Corporate and Commercial
According to Chambers, ‘Bowmans offers an exceptional service. The team is responsive, commercially minded and has great market knowledge.’
- Overview
Bowmans is recognised as a leading corporate and commercial law firm across the continent.
We provide comprehensive legal support to clients operating across diverse industries and jurisdictions in Africa, combining technical precision with a sound understanding of the commercial environments in which they operate.
In addition to corporate transactions, we advise on the full range of company administrative matters covering entity set-up to dissolution; commercial arrangements including negotiating and drafting complex commercial agreements; and governance and compliance requirements.
We also provide corporate trustee and administration and escrow agent services in the East African region.
We have extensive experience in dealing with company and intellectual property regulatory bodies and stock exchanges across the continent.
Whether supporting start-ups entering new markets or multinationals executing transformative deals, we provide advice that aligns with our clients’ ambitions.
Our clients include listed and unlisted companies, local and foreign private companies, branches of foreign companies and other private and public-sector entities and organisations.
Related Expertise
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Bowmans offers an exceptional service. The team is responsive, commercially minded and has great market knowledge.
Bowmans' lawyers take the time to get to know us as clients and understand our risk appetite. Their commercial awareness is one of the reasons we work with them frequently.
They are very proactive in providing solutions and they offer appropriate drafting for complex issues.
Bowmans' team are switched-on, keen on detail and commercially aware.
I appreciate their wide and international network of lawyers and the expertise that this brings, which is a major advantage.
Bowmans is a very responsive law firm. The level of expertise is pretty strong overall.
Bowmans is reliable and has a wealth of knowledge of various industries. This allows them to provide business-orientated legal advice with diligence and care.
Bowmans’ corporate team is absolutely first-rate. They deliver excellent, business-savvy advice which is practical and commercial.
Excellent commercial knowledge and approach alongside world-class technical skills and expertise.
The firm is especially strong in commercial.
An available and dedicated team… able to take the lead in negotiations instead of simply answering questions piece by piece or targeting issues only once asked. It is easy to work with this team.
Bowmans has a very client-oriented approach. They know and value their clients and readily adapt to provide flexible and practical solutions to meet the specific needs of the client.
Each experience and dealing with the firm has been uniquely pleasant in terms of the dynamic personality of the team members and their efficiency in the delivery of the work.
Key Contacts
Bwalya Chilufya-Musonda
Partner
Charles Mmasi
Partner
Christina Nduba-Banja
Partner
Fazil Hossenkhan
Managing Partner
Irvin Titus
Senior Partner, Namibia