Fredy Edward
Senior Associate – Corporate Commercial Department
+255 764 332 597
fredy@breakthroughattorneys.com
Professional Affiliations
Advocate of the High Court of Tanzania
Member, Tanganyika Law Society (TLS)
Member, East Africa Law Society (EALS)
Education and Professional Credentials
LL.B., Mzumbe University
Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice
Admitted Advocate of the High Court of Tanzania
Fredy is a Senior Associate with over five years of expertise in Corporate Commercial, Banking & Finance, and Project Advisory. He is recognized for structuring high-stakes transactions and providing strategic counsel to prominent local and global clientele.
Areas of Expertise
Corporate Commercial Law
Banking & Finance
Project Advisory
Contracts
Telecommunications & Technology
Aviation
Infrastructure & Manufacturing
Shipping & International Trade
Noteworthy Achievements
Fredy is a corporate and finance lawyer with extensive experience advising on complex transactions across multiple sectors, including banking, telecommunications, infrastructure, mining, aviation, and manufacturing.
Banking & Finance Transactions: He has advised on loan and credit facility transactions with a combined value exceeding USD 250 million, acting on structuring, documentation, and regulatory compliance matters for financial institutions and corporate lenders and borrowers. He played a role in a USD 50 million cross-border syndicated loan involving companies and banks in Tanzania, Egypt, Mauritius, South Africa, and the United Kingdom for a mining company.
Telecommunications Sector: Fredy served as project lead for the novation and preparation of standard contracts for over thirty (30) products and services for supporting one of Tanzania’s largest mobile financial services platforms. In the telecommunications sector, Fredy led a transaction involving the transfer of infrastructure for a premier Tanzanian telecom group, managing a portfolio of over 250 network infrastructure sites.
Finance Structuring: He has also advised a number of international capital companies on the structuring of their financing arrangement with local borrowers through various instruments including Gold Streams, Hybrid Finance structures, convertible loans, etc.
Leadership at the Firm: At the firm, Fredy co-leads the Infrastructure and Manufacturing practice and heads the Banking & Finance, Contracts, Projects Advisory, Telecoms & Technology, Aviation, Shipping, and International Trade portfolio, advising both local enterprises and international investors on transactions, restructurings, and regulatory strategy.
Beyond Legal Expertise
Fredy is actively involved in mentoring junior lawyers, mentoring startups, and contributing to thought leadership on the future of legal practice in emerging areas.