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PRIVATE EQUITY
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PRIVATE EQUITY
04 OurFirm
05 OurFootprintinAfrica
06 OurPrivateEquityPractice
14 AfricaPrivateEquityNewsApp
16 Accolades
18 KeyContacts
Contents
Private EquityBOWMANS
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Our Firm Our Footprint in Africa
Mozambique
Kenya
Tanzania
South Africa
Nigeria
Uganda
Mauritius
Best friends
Bowmans offices
Significant transaction or advisory experience
Alliance firms
Ethiopia
Ourtrackrecordofprovidingspecialist
legalservicesinthefieldsofcorporate
law,bankingandfinancelawanddispute
resolution,spansoveracentury.
WithnineofficesinsevenAfricancountries
andover400specialistlawyers,wedrawon
ouruniqueknowledgeofthebusinessand
socio-politicalenvironmenttoadviseclients
onawiderangeoflegalissues.
Everywherewework,weofferclientsa
servicethatuniquelyblendsexpertiseinthe
law,knowledgeofthelocalmarketandan
understandingoftheirbusinesses.Ouraim
istoassistthemtoachievetheirobjectives
assmoothlyandefficientlyaspossiblewhile
minimisingthelegalandregulatoryrisks.
Ourclientsincludecorporates,multinationals
andstate-ownedenterprisesacrossarangeof
industrysectorsaswellasfinancialinstitutions
andgovernments.
Ourexpertiseisfrequentlyrecognisedby
independentresearchorganisations.We
receivedawardsinthreeoutoffourcategories
attheDealMakersEastAfricaAwardsfor
2019:toplegaladviserintheM&ACategory
forbothdealflowanddealvalue,andadvised
ontheDealoftheYear.IntheDealMakers
SouthAfricaAwardsfor2019,wewereplaced
thirdfordealvalueintheM&ACategoryand
advisedonboththeDealoftheYearandthe
BEEDealoftheYear.
Wearepresentinsevencountries
inAfrica:Kenya(Nairobi),Malawi
(Lilongwe),Mauritius(Moka),SouthAfrica
(CapeTown,Durban,Johannesburg),
Tanzania(DaresSalaam),Uganda(Kampala)
andZambia(Lusaka).
Weworkcloselywithouralliancefirmsin
Ethiopia(AmanAssefa&AssociatesLaw
Office)andNigeria(UdoUdoma&Belo-
Osagie).Thesearetwooftheleading
corporateandcommerciallawfirmsintheir
jurisdictions.
Wehavedevelopedabestfriendrelationship
withoneofMozambique’sstrongestlaw
firms(TacianaPeãoLopes&Advogados
Associados)andregularlyworkwithleading
lawfirmsinothercountriessuchasAngola,
Botswana,Ghana,IvoryCoast,Namibia,
Rwanda,SouthSudanandZimbabwe.
Wehaveacomprehensivedatabaseofallthe
lawfirmsweworkwithintherestofAfrica
coveringsuchcountriesasAlgeria,Egypt,
MoroccoandFrench-speakingWestAfrica.
WearerepresentativesofLexMundi,aglobal
associationwithmorethan160independent
lawfirmsinallthemajorcentresacross
theglobe.LexMundigivesustheabilityto
connectourclientswiththebestlawfirmsin
eachofthecountriesrepresented.
We help our clients overcome legal complexity and unlock opportunity in Africa.
Malawi
Zambia
Private EquityBOWMANS
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Weprovideafullrangeofbespokeupstream
anddownstreamservicestotheprivate
equityindustry,includingprivateequity
housesandlimitedpartnersacrossAfrica.
FUND FORMATION
Wespecialiseinstructuringandforming
privateequityfundswhosegeographic
mandateisfocusedwithinAfrica.Wehave
extensiveexperienceinrepresentingboth
privateequityhousesandlimitedpartners.
Wedevisebespokestructuresthatmeetthe
needsofinvestors,andtakeintoaccountthe
natureoftheinstrumentsandtheindustries
inwhichthefundswillinvest.
Weassistinselectingtheappropriate
jurisdictionforthedomicileofthefundfrom
ataxandlegalperspective;instructuring
carriedinterestplans;andindraftingand
negotiatingfundagreements.
Wealsoprovideexchangecontroladviceand
assistinobtainingtherequisiteapprovals(for
SouthAfricaninvestorsandfunds).Wehelp
clientsobtaintheregulatorylicencesand
approvalsrequiredtoactasfundmanagers.
Someofthesignaturefundswehaveworked
onrecentlyinclude:
• 4DiExponentialTechFundI
• AfricaPropertyDevelopmentManagers
LtdandGatewayDeltaDevelopment
HoldingsLtd
• Agri-VieFundII
• EthosPrivateFundVI
• EvolutionII
Our Private Equity Practice
• InternationalHousingSolutions
FundII–SouthAfrica
• InternationalHousingSolutions
FundII–Sub-SaharanAfrica
• KloofCapitalRealEstateFund
• MakalaniFundII
• PhatisaFoodFund2
• ProgressionCapitalEastAfrica’s
setupinKenya
• RPCaymanFundLP
• SanariVenturesFundI
• SouthSuezAfricaFundII
• StanlibAfricaDirectProperty
DevelopmentFund
ACQUISITIONS AND EXITS
Wehavealonghistoryofadvisingprivate
equityfundsonallaspectsoftheir
mergersandacquisitions(M&A)activity.
Wearecommercialinourapproachand
innovativeinfindingsolutionsthatbalance
theneedsofdifferentinterestgroups.
Onacquisition,weassistwithdue
diligence,structuring,draftingand
negotiatingacquisitiondocuments
andobtainingregulatory(including
competition)approvals.Wealsoassistwith
managementincentivearrangementsand
negotiatingfinancingagreements.
Ourextensiveexperiencehelpsusto
createsolutionstoshareholderissues
andtocraftshareholdersagreements
thatprotecttheinterestsofdifferent
stakeholdersinportfoliocompanieswhile
optimisingexitopportunities.
Wehavebeeninvolvedontheexitsidein
numerousauctionprocesses,proprietary
salesandIPOsandlooktoassistourclients
inachievingacleanexitthatminimises
post-transactionliabilityandmaximises
valueforall.
Productinnovationintheprivateequity
andtaxspaceincludestheuseof
artificialintelligenceinourduediligence
competencyandtheconsiderationof
exitimplications(so-called‘pre-sale’
diagnostics)wellinadvanceofportfolio
companyexits.
Ourclientsrangefromprivateequity
andventurecapitalhousestoinvestors,
management,banksandfinancial
institutions,throughoutAfricaand
worldwide.
Bowmans was named Single Deal Advisor (Legal) at the Private Equity Africa Awards in 2017, 2018 and 2019. The firm was also recognised as Local Legal Advisor of the Year by the same organisation in 2017 and 2019.
BOWMANS
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Private Equity
MAURITIUS
ANGOLA
NIGERIA
SWAZILAND
NAMIBIA
BOTSWANA
KENYA
UGANDA
ETHIOPIA
LESOTHO
SOUTH AFRICA
MALAWI
ZAMBIA
MOZAMBIQUE
TANZANIA
SEYCHELLES
Recent transaction highlights, include advising:
AFRICAWIDE
ANGOLA, KENYA, LESOTHO, MALAWI, MOZAMBIQUE, NAMIBIA, SWAZILAND, TANZANIA, UGANDA AND ZAMBIA.
CapitalworksPrivateEquityon
itsacquisitionofAonplc’sshareholding
initsAfricaninsurancebrokerageand
employeebenefitoperationsinAngola,
Kenya,Lesotho,Malawi,Mozambique,
Namibia,Swaziland,Tanzania,Uganda
andZambia.
MAURITIUS
PhatisaFundManagersLtd,
throughitssubsidiary,AgricolaAfrica
Ltd,ontheincreaseofitsstakein
MauritiancompanyKanuEquipment
from40%to88.8%,througha
subscriptionforfurthersharesin
Kanuandarepurchaseofsharesheld
byTorreInternationalHoldingsand
JSE-listedentityTorreIndustriesin
Kanu.Asaresultofthetransaction,
TorreInternationalisnownolongera
shareholderinKanu.In2016Phatisa,
throughAAF,acquireda40%stake
inKanu,whichwealsoadvisedon.
NIGERIA
InvestecAfricaFrontier
PrivateEquityFund2onthedisposal
ofitsshareholdinginaNigerian
FMCGcompany.
BOTSWANA
StandardCharteredPrivate
EquityonthedisposalbyStandard
CharteredPrivateEquityand
DevelopmentCapitalPartnersoftheir
72%stakeinKAMOSODistribution
(basedinBotswana)toInvestecAsset
ManagementandRMBVentures.
UGANDA
Aconsortiumcomprising
CatalystPrincipalPartnersLLCand
StandardCharteredPrivateEquity
(Mauritius)IIILtdontheacquisitionof
HarrisInternational,aleadingfoodand
beveragecompanyinUganda.
EAST AFRICA
Abraaj,actingaslocal
counsel,ontheacquisitionof100%
oftheissuedsharecapitalofJava
HouseGroup,EastAfrica’slargest
restaurantgroup,fromECPAfricaFIII
InvestmentsLLP.
SEYCHELLES
FungAfricaFund(I)Ltd,
anAfricaninvestmentfirminvesting
throughSinoGuruLtdandSKC2
PCC,onaUSD4millioninvestmentin
MegafoodsLtd,aSeychellescompany
whichwhollyownsInterstratLtd,a
Kenyancompanywhichistheowner
andoperatorofseveralrestaurant
chainsandbrandsinKenyaincluding
BigSquare,PizzaMojoandSquare
Cafe.Interstratcurrentlyhasnine
outletsinKenyaandislookingto
expanditspresenceinKenyato
additionallocationsoverthenext
fouryears.
KENYA AND UGANDA
AfricaHealthFundLLConits
exitsfromNairobiWomen’sHospital
andAvenueHospitalGroup,andalso
onitsinvestmentsinagreenfield
cardiachospitalinKenyaandin
LusakaTrustHospitalinZambia.
ETHIOPIA
Aureosonitsinvestment
andsubsequentexitfromDashen
Breweriesplc,anEthiopian
alcoholicbeveragemanufacturer,
aspartofaconsortiumofinvestors
puttogetherbyDuetCapital.
KENYA
ARMCementLtd,based
inKenya,ontheUSD140million
InvestmentbyCDCGroupplc
inARMCementLtd.
BOTSWANA AND SOUTH AFRICA
TheRiseFundmanaged
byTPGGrowthonitsacquisition
ofapproximately34%ofthe
sharesinWildernessHoldings,
aleadingecotourismcompany
listedontheBotswanaand
Johannesburgstockexchanges.
KENYA, MAURITIUS, NIGERIA, TANZANIA, UGANDA AND INDIA
InspiredEvolution,an
Africaninvestmentadvisory
firmthatspecialiesintheenergy
sectorandthatpredominantly
fundsentitiesintheenergy
sector,initsbidtoexpandits
portfolioandfinancearenewable
energycompany,beingd.light
designInc.d.lightdesignInc.is
anAmericancorporationwith
subsidiariesacrossdifferent
countries(Kenya,Mauritius,
Nigeria,Tanzania,Uganda,India)
intherenewableenergysector,
particularlysolarenergy.
Private EquityBOWMANS
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SOUTH AFRICA
• 4D Innovative Capital (Pty) Ltd in
relationtotheestablishment4DiCapital
FundIII(theFund)andtheadmissionof
TheSASMEFundLtdasalimitedpartner
oftheFund.
• Capitalworks,aleadingAfrica
focusedandbasedprivateequityfirm,
inrelationtoitsacquisitionofAon’s
shareholdingin10employeebenefit,
insuranceandreinsurancebrokerage
operationsinAngola,Kenya,Lesotho,
Malawi,Mozambique,Namibia,Swaziland,
Tanzania,UgandaandZambia.
• SouthAfricancounsel(on
instructionfromCliffordChance)tothe
Carlyle Groupinrelationtotheacquisition
ofAustralianvinterAccoladeWines
LtdfromChampPrivateEquityand
ConstellationBrandsInc.
• EthosinitsacquisitionofBrait's
stakeinPrimedia;itsacquisitionofastake
inEatonTowers;anditsdisposalofIdwala.
• Exeo Fund Advisors (Pty) Ltd
inrelationto:(i)theadmissionofthe
IndustrialDevelopmentCorporationof
SouthAfricanLtdasalimitedpartnerto
anencommanditepartnership,which
wasoriginallyestablishedasafeeder
partnershipthroughwhichSouthAfrican
investorscouldinvestinthemainfundin
Mauritius;(ii)aco-investmentarrangement
intermsofwhichtheSouthAfrican
partnershipwillmakeco-investmentsinto
SouthAfricanassetsinparallelwiththe
MauritianFund;and(iii)therestructuring
ofthegeneralpartneroftheSouthAfrican
partnership,includingtheadmissionof
KuhleCapital(Pty)Ltd,theKaraanFamily
TrustandKateMolotoas.
• FineLineinrelationtoitsacquisition
of100%oftheissuedsharecapitalin
TraderPlus(Pty)Ltd(TraderPlus).We
wereinstructedtoconductthedue
diligenceonTraderPlusanddraftthe
transactiondocumentsrequiredtobe
enteredintoinordertogiveeffecttothe
transaction.
• Allthestakeholdersonthe
restructureofTheHouseofBusby’s
businessanddebtbywayofasaleofthe
entirebusinessofThe House of Busbytoa
newlyincorporatedentity.
• TheshareholdersofIdwala Industrial Holdings Ltd(whichincluded
EthosPrivateEquityFundVandOld
Mutual)withrespecttothedisposalofthat
companytoInvestecPrivateEquity.The
transactionwasamulti-billionranddealin
thesensitiveminingarenainSouthAfrica.
• Inspired Evolution Investment Management (Pty) Ltd/ Evolution II (Mauritius) LPinitsprimaryinvestmentof
USD25millionandsecondaryinvestment
ofUSD15millionintod.lightdesignInc.,
whichprovidesaffordablesolarenergy
productsandsolarpoweredsolutionsin
thedevelopingworld.
• Investec Africa Frontier Private Equity Fund GP Ltd (IAM)inrelationtoa
USD18millionMezzanineFacility
AgreemententeredintowithAshwah
HoldingsLtd(Ashwah)intermsofwhich
Ashwahrepurchasedsharesheldinit
byIAM.
• Jaxson 653,ashareholderof
SphereHoldings,inrespectof(i)a
repurchaseofallofthesharesheldbyRMB
PrivateEquityinSphereHoldings;and
(ii)anissueofsharesbySphereHoldings
toJasentand(iii)Jaxson'sacquisitionof
allofthesharesheldbyJasentinSphere
Holdings.
• ShareholdersofMedhold Medical onthedisposalofa50%interesttoOld
MutualPrivateEquity.
• mPharma Africa B.V. inrelationto
itsinvestmentinHaltonsLtdbywayof(a)
asharepurchasefromanexitingprivate
equityfund,(b)asharesubscriptionand(c)
aloan.
• Ascounselforthepurchaser,we
carriedoutlegalduediligenceonthetarget
company,preparedandnegotiatedthelegal
documentation,submittedamergerfiling
andadvisedmPharmagenerallyonvarious
legalaspectsofthetransaction.
• Rockwood,beingthelargest
shareholderandfunderinTseboHoldings
(Pty)Ltd,inthedisposalofTseboto
Wendel.Foundedin1971,Tsebowas
acquiredbytheRockwood-ledconsortium
inasecondarybuy-outin2007.Atthetime,
Tsebowastheleadingempoweredcontract
outsourcingbusinessinSouthernAfrica.
Tseboisnowthelargestdiversifiedcontract
facilitiessolutionsproviderinAfricawith
apresencein22countries,employing
34000peopleandgeneratingrevenue
ofapproximatelyZAR6.5billion.This
transactionwasnominatedandshortlisted
asPrivateEquityTransactionoftheYear2016byDealMakersSouthAfrica.
• RMB Ventures Seven (Pty) Ltd and BoE Private Equity Investments (Pty) Ltd inrelationtothesaleofaportionof
AscendisHealthLtd'sBiosciencesDivision.
Thetransactionwastwo-foldintheform
ofasaleofbusinesses/assetsandsale
ofshares,fordifferententitiesinthe
BiosciencesDivision.
• Sanari Capital,aSouthAfrican
privateequityinvestmentfirm,inrelation
toitsinvestmentinandtherestructuring
ofeducationcompanyEdulifeGroup,the
largestindependentschoolgroupinthe
FreeState.Theinvestmentwillexpandthe
existingforprofitandnon-profitschools,
improvefacilitiesandfundtheroll-outofan
additionalschool.
• Sebastiano Lorio and Angela Cinquinaontherestructuringandpart-
disposaloftheirbeneficialinterestsinCargo
Compass(SouthAfrica)(Pty)Ltd.
• OnthedisposalbyStandard Chartered Private Equity and Development Capital Partnersoftheir72%stakein
KAMOSODistribution(basedinBotswana)
toInvestecAssetManagementand
RMBVentures.Thetransactionvalueis
confidentialbutsignificant.Thistransaction
wasshortlistedbyDealMakersinSouth
AfricaasPrivateEquityDealoftheYear2018.
• Trinitas Private Equity Partnership,
aSouthAfricanencommanditepartnership
representedbyTrinitasFundGeneral
Partner(Pty)Ltdinitscapacityasultimate
generalpartnerofthepartnership,ofa
USD300millionmajoritystakeinAutoX
(Pty)LtdfromPowertechIndustries(Pty)
Ltd(transactionvaluesignificant).
• Agroupofprivateequitypurchasers
inrelationtotheacquisitionofValeant Pharmaceuticals InternationalInc'siNova
Pharmaceuticalsbusinessinatransaction
affectingAustralia,SouthAfricaandAsia
andvaluedatUSD930million.
Private EquityBOWMANS
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Recenthighlightsofourexpertiseinfund
formationincludeadvising:
• AscensionCapitalPartners(Pty)Ltdthe
fundmanager,inrelationtotheformation
ofAscensionFundNo3(Pty)Ltd.
• EvolutionIIFundinrelationtothe
admissionofAfricanDevelopmentBank
(AfDB)andSwedfundasinvestorstothe
EvolutionIIFund.
• AscensionCapitalPartners(Pty)Ltdthe
fundmanager,inrelationtotheformation
ofAscensionFundNo3(Pty)Ltd.
• TheformationofAfricanAgricultureFund
II,includingthenegotiationofitsOPIC
financefacility.Werepresentedthefund
manager.Theinitialclosewasover
USD100million.
• ThefundmanagerofAgri-VieFund
IIinrelationtotheadmissionof
AgrialEnterprise,SocieteIndustrielle
CommercialeetdeParticipation(SICOPA)
andTeollisenYhteistyonRahastoOy
(FinnFund)asinvestorstotheAgri-Vie
FundII.
• InspiredEvolutionInvestment
Management(Pty)Ltd,inrelationtothe
formationoftheEvolutionII(Mauritius)LP
Fundandvariousclosings.
• MpandeFundManagersinrelationtothe
formationofMpandeRealEstateFund.
• TrinitasPrivateEquitywithrespecttoits
realestateandprivateequitypermanent
capitalvehicles.
• HarithGeneralPartnerwithrespecttothe
restructureofitsinfrastructureFund.
• InternationalHousingSolutionswith
respecttotheestablishmentoftheir
Namibianfund.
• SASMELtdwithrespecttotheDigital
AfricaVenturesFund.
TAX
Withthegrowinginterestinsoliciting
investmentfromAfricaninstitutionalinvestors,
weprovideadviceonthetaxandregulatory
frameworksinnumerousAfricanjurisdictions.
Ourtaxservicestotheprivateequityindustry
includeadviceonfundestablishmentand
structuringaswellasportfolioduediligence
(auniqueofferingwithinalawfirm)and
structuring.
Weadviseonoptimaltransactionstructuresfor
acquisitionsandexitsandspecialiseinefficient
structuringforcarriedinterestandportfolio
companymanagementincentiveschemes.
At the Africa Global Funds Awards in 2019 Bowmans was named the winner in the Best Legal Services: Private Equity Category. This follows its 2018 accolades of Best Tax Advisory Firm and Best Legal Services: Private Equity Firm.
Private EquityBOWMANS
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Weareoneofthreemajorindustryplayers
whohavejoinedhandstosupportprivate
equityandtheAfricaninvestmentindustry-
at-largewithaninnovativedigital
informationplatform.
Bowmans,SouthernAfricanVentureCapital
andPrivateEquityAssociation(SAVCA)and
StandardBankareexclusivesponsorsofthe
AfricaPrivateEquityNewsApp(AfricaPE
News),awell-establishedone-stopmobile
informationhub.
AfricaPENewsoffersusersdailyhandpicked
transactionandfundraisingnews,insightful
featurearticlesandrevealinginterviews
withleadingdealmakersfromacrossthe
continent.Theplatformalsoprovidesaccess
toindustrynecessitiessuchasinternalrate
ofreturncalculators,liveUSdollar,euro,
poundandmajorAfricanexchangerates,
andkeycommodityprices.
JohnBellew,headofPrivateEquityat
Bowmanssays,“Inacontinentsuchas
Africa–with54countries–itisvitalfor
deal-doers,newandseasoned,tostay
abreastoflocal,competitionandtaxlaw
trends.AfricaPENewsisanidealplatformto
sharetheseknowledgeandlegalupdates.”
StuartBradley,jointmanagingpartner,
Phatisa(founderofAfricaPENews)says,
“No-onecouldhavepredictedthatsucha
nicheAfricanfinancialappwouldstillreceive
ongoingpositivesupportsinceitsoriginal
launchin2014.Wearehugelythankfulfor
thecontinuedusersupportandwelcome
Bowmans,SAVCAandStandardBank
aboard.Thenewsponsorswillenablethe
appteamtocreatemoreoriginalcontent
andrelayinvestmentnewsthatwillfurther
stimulateinformeddecisionmakingand
businessnetworkingintoandfromAfrica.”
TheAfricaPENewsAppcanbe
downloadedfreeofchargefrom
www.africaprivateequitynews.com.
Africa Private Equity News App
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Private Equity
Accolades
AFRICAN LEGAL AWARDS 2019
Wewontwopracticeawards-forTransportationand
InfrastructureTeamoftheYearandTMTTeamoftheYear.
CHAMBERS AFRICA AWARDS 2018
WewerenamedSouthAfricanLawFirmoftheYear.
DEALMAKERS EAST AFRICA AWARDS 2019
Wereceivedawardsinthreeoutoffourcategories:toplegal
adviserintheM&ACategoryforbothdealflowandvalue,and
advisedontheDealoftheYear(theNIC/CBAmerger).
DEALMAKERS SOUTH AFRICA AWARDS 2019
WewereplacedthirdfordealvalueintheM&ACategoryand
advisedontheDealoftheYear(PepsiCo’sacquisitionofPioneer
Foods)andtheBEEDealoftheYear(IsantiGlassacquisitionof
NampakGlass).
MERGERMARKET LEAGUE TABLES 2018
Wewererankedfirstbydealvalueandsecondbydealcount
intheAfricaleaguetablesforlegaladvisors,andthirdbydeal
countintheMiddleEast&Africaleaguetableforlegaladvisors.
BAND 1
KENYA
Banking&Finance
Corporate/M&A
Employment
FinTech
IntellectualProperty
RealEstate
SOUTH AFRICA
CapitalMarkets:Debt
CapitalMarkets:Equity
Competition/Antitrust
CorporateInvestigations
Corporate/M&A
Employment
Environment
IT&Telecommunications
Projects&Energy
PublicProcurement
Shipping
Tax
TMT
TANZANIA
GeneralBusinessLaw
UGANDA
GeneralBusinessLaw
BAND 2
SOUTH AFRICA
Banking&Finance
DisputeResolution
FinTech
Media&Broadcasting
Restructuring/Insolvency
KENYA
Projects&Energy
CHAMBERS & PARTNERS 2020 RANKED US IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS
TIER 1
KENYA
Financial&Corporate
Mining
SOUTH AFRICA
CapitalMarkets:Debt
CapitalMarkets:Equity
Energy&Power
M&A
UGANDA
Financial&Corporate
ProjectDevelopment
TIER 2
KENYA
Energy&Power
Infrastructure
SOUTH AFRICA
Banking
Infrastructure
Mining
Oil&Gas
ProjectFinance
TANZANIA
Financial&Corporate
TIER 3
TANZANIA
ProjectDevelopment
IFLR1000 2019 RANKED US IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS
TIER 1
KENYA
Banking,Finance&CapitalMarkets
Commercial,Corporate&M&A
Employment
RealEstate&Construction
SOUTH AFRICA
Commercial,Corporate&M&A
Competition
Employment
Projects&Infrastructure
Shipping&Transport
TANZANIA
LeadingFirm
UGANDA
LeadingFirm
TIER 2
KENYA
DisputeResolution
Privitisation&Projects
SOUTH AFRICA
Banking&Finance
DisputeResolution
InvestmentFunds
Tax
THE LEGAL 500 EMEA 2020 RANKED US IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS
Private EquityBOWMANS
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Key Contacts
RICHARD HARNEY
ManagingPartner,Kenya
Nairobi,Kenya
T: +254202899000
JOHN BELLEW
HeadofPrivateEquity
Johannesburg,SouthAfrica
T: +27116699494
ULRIKE NAUMANN
HeadofGeneralFinance
Johannesburg,SouthAfrica
T: +27116699377
WALLY HORAK
HeadofTax,CapeTown
CapeTown,SouthAfrica
T: +27214807935
ALEX MATHINI
Partner
Nairobi,Kenya
T: +254202899000
ADELE DE JAGER
TaxExecutive
Johannesburg,SouthAfrica
T: +27116699310
DAVID MPANGA
Partner
Kampala,Uganda
T: +256414254540
JAMES WESTGATE
Partner
Johannesburg,SouthAfrica
T: +27116699493
JOSHUA JANKS
Partner
CapeTown,SouthAfrica
T: +27214807859
WILBERT KAPINGA
ManagingPartner,Tanzania
DaresSalaam,Tanzania
T: +255768988640
TIMOTHY MCDOUGALL
Partner
Johannesburg,SouthAfrica
T: +27116699259
PARAS SHAH
Partner
Nairobi,Kenya
T: +254202899279
MICHAEL RUDNICKI
TaxExecutive
Johannesburg,SouthAfrica
T:+27116699314
ROBYN BERGER
TaxExecutive
Johannesburg,SouthAfrica
T:+27116699301
MOGOLA MAKOLA
Partner
Johannesburg,SouthAfrica
T:+27116699486
PHILIP COULSON
Partner
Nairobi,Kenya
T: +254202899000
JOYCE KARANJA
Partner
Nairobi,Kenya
T: +254202899000
BOWMANS
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Private Equity
Cape Town, South AfricaT:+27214807800
Dar es Salaam, TanzaniaT: +255768988640
Durban, South AfricaT: +27311091150
Johannesburg, South AfricaT: +27116699000
Kampala, UgandaT: +256414254540
Lilongwe, MalawiT: +265990318152
Lusaka, ZambiaT: +260962275329
Moka, MauritiusT: +23052980100
Nairobi, KenyaT: +254202899000
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