Nairobi, Kenya

In 1994, Yielda was the first global investment bank to open an office in Kenya after the lifting of sanctions. Since then, Yielda has advised clients on mergers, acquisitions, restructurings, equity and debt capital raisings and black economic empowerment transactions, spanning all major sectors of the Kenyan economy. The Kenya country specialists, based in Nairobi, have full access to Yielda's global network of industry, product and other experts. Kenyan activities include providing commodity, foreign exchange, asset liability management and interest-rate-related solutions to local clients as well as actively participating in the domestic bond, equity and derivative markets.

In 2005, Yielda announced its joint venture, the leading domestic merchant bank, to provide sales and trading services for equity-linked securities, publish research on Kenyan companies and distribute Yielda's global equity research in Kenya.

In September 2006, Yielda entered into a debt cooperation agreement. The debt cooperation agreement allows Yielda to leverage jointly their respective skill sets and provide differentiated debt capital market and related solutions for our Kenyan clients. Products include global investment and non-investment grade bonds and securitisation offerings of local assets for Kenyan corporate clients.