Imani Mselle

Full Profile

Imani is a Senior Associate in our Dar es Salaam office. He has advised local and international clients on Tanzanian laws and regulatory issues relating to a wide range of sectors including; tax, projects and construction, banking and finance, oil and gas, mining, telecommunications and insurance. Imani has practical approach to the advice he provides, largely borne out of the time he formerly spent on secondment with a client. Having worked as part of an in-house legal team, he always views matters through a “client-lens” thus aligning with the clients’ objectives. Imani holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from Mzumbe University, Morogoro; a Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice from the Law School of Tanzania; and a Master of Arts in Revenue Law and Administration degree from the University of Dar es Salaam. Imani is an Advocate of the High Court of Tanzania and a member of the Tanganyika Law Society. He is also registered with the Tanzania Revenue Authority as a Tax Consultant.

Experience

• Advising FMO and PROPARCO on a USD 125 million loan facility to NMB Bank Public Limited Company for financing NMB’s investments in micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, agri-businesses and eligible green opportunities in Tanzania.
• Advising a syndicate of Tanzanian banks on a USD 100 million facility to Kilombero Sugar Company Limited for the construction and development of a new sugar processing factory.
• Advising IFC in relation to a USD 100 million Global SME facility in favour of CRDB Bank PLC and a parent company guarantee agreement by CRDB Bank PLC to guarantee the obligations of CRDB Bank Burundi S.A as borrower in respect of a USD 5 million senior loan facility issued by IFC.
• Advising IFC in relation to a USD 90 million working capital solutions term loan in favour of NMB Bank PLC.
• Advising Stanbic Bank Tanzania Limited in relation to a TZS 70 billion medium term facility to Airtel Tanzania PLC.
• Advising Bayerische Landesbank on a EUR 15,110,000 ECA covered facility to Bakhresa Food Products Limited.
• Advising Bakhresa Food Products Limited on a EUR 8,926,451.21 facility from KBC Bank NV to Bakhresa Food Products Limited.
• Advising FMO in relation to a USD 21 million Second Loss Portfolio Guarantee to NMB Bank PLC.
• Advising United States International Development Finance Corporation on a USD 10 million facility to First Housing Finance.
• Advising Trafigura Pte Ltd in relation to a USD 5 million term loan in favour of African Inland Logistics Limited.
• Advising Artelia SAS in relation to tax affairs of their projects in Tanzania.
• Advising Orange Business in relation to tax affairs of their business in Tanzania.
• Advising Lifezone Metals on tax affairs in relation to the Kabanga Nickel project in Tanzania.
• Advising Chubb in relation to insurance regulatory matters in Tanzania.
• Advising Sinosure in relation to various projects that they have underwritten in Tanzania.
• Advising the Federal Government of Somalia during negotiations and drafting of a new Port Concession Agreement for rehabilitation of Mogadishu Port.
• Advising Loinette Capital Limited on its acquisition of Hortanzia Limited.
• Advising Wakandi Group AS on the regulatory framework and obtaining a payment systems licence in Tanzania.
• Advising Spektra Technologies Inc on the regulatory framework for payment systems and electronic money services in Tanzania.
• Advising Circle Gas Limited on the legal and regulatory framework applicable to their business of selling LPG through smart meters technology, focusing initially on Dar es Salaam and Zanzibar.