Jurisdictions in which transactions worked on: South Africa, Zambia, Namibia, Botswana, Mauritius, Kenya, Ethiopia, Nigeria, UAE, Tanzania, Malawi, Jersey, Ghana & Turks and Caicos Islands.

*experience prior to joining Bowmans.

Pride has advised:

• A major global mining group in relation to bilateral facilities made available to it by all major South African banks in an aggregate amount of ZAR5 billion for the purposes of implementing the unbundling of its platinum mining business.
• Two South African financial institutions in relation to funding made available to a South African restaurant and lifestyle holding company in an amount of ZAR 220 million for purposes of funding capital expenditure.
• A major Ugandan subsidiary of a major South African bank in relation to funding made available to a major food manufacturing company in Uganda in an amount of USD 30million for the purposes of funding the procurement, engineering, supply, construction and installation of a carbonated soft drinks plant.
• A major Ugandan subsidiary of a major South African bank in relation to funding made available to a major pharmaceuticals company in Uganda in an amount of USD 36millionfor the purposes of funding the procurement, engineering, supply, construction and installation of a manufacturing facility for antiretroviral drugs and tuberculosis medication and injectables in Uganda.
• A major South African bank in relation to funding made available to a major pan-African bank incorporated in Nigeria in an amount of USD 50million for the purposes of funding acquisitions and expansion.
• A major South African bank in relation to funding madeavailable to a Nigerian hospitality group in an amount of USD 22 million for the purposes of refinancing existing debt.
• A major South African bank in relation to funding made available to a property developer in an amount of ZAR 69 million for the purposes of funding the construction, development and completion of sectional title units.
• A major pan-African mobility solutions group in relation to facilities made available to it by major South African banks in an aggregate amount in excess of ZAR 4.5 billion for the purposes of settling existing indebtedness and funding the acquisition and maintenance of vehicles to be used in the group’s business.
• Two major South African banks in relation to funding made available to the South African unit of a major Dutch retailer in an amount of ZAR 4.5 billion for the purpose of settling existing indebtedness.
• Four major South African banks in relation to sustainability linked bilateral facilities made available to a major South African retailer in an aggregate amount of ZAR 6.5 billion for the purposes of funding general corporate purposes.
• A major Eswatini financial institution in relation to funding made available to a major Eswatini parastatal in an amount of SZL 470 million for the purposes of funding civil and engineering works to increase power generation capacity.
• A major South African bank in relation to funding made available to a South African golfing technology developer in an amount of ZAR 80 million for the purposes of funding capital expenditure.
• The Standard Bank of South Africa Ltd and Absa Bank Ltd on a limited recourse financing made available to Oasis Mookodi (RF) (Pty) Ltdfor the finance, design, construction, operation and maintenance of the 77MW Oasis Mookodi Battery Storage Facility.
• The Standard Bank of South Africa Ltd and Absa Bank Ltd on a limited recourse financing made available to Oasis Aggeneis (RF) (Pty) Ltd for the finance, design, construction, operation and maintenance of the 77MW Oasis Aggeneis Battery Storage Facility.
• The Standard Bank of South Africa Ltd and Absa Bank Ltd on a limited recourse financing made available to Oasis Nieuwehoop (RF) (Pty) Ltdfor the finance, design, construction, operation and maintenance of the 77MW Oasis Nieuwehoop Battery Storage Facility.
• The Standard Bank of South Africa Ltd, Absa Bank Ltd and Nedbank Ltd on a limited recourse financing made available to Paarde Valley PV 2 (RF) (Pty) Ltd for the design, development, financing, construction, testing, commissioning, ownership, operation and maintenance of the 120 MW Paarde Valley PV2 solar photovoltaic power generation plant.
• The Standard Bank of South Africa Ltd, Absa Bank Ltd and Nedbank Ltd on a limited recourse financing made available to Mulilo De Aar 2 South (RF) (Pty) Ltd for the design, development, financing, construction, testing, commissioning, ownership, operation and maintenance of the 140 MW De Aar 2 South wind power generation plant.
• A major South African bank in relation to funding made available to a holdco incorporated in the Turks and Caicos Islands and its subsidiary in Tanzania in an aggregate amount of USD 40 million for purposes of funding the growth strategy of the group.*
• A major international bank in relation to a sustainability linked loan facility made available to a South African subsidiary of a major renewable energy developer in an amount of ZAR 1.4 billion for purposes of funding the development, financing, construction, commissioning, ownership, operation, and maintenance of a 100MW contracted capacity concentrated solar power plant.*
• A major South African bank in relation to an English law governed revolving credit facility made available to a Jersey based food products manufacturer in an amount of USD 30 million for the purposes of funding the refinancing of existing facilities and general corporate purposes.*
• A major South African bank in relation to a term loan facility made available to a South African hospitality company in an amount of c. ZAR 394 million for the purposes of funding capital expenditure in respect of an iconic South African hotel.*
• A major South African bank in relation to an English law governed bridge loan facility made available to a Mauritian hospitality group in an amount of USD 13.5 million for the purposes of funding the acquisition of a hotel in Nigeria.*
• One of Africa’s largest glass manufacturers in relation to facilities made available to it by four South African banks in an aggregate amount of ZAR 9.25 billion for purposes of refinancing existing indebtedness and funding the group’s capital expenditure and general corporate purposes.*
• A major pan-African mobility solutions group in relation to facilities made available to it by major South African banks in an aggregate amount in excess of ZAR 6 billion for the purposes of funding the acquisition and maintenance of vehicles to be used in the group’s business.*
• A major South African hospitality group in relation to debt and preference share facilities made available to it by major South African banks in an aggregate amount of ZAR 4.3 billion for the purposes of refinancing existing debt and preference share facilities.*
• A major South African bank and its subsidiary in Namibia in relation to Namibian law governed facilities made available to a major diamond mining company in Namibia in an amount of NAD 500 million for the purposes of funding the acquisition of plant and equipment.*
• Two major South African banks in relation to sustainability linked term and revolving credit facilities made available to a major South African gold mining group in an aggregate amount of ZAR 2.3 billion for the purposes of refinancing existing facilities and funding capital expenditure in respect of a new tailings facility.*