We advised Mr Price on its acquisition of Studio 88 Group, the largest independent retailer of branded leisure, lifestyle and sporting apparel in South Africa.

 

We advised on Ardagh’s acquisition of Consol which included Consol’s operations in Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa.

 

We are advising Allianz on its joint venture with Sanlam to combine their operations and create a premier non-banking financial services entity operating in 29 countries across Africa.

 

We are advising on the recommended cash acquisition of Mediclinic International by a 50/50 consortium of SAS Shipping Agencies Services and Remgro Ltd.

 

We are advising Kenya’s KCB Group on its announced intention to acquire a majority stake in the Democratic Republic of Congo-based commercial bank, Trust Merchant Bank.

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Bowmans appoints Pride Jani as a partner in Johannesburg

Leading African law firm, Bowmans, has enhanced the breadth and depth of its offering in banking and finance with the appointment of Pride Jani as a partner in its Johannesburg office. ‘Pride has extensive experience advising clients, lenders and borrowers on finance transactions and structures, and will add new capacity to our General Finance Practice,’ says Ezra Davids, Bowmans chairman and senior partner. Pride specialises in debt and preference share finance transactions across a variety of sectors and is recognised by the Legal 500 as a ‘Next Generation Partner’ in banking and finance. He is a skilled negotiator with considerable experienced in drafting the documentation underpinning finance transactions. He has BA, LLB and MCom (Taxation) degrees from Rhodes University. Davids concludes, ‘Pride is a well-respected lawyer. We are delighted to welcome someone of his calibre to Bowmans with our unique platform as a world-class Pan African law firm.’

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Bowmans celebrates 10 years of pro bono and CSR

2023 marks a decade of focused pro bono efforts This pro bono and CSR commemorative video was unveiled at our 10-year...

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South Africa: Harassment Prevention Pack - helping employers to prevent and eliminate harassment in the workplace


All employers are under a legal obligation in terms of section 60 of the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998 (EEA) to take proactive and remedial steps to prevent and eliminate all forms of harassment in the workplace. Failure to do so may result in unfair discrimination and other claims instituted by employees, which may lead to financial liability and reputational harm.

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Accolades

Chambers Africa Awards, 2023

Our South African Practice was named South Africa Law Firm of the Year and co-founder of our Kenyan Practice, Philip Coulson, was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award.

IFLR Africa Awards, 2022

We received a total of six awards including overall M&A Team of The Year; Jurisdictional Firm of the Year: South Africa; Loans Firm of the Year: South Africa; M&A Firm of the Year: South Africa; and Project Finance Firm of the Year: South Africa. We also advised on the deal named M&A Deal of the Year.

African Legal Awards, 2023

We won the M&A Team of the Year Award and Paras Shah, managing partner of our Kenyan Practice, was named Partner of the Year East Africa.

Dealmakers Africa Awards, 2022

We ranked at the top of the M&A deal tables in East Africa by deal flow and second by deal value. We also advised on the deals named East Africa Deal of the Year and East Africa Private Equity Deal of the Year.