Bowmans
John Bellew
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Corporate/M&A: Private Equity - South Africa
Band 1
"John Bellew is one of the best transactional attorneys in South Africa." "He has an incredibly sharp legal mind, whilst remaining pragmatic and commercial in his approach."
Investment Funds - Africa-wide
Band 2
"John Bellew is an eminent private equity lawyer."
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Practice Areas
John heads Bowmans’ Private Equity Practice. He specialises in private equity – fund formation, mergers and acquisitions, management arrangements and acquisition finance. He has been involved, on behalf of the South African industry body SAVCA, in various lobbying activities, particularly pension fund participation in private equity funds, taxation and exchange control.
Professional Memberships
John was a founder member of the AVCA Legal and Regulatory Committee.
Career
He has B.Com and LLB (cum laude) degrees from the University of KwaZulu-Natal and a Diploma in Tax (cum laude) from the University of South Africa.
John Bellew
Bowmans
17 YEARS RANKED 
11 Alice Lane
Sandton
P O Box 785812
Johannesburg
Gauteng
South Africa
2146
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