* indicates experience gained prior to joining Bowmans

Naqeeba has advised:

• Canal+ on its acquisition of (then JSE listed) MultiChoice for approximately USD 1.7 billion, which was awarded ‘Deal of the Year’ by DealMakers 2025 in South Africa and at the IFLR Africa Awards 2026.
• Nampak Limited on its entire asset disposal strategy in South Africa and other parts of Africa.
• Zeder Investments Limited on its disposal of all its shares in Zaad Proprietary Limited (a leading developer and distributer of a broad range of agronomy forage, agricultural seeds and agrochemicals to Africa, Europe and other emerging markets) to the WIPHOLD Consortium, the PIC, IDC and Phatisa Food Fund for approximately ZAR 1.4 billion.
• Solevo Holdings on its acquisition of Rolfes Holdings, a leading diversified food and agri-business.
• Ardagh Group S.A. in relation to its acquisition of Consol Holdings Proprietary Limited for an equity value of ZAR 15 billion, which was named ‘M&A Deal of the Year’ in the IFLR Africa Awards on 25 August 2022.
• Old Mutual Wealth Proprietary Limited on its acquisition of a majority stake in 10x Investments Proprietary Limited for ZAR 2.2 billion.
• Old Mutual Insure Limited in relation to its acquisition of all of the shares in Genric Insurance Company.
• Next176 Proprietary Limited (a subsidiary of Old Mutual Limited and its new growth and innovation entity) in relation to a number of its investments into/acquisitions of certain growth entities across various sectors in South Africa and the rest of Africa.
• Climate Fund Managers on its various renewable energy acquisitions in South Africa and the rest of Africa, including its Green Hydrogen Funds in Namibia and South Africa.
• Climate Fund Managers on setting up of a fund in South Africa alongside Bio2Watt to undertake renewable projects in South Africa and the rest of Africa.
• SDG Namibia Fund One on various acquisitions and funding structures in the renewable energy space.
• Orange River Solar on various acquisitions and disposals in South Africa.
• Sanlam Investments, through their private equity business, Sanlam Private Equity, in relation to its acquisition of a majority equity interest in Q Link Holdings Proprietary Limited.
• Sanlam Private Equity in relation to its acquisition of a majority equity interest in Cavalier Group Proprietary Limited, which named ‘Deal of the Year: Acquisition Large Portfolio Company’ by SAVCA (Southern African Venture Capital and Private Equity Association) in 2021.*
• Commonwealth Bank of Australia in relation to its establishment of TymeBank in South Africa, alongside African Rainbow Capital.*
• Bašumi Trust (being the vehicle for PepsiCo’s employee share scheme in South Africa) in relation to its ZAR 6 billion BBBEE employee share ownership in PepsiCo Inc, which was named ‘Deal of the Year’ by Dealmakers 2020 in South Africa.*