Shikana Group

Services

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Our goal is to be the firm of choice for clients with the most demanding projects, and, in such endeavor, become a strategic service provider to them, by offering the type of legal advice that gives clients certainty and peace of mind.

Our purpose is to ensure that our clients prosper. We achieve this by offering unmatched, insightful and relevant legal expertise and investment advisory services.

SHIKANA GROUP is a one-stop-shop for pioneering investors who clearly see the huge role East Africa is bound to play in tomorrow’s global economy. We understand this future, and the role we need to play together in order to achieve it.

We develop tactical market-entry strategies based on a detailed analysis of the political and commercial landscape. Our strategies assist clients to navigate barriers to entry, identify and engage with government and industry stakeholders, and to build structures for long-term risk management.

Our particular focus is on:

Type of industry, market and sector analysis
Product – Market Fit analysis
Culture of the new market
Costs associated with entering a new market
Local and international laws, government and regulatory framework assessments
We advise on some of the most common
strategies for market entry including:

• Exporting
• Licensing
• Greenfield investments
• Franchising
• Partnering
• Joint ventures
• Turnkey projects
  
  We provide standard reports accessible for a fee, as well as tailor made, client specific guidance.

Advocacy & Strategic Communication
Today’s intensely competitive and fast paced business and political environments in Africa present constant changes and challenges, companies need to know what they want to accomplish in the public arena, but also need to know how to quickly reach and motivate the right audiences in order to successfully accomplish those objectives. We can help you define your objectives, and help ensure that the most important audiences receive the right messages to bring about success — whatever the battle being fought, including changing regulations and legislations to fit with the business needs of the investor.

Research, Policy & Industry Insight Services / Risk Management
Shikana provides a detailed understanding of the political and commercial landscape as a service. We help clients track and analyze developments, anticipate changes and navigate complex political and commercial issues.

We conduct industry insight investigations, helping our clients to understand the commercial landscape, monitor competitor activity, vet potential partners and access insights that generate competitive advantage.

We make it our business to understand political, commercial and social dynamics across the geographies we operate and to track the implications for our clients’ goals. We provide informed analyses of risks and opportunities, essential to the execution of effective client strategies at a fraction of the cost of leading African intelligence providers.

Fund and Capital Raising Services
We leverage our networks with capital providers to assist clients with their non-traditional debt and equity raising financial needs. Specifically, we undertake:

• Capital raising – from accessing angel investment all the way to private equity
• Structured finance – assisting with access to non-traditional debt finance
• Fixed Income – we provide advice on sovereign, corporate, and private bond offerings
• Diversitures, Mergers & Acquisitions, & Exits