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Our active presence in key African jurisdictions and deep relationships across the continent allow us to offer seamless cross-border solutions. These advantages also afford us an unrivaled understanding of the requirements for local and cross-border funding transactions.

The members of our integrated team specialise in complex domestic and cross-border finance transactions and have extensive knowledge of leveraged and acquisition finance, structured finance, capital markets, projects and infrastructure, real estate finance, trade and export finance, commodities finance, derivatives, securitisation, preference share finance, subordinated debt and insolvency and restructuring.

We have become the trusted advisers to many of the leading African and international  sponsors, alternative capital providers, corporate and investment banks, financial institutions, funds, venture capital providers, corporate borrowers, state-owned entities, regulatory bodies, governments and insolvency and business rescue practitioners.

Our specialist expertise include:

  • Acquisition finance
  • Asset finance
  • Commodities finance
  • Corporate finance
  • ECIC export credit finance
  • Leveraged finance
  • Mining and resource finance
  • Preference share funding
  • Real estate finance
  • Secured lending
  • Structured finance
  • Subordinated and mezzanine funding
  • Syndicated finance
  • Trade/ commodity finance
  • Venture capital

Chambers Review

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Banking & Finance - Africa-wide

3
Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Bowmans is a leading African law firm that is especially noted for the banking and finance prowess of its offices in South Africa, Kenya and Mauritius. These teams regularly collaborate together on multi-jurisdictional matters. It has extensive experience spanning the full gamut of the practice area, and is regularly sought out by international law firms to act as local counsel in many key jurisdictions. In addition to advising on term loans and revolving credit facilities, the firm is noted for its complementary expertise in restructuring.

Notable practitioners

Key contacts include Ulrike Naumann in South Africa, Gilles Athaw in Mauritius and Cornelius Kigera in Kenya.

Work Highlights

Provided by Bowmans

  • Bowmans advised the Standard Bank of South Africa on the provision of a loan facility to Meridiam, to finance its acquisition of a stake in Okavango Kenya Mauritius Limited from Actis Energy.

Members

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Jan Kruger

Jason Wilkinson

Kamami Christine Michira

Paras Shah

Phetole Modika

Ulrike Naumann

Clients

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Cell C Ltd

Citigroup

Gold One Group Limited

Government of Kenya (Office of the Attorney General)

Peermont Global

Real People Investment Holdings

Stanbic Africa Holdings Limited

Standard Chartered Bank Plc

The African Development Bank

The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited

Industries

Provided by Bowmans

Automobiles & Parts

Banks

Charities / Not for Profit

Commercial & Professional Services

Construction & Materials

Consumer Product Manufacturing

Energy

Financial Services

Food & Drink Producers

Government

Health Care

Insurance

Mining & Metals

Real Estate

Real Estate Finance

Software & Computer Services

Technology, Hardware & Electronics

Telecommunications

Transportation

Utilities