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ML Corporate Services

Kigali · Rwanda · Established 2022

Overview

About the firm

ML Corporate Services Ltd is a leading Rwandan advisory firm specializing in corporate, trust and fiduciary services for both local and international clients. Established to meet the growing demand for sophisticated trust, legal, and commercial structuring solutions in Rwanda, the firm combines deep technical expertise with a practical, business-focused approach. As the first fully Rwandan-owned company to be licensed as a Trust and Corporate Service Provider (TCSP) by the National Bank of Rwanda, and as a member of the Kigali International Financial Centre (KIFC), ML Corporate Services brings a strong foundation of regulatory credibility and institutional trust to every engagement. Our services span corporate governance, legal and regulatory support, strategic advisory, and investment structuring — including holding companies, global trading entities, trusts, SPVs, private foundations, among other regulated vehicles — as well as tax advisory, succession planning, and cross-border project coordination. Each engagement is tailored to the client’s commercial, operational, and regulatory needs, ensuring solutions that are compliant, efficient, and aligned with international best practices. We have extensive experience supporting clients in sectors including automotive, financial services, manufacturing, mobility, and private investment. Our team advises on governance frameworks, establishment of operational entities, engagement with regulators, and development of long-term leadership and succession strategies. Leveraging our deep understanding of Rwanda’s legal and investment framework—and the wider African context—we help clients anticipate risks, structure opportunities effectively, and build sustainable operations. Our differentiators lie in the experience of our leadership team, the trust we have built with investors and regulators, and our commitment to delivering value-driven, senior-led advisory support. Acting with independence and without conflicts of interest, we provide clear, objective, and strategically sound guidance. Strong relationships with regulatory institutions, government bodies, banks, and international legal and tax specialists allow us to manage complex engagements with precision and foresight. With a multidisciplinary team skilled in law, finance, tax, economics, and investment advisory, ML Corporate Services is widely recognized as a trusted partner for clients seeking robust, compliant, and commercially grounded structuring solutions. Our philosophy goes beyond technical execution—we act as proactive partners in strategic, financial, and operational decision-making. As Rwanda’s fiduciary landscape evolves, ML Corporate Services remains at the forefront of shaping industry standards and fostering cross-border collaborations that support investment growth across the continent. Our Managing Director currently serves as Chair of the Rwanda Trust Companies Association (RTCA), reflecting our leadership role in building the country’s fiduciary and corporate services sector. Leadership & Board Profiles Our team brings together senior professionals with deep experience in fiduciary services, investment structuring, governance, tax, policy analysis, and strategic advisory. Each member contributes to ML Corporate Services’ positioning as a trusted partner for sophisticated structuring across Africa, and collectively strengthens the value we bring to global networks such as WONE. Working under the umbrella of ML Corporate Services, the team combines complementary expertise to deliver coherent, high-level support across strategic, fiduciary, and cross-border structuring engagements.

At a glance

Home market
Rwanda · Kigali
WONE Global positions
Tax & International Structuring, Corporate & Entity Services, Transactions & Deals
Named professionals
2
Established
2022
Office
KG 639 House 15, Kigali, Rwanda
Clients
Entrepreneurs & Investors, Private Individuals & Family Businesses, Social & Public Enterprises

Who does what. WONE Global finds and coordinates; ML Corporate Services gives the advice under its own licence and invoices you directly. How responsibility works

Services and markets

What the firm is admitted for

These are the firm's exclusive WONE Global positions: one service, one market, each with a named lead.

Tax & International Structuring

Partner

Led by Lilianne Gasango, Tax & Financial Advisor

Tax and structuring for businesses, investments and deals that cross borders.

Typical work

  • Review the proposed cross-border structure
  • Identify direct and indirect tax exposures
  • Consider withholding, treaty and transfer-pricing issues

Corporate & Entity Services

Partner

Led by Lydie N. Murorunkwere, Founder & Managing Director

Setting up companies abroad, and keeping them in good standing.

Typical work

  • Choose the appropriate legal presence
  • Form or register the required entity
  • Put governance and statutory records in place

Transactions & Deals

Partner

Led by Lydie N. Murorunkwere, Founder & Managing Director

Buying, selling and investing across borders, from the first structure to closing and after.

Typical work

  • Define the transaction structure
  • Coordinate legal, tax, financial and commercial diligence
  • Manage signing and closing work

Areas of practice

  • Corporate Governance Advisory
  • Risk, Governance & Compliance
  • BUSINESS ADVISORY
  • Compliance Systems & Audits
  • Talent Strategy & Performance Advisory
  • People & Leadership Advisory
  • Succession Planning & Transition
  • Family Business & Succession
  • Family Governance Advisory
  • Corporate Restructuring
  • Restructuring & Insolvency Advisory

Industries

Home market

Kigali · Tuesday 3 November

20:52

Local time

People

Professionals at the firm

Each leads a WONE Global service and is responsible for the work, under their own professional rules.

Portrait of Lilianne Gasango

Lilianne Gasango

Tax & Financial Advisor · ML Corporate Services

Kigali · Rwanda

Leads: Tax & International Structuring

Portrait of Lydie N. Murorunkwere

Lydie N. Murorunkwere

Founder & Managing Director · ML Corporate Services

Kigali · Rwanda

Leads: Corporate & Entity Services · Transactions & Deals

Thought leadership

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Credentials

Regulation and standing

Established
  • 2022
Languages spoken by its professionals
  • English

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Contact

Work with ML Corporate Services

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  1. Within 1 working dayWONE Global acknowledges your requirement and confirms what is involved.
  2. Within 3 working daysML Corporate Services runs its conflict check and WONE Global confirms your named lead.
  3. Within 5 working daysYou receive a scope and fee estimate and agree it directly with ML Corporate Services before any work begins.

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