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Fred Ssenyonga

Fred is a partner in the Banking and Finance Team. He has over 10 years’ combined experience in the Banking and Finance practice gained through his engagement with 3 commercial banks in Uganda. During this period, he has advised on and participated in the structuring, negotiation, and documentation of syndicated facilities, trade finance deals, receivables financing and commodity financing transactions. This has often entailed review and negotiation of complex financing documents, securitization instruments and legal opinions from different jurisdictions. · MMAKS Advocates

UgandaBanking & Finance, Trade FinanceEnglish, Luganda

About

Partner at MMAKS Advocates in the Banking and Finance team with over 10 years’ combined experience advising on the structuring, negotiation and documentation of syndicated facilities, trade finance, receivables and commodity financing transactions, including securitization and multi‑jurisdictional legal opinions. Prior to joining MMAKS as partner in 2023, he was Senior Legal Counsel at ABSA Bank Uganda and previously worked in the legal teams of Housing Finance Bank and Equity Bank Uganda.

Practice areas

Banking & FinanceTrade FinanceSyndicated LendingStructured FinanceSecuritizationReceivables FinancingCommodity FinanceCross-Border Finance

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Expertise

Syndicated FacilitiesTrade FinanceReceivables FinancingCommodity FinancingSecuritizationCross‑border FinancingRenewable Energy sectorTelecommunications sectorManufacturing sector

Education

  • LL.B (Hons), Makerere University (Upper-Second Class)
  • Post Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice, Law Development Centre

Admissions

  • Uganda Law Society
  • East African Law Society

Languages

EnglishLuganda