Karanja Wairimu
General Counsel at Persistent Energy Capital LLC
Profile
Ms. Wairimu Karanja is the Chief Legal Officer and Partner at Persistent and based in Nairobi.
She is an international lawyer qualified in Kenya, with 12 years of legal experience.
Wairimu has advised private sector and development organisations on various projects in Africa relating to renewable energy and climate change policy; power project development and financing; private equity; mergers & acquisitions; international arbitration; immigration and employment; intellectual property; and technology.
She is recognized in Who’s Who Legal (WWL) 2021 rankings as a Future Leader in Arbitration.
Wairimu is the founder of W&Co, a legal advisory firm based in Nairobi, and has previously worked with leading Kenyan and international law firms and institutions, including Anjarwalla & Khanna (Kenya), JMiles & Co. (Africa) Stephenson Harwood (UK), the Extractives Hub (UK) and the Energy Charter Secretariat (Belgium).
She has a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from the University of Nairobi, a Post-Graduate Diploma in Law from the Kenya School of Law, and a Master of Laws (LLM) Degree in Energy Law and Policy (Distinction) from the University of Dundee’s Centre for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law and Policy (CEPMLP).
Karanja Wairimu active positions
Companies | Position | Start |
---|---|---|
Persistent Energy Capital LLC
Persistent Energy Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Persistent Energy Capital LLC (Persistent Energy Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2012 by Christopher Aidun and Dirk Muench. The firm is headquartered in New York. | General Counsel | 2021-09-30 |
Training of Karanja Wairimu
Kenya School of Law | Graduate Degree |
University of Nairobi | Graduate Degree |
Experiences
Positions held
Connections
1st degree connections
1st degree companies
Male
Female
Members of the board
Executives
Linked companies
Private companies | 1 |
---|---|
Persistent Energy Capital LLC
Persistent Energy Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Persistent Energy Capital LLC (Persistent Energy Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2012 by Christopher Aidun and Dirk Muench. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Finance |
- Stock Market
- Insiders
- Karanja Wairimu