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Ryan Nelson

Ryan Nelson

Global 2026

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Ryan Nelson is a partner in Bowmans’ Cape Town office Finance Practice. He specialises in a broad range of debt-related matters, including corporate lending, acquisition finance (including public to private), leveraged finance, structured finance, real estate finance, fund finance and debt restructuring. Ryan works with leading South African and international banks, international development finance institutions, impact funds and private capital clients across jurisdictions and in multiple sectors including financial services, energy, real estate, mining and resources. He has B.Com and LLB degrees from the University of Cape Town and is an admitted attorney in both South Africa and England and Wales. He spent eight years practising law in the United Kingdom.

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Banking & Finance - South Africa

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Band 3

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Ryan Nelson advises on a wide range of financing transactions, most notably including syndicated loans, revolving credit facilities and secured loans.

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  • Ryan Nelson understands cross-border work very well and has a wealth of experience in African loan dynamics.

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Kenya

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