory

Clear, practical regulatory advice for clients entering or operating in African markets, covering public procurement, public finance management, municipal service delivery, administrative and constitutional law.

Policy Advice on Sectoral Reforms

Advising governments and regional bodies on international and regional best practice to inform policy development in the infrastructure, energy and extractives sectors.

Review of Enabling Frameworks

Assessing legislative and institutional frameworks to identify gaps, implementation barriers and misalignment with regional and global benchmarks.

Legislative Drafting and Law-Making Support

Drafting primary and secondary legislation in energy, infrastructure (PPP) and natural resources, and supporting stakeholder engagement throughout the law-making process.

Guidances, Toolkits and Standard-Form Contracts

Developing practical tools — including user manuals, procurement guidelines, PPP toolkits and standard-form contracts — to support governments in designing and procuring infrastructure programmes.

Training

Delivering targeted training across energy law, natural resources law, contract law (including FIDIC) and PPP law and implementation.

Selected Public Law and Regulatory Advisory Experience

Across the continent, Infra Law has been entrusted with technically demanding and strategically significant public law assignments. These mandates reflect our ability not only to interpret complex legislation, but to design new frameworks, draft enabling laws and regulations, and guide institutions through the practical realities of implementation.

Our experience includes:

Strengthening Kenya's capital markets architecture for infrastructure finance. Advised the World Bank on the development of a comprehensive Legal, Regulatory and Tax Framework to enable the establishment of an Infrastructure Debt Fund in Kenya—an essential instrument for mobilising long-term domestic capital for infrastructure projects.
Modernising Kenya’s legal framework for investment vehicles. We supported the Kenyan Attorney General’s Office, through the World Bank, in drafting the Limited Partnerships Act and its accompanying regulations, creating a modern legal structure for investment partnerships and private equity vehicles.
Designing procurement frameworks for institutional investment in infrastructure. Advised the World Bank in preparing the procurement documents for the appointment of a fund manager for the Kenyan Pension Fund Infrastructure Consortium (KEPFIC), enabling pension funds to participate in infrastructure as an asset class.
Enabling infrastructure debt financing in Uganda. We conducted a detailed analysis of Uganda’s tax and regulatory laws to assess the feasibility of establishing an infrastructure debt fund for local institutional investors—supporting the country’s ambition to diversify sources of infrastructure finance.
Supporting Ghana’s PPP institutional framework As international legal advisor to the Ghana Ministry of Finance, we drafted regulations to operationalise the Ghana PPP Act, providing the legal foundation for transparent, bankable and well-regulated PPP procurement.
Drafting the PPP legal framework for Seychelles. We served as international legal advisor to the Seychelles Ministry of Finance, drafting a new PPP Act, accompanying regulations, and a comprehensive PPP manual—including standardised project documentation and a model PPP agreement with schedules.
Harmonising regional approaches to cross-border infrastructure. We reviewed and commented on the Model Law for Transboundary Infrastructure Projects, aimed at creating a harmonised regulatory framework for cross-border infrastructure development in West Africa.
Developing standardised PPP instruments for South African municipalities. We advised the Gauteng Infrastructure Financing Agency on the development of a standardised municipal waste-to-energy PPP agreement for alternative waste treatment technologies—supporting municipalities in procuring complex environmental infrastructure.

Complementary Practice Areas

Our core expertise is backed by a trusted network of leading specialists. When a project calls for complementary skills, we bring in the right experts to deliver a seamless, integrated service.

Our complementary practice areas include: