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Provided by Charles Young

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Charles Young heads Bowmans' Mining Sector Group. He specialises in M&A, capital markets transactions and general corporate and commercial law.

Charles has significant experience in domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, governed by both English and South African law, across the African continent, including in South Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Ghana, Liberia, Burkina Faso, Mali and Kenya. His clients include local and international mining houses, telecommunications, banking and insurance, energy and resources companies and hospitality and gaming concerns.

Charles has B.Com and LLB (Hons) degrees from the University of Canterbury, New Zealand and an LLM from Yale Law School, USA.

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Energy & Natural Resources: Mining - South Africa
4
Band 4

Head of the firm's mining group Charles Young handles a raft of corporate and commercial matters within the mining space. Acting out of Johannesburg, he represents companies engaging in acquisitions and divestitures of assets or equity interest.


Corporate/M&A - South Africa
4
Band 4

Charles Young advises on M&A and asset transactions, as well as providing advice on commercial agreements. He is particularly well known in the mining sector, advising on cross-border acquisitions and share subscriptions.

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