introducing bowmans
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INTRODUCING BOWMANS
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Bowmans exists to help clients overcome legal complexity and to unlock opportunity.
We combine legal expertise other African
firms find hard to match, local knowledge that
international firms cannot beat and a deep
understanding of the needs of clients.
It is this unique combination of strengths that
helps our clients succeed.
Introducing Bowmans
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The value of knowing
The value of knowing
There are enormous opportunities for growth
and success in Africa.
But building businesses on the continent
involves navigating different political and
economic landscapes, mastering various
legal systems and understanding the vital
nuances of local culture.
In this complicated and often daunting
environment, we offer a reassuring
partnership of knowledge and experience
that enables our clients to overcome legal
complexity and unlock opportunities.
It’s the value of knowing Africa.
Knowing the key markets
We have the expertise that comes from living
in Africa, every day.
We help clients join the dots, avoid the
pitfalls and make the most of opportunities.
We share our local knowledge: with
each other and with our clients in a
truly collaborative approach and deliver
consistently high standards of counsel.
Knowing the needs of our clients
We put the needs of our clients at the heart
of what we do. We make sure we know their
businesses and their commercial priorities.
We understand their preferred ways of
working and we ensure that, while the legal
challenge may be complex, working with
us is not.
It’s why we measure many of our client
relationships in decades.
Knowing the law
We combine the finest African legal
expertise with deep international experience,
systematically built through our people.
We handle some of the most challenging
legal work on the continent, spanning
multiple practice areas and jurisdictions.
Our ability has been proven in many of the
most complex, high-stakes legal matters
undertaken.
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KENYA
With more than 80 specialist lawyers
and a total staff complement of over
170, we are widely regarded as the
leading full-service law firm in Kenya.
MAURITIUS
We are recognised specialists in
offshore structuring, including fund
formation and holding company work,
and also provide legal advice to clients
using Mauritius as a gateway to the
rest of Africa.
UGANDA
We are known for delivering boutique
legal services in Uganda and have
extensive experience advising and
acting for clients on complex and
large-scale transactions.
SOUTH AFRICA
With more than 300 specialist
lawyers, a total staff complement of
over 550 and three offices, we are
widely regarded as one of the leading
corporate law firms in South Africa.
TANZANIA
We are experienced in significant
transactions, regulatory matters and
dispute resolution in Tanzania and the
wider East Africa region.
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Bowmans officesSignificant transaction or advisory experienceBest friendsAlliance firms
Mozambique
Nigeria
Ethiopia
Malawi
ZAMBIA
The members of our team in Zambia
have been involved in precedent-
setting domestic cases and pioneering
cross-border transactions for nearly
20 years.
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Specialist legal knowledgeBOWMANS
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We use our specialist legal knowledge to help our clients overcome complexity
Services
Banking and Financial Services Regulatory
We are well known for our expertise
in banking and financial services
regulatory matters and are recognised
as market leaders in innovation,
documentation standards and
best practice.
Commercial Property
We are at the forefront of real estate
acquisition, development and finance
in Africa. Our specialists successfully
safeguard the interests of all industry
players from developers to landlords,
lenders, property funds and tenants.
Competition
We provide a full range of
competition and anti-trust law
services covering merger control,
cartels and markets, abuse of
dominance and other restrictive
practices, and trade issues such
as the commercial and exclusivity
agreements, joint ventures and
strategic alliances. We also provide
ccompliance training and conduct
audits.
Corporate Services
Our team consists of experienced
CPS practitioners and accredited
governance auditors with collective
experience gained over many years
within the East African region.
Data Protection
Our highly experienced lawyers assist
clients needing specialist advice on
their statutory obligations as well as
data protection issues in the context of
particular transactions.
Debt Capital Markets
We are recognised for providing
exceptional legal and transactional
advice in this specialist area of law.
This is borne out by the impressive
mandates that we secure both locally
and internationally.
Dispute Resolution
We are proud to be regarded as one
of the pre-eminent dispute resolution
teams in Africa. Our services include
litigation, arbitration and alternative
dispute resolution. Our size means that
we are able to offer a high degree of
specialisation across a variety of areas.
Employment and Benefits
We have been at the forefront of
employment law in the region for many
years. We offer a breadth and depth of
knowledge and experience in the fields
of industrial relations, employment,
employee benefits and pensions law in
Africa that is hard to match.
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Specialist legal knowledge
Environment
Our practical understanding of both
the law and its application by the
regulators means we can help our
clients to comply with increasingly
strict environmental regulation
across various African jurisdictions.
Equity Capital Markets
We have advised local and international
book runners, underwriters and issuer
clients on some of the largest and most
high profile, global equity capital market
transactions with an African connection.
Finance
We are recognised as a leading
adviser on banking and finance law
in Sub-Saharan Africa and a market-
leader in innovation, documentation
standards and best practice.
Fintech
Our comprehensive service ranges from
forming financial service businesses and
licensing financial products, to ensuring
regulatory compliance, to advising on
corporate activity involving regulated
entities, to dispute resolution.
Governance, Compliance and Investigations
We represent both private and public
sector clients, undertaking specialist
forensic investigations; providing
governance, corruption and regulatory
compliance advice; and completing risk
management reviews.
Government Contracting and Public Procurement
We advise clients from both the public
and the private sectors. Our experience
spans various African jurisdictions,
where we have developed good
working relationships with government
agencies and regulatory authorities.
Intellectual Property
We have a world-class intellectual
property team that advises on all
aspects of intellectual property under
the Madrid and ARIPO systems
of registration, as well as national
protection in countries worldwide.
International Arbitration
We advise clients throughout the
arbitration process from drafting
appropriate dispute resolution and
arbitration clauses, to conducting
pre-arbitral negotiations and arbitral
proceedings and ultimately to enforcing
arbitral awards.
Litigation and Arbitration
We provide a professional and efficient
legal service, whether in a court room,
arbitration tribunal hearing or other
dispute resolution forum.
Mergers and Acquisitions
We have a strong record of acting on
the most significant corporate and
M&A transactions across the African
continent. We frequently handle large
and time-critical transactions.
Oil and Gas
Our team combines lawyers from
across key emerging and mature
hydrocarbon jurisdictions in Africa
to provide practical and commercial
legal advice for oil and gas companies.
Private Equity
We provide bespoke upstream and
downstream services to the private
equity sector in Africa. We have
advised on some of the largest private
equity transactions undertaken in the
region to date and have been involved
in the formation of a number of
Africa-focused private equity funds.
Project Finance
We have had a leading role in many
of the most significant and high
profile projects in Sub-Saharan
Africa notwithstanding the persistent
lag in the roll out of infrastructure
development across the region.
Regulatory Services
We advise on a range of regulatory
matters, including drafting of laws
and regulations, High Court review
applications, the interpretation and
application of statutes as well as
commercial and transactional matters.
Restructuring
Our insolvency and restructuring
specialists draw on expertise within
the group to provide a comprehensive
service in all relevant legal areas
including insolvency, regulatory,
tax, pensions and employment law,
competition and merger control and
real estate law.
Shipping and Logistics
With experienced practitioners in
this specialised field of law in many
jurisdictions along the African coastline,
we have built a solid reputation for
providing fast and effective service.
Tax
Our tax lawyers have knowledge based
on years of experience and a depth
and breadth of cross-border tax law
skills that few firms are able to match.
We provide tax efficient business
solutions by combining these strengths
with commercial acumen.
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Aviation
Our aviation specialists have a keen
understanding of the industry based on
a proven track record of involvement in
major aviation-related matters.
Construction
We assist clients throughout
the project life cycle of complex
infrastructure and construction
projects including development,
delivery, financing and disputes under
all forms of construction contracts.
Consumer Goods
We are uniquely positioned to advise
consumer goods companies on all
aspects of their businesses in Africa
and have an exceptional track record
of having advised some of the world’s
leading companies in this sector.
Energy
We act for a wide range of clients in
the energy sector including developers,
sponsors, public utilities, funds,
commercial banks and other financial
institutions, and governments.
Mining
We have a strong record of acting on
the most significant mining-related
mergers and acquisitions across
the African continent. We advise on
every aspect of mining and resource-
related transactions from the initial
due diligence through regulatory
compliance to negotiating and closing
the deals.
Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare
Our pharmaceuticals and healthcare
specialists have extensive experience
in, and regularly advise stakeholders
across, the healthcare services and
products supply chain.
Ports, Transport and Logistics
We are experienced in the ports,
transport and logistics corridors
sector across numerous countries in
Africa. We deliver a comprehensive
service facilitating relationships
between land and sea users and
owners of ports, terminals and
equipment.
Technology, Media and Telecommunications
Our understanding of the regulatory
landscape in many African
jurisdictions enables us to assist
clients get to market quickly while
avoiding many of the pitfalls of
operating in a new jurisdiction.
Financial Institutions
We have extensive experience advising
clients in the banking, insurance,
financial products and services sectors
across the continent.
Hotels and Leisure
We have specialist know-how and
experience in the sector, having
advised a number of international hotel
groups as they commenced doing
business, or expanded their existing
footprint, in Africa.
Industrials
Our offering spans the full range of
corporate services and extends to all
the specialist areas of law associated
with activity of this nature including
competition and antitrust, employment
and tax.
Infrastructure
We help our clients at all stages of the
economic life-cycle of infrastructure
projects – from developing to acquiring
to managing to restructuring to selling
assets, including advising on financing
aspects.
Specialist legal knowledge
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Sectors
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AccoladesIFLR1000 FINANCIAL AND CORPORATE GUIDE 2020
Eighteen of our practices across five jurisdictions are ranked
(eight in the top tier) and 37 of our lawyers are recognised.
MERGERMARKET’S AFRICAN ANDMIDDLE EAST LEAGUE TABLES 2020
Bowmans is identified as the top ranked legal firm
by number of completed deals in 2020.
AFRICAN LEGAL AWARDS 2020
We won three practice awards at the African Legal Awards hosted by
Legal Week and the Corporate Counsel Association of South Africa:
Competition Team of the Year, Energy and Natural Resources Team
of the Year, and Transportation and Infrastructure Team of the Year.
DEALMAKERS EAST AFRICA AWARDS 2020
We were among DealMakers East Africa’s leading dealmakers for 2020,
placing first for number of M&A transactions worked on in East Africa,
with more than 26% market share, and having advised on the deal
named Deal of the Year.
IFLR1000 AWARDS FOR SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA, 2020
Bowmans is confirmed as the top multi-jurisdictional M&A adviser in
Africa at IFLR’s inaugural awards for Sub-Saharan Africa. We received
10 awards across four jurisdictions including being named Tanzania
Firm of the Year, Uganda Firm of the Year, and being recognised as the
overall M&A Team of the Year.
DEALMAKERS SOUTH AFRICA AWARDS 2020
We were among DealMakers South Africa’s leading dealmakers for
2020, placing third for both transaction value and transaction volume in
the General Corporate Finance Category and fourth for both deal value
and deal volume in the M&A Category.
BAND 1
KENYABanking & Finance
Corporate/ M&A
Employment
FinTech Legal
Intellectual Property
Real Estate
SOUTH AFRICACapital Markets: Debt
Capital Markets: Equity
Competition/ Antitrust
Corporate Investigations
Corporate/ M&A
Employment
Environment
IT & Telecommunications
Projects & Energy
Public Procurement
Shipping
Tax
TANZANIA
General Business Law
UGANDA
General Business Law
BAND 2
AFRICA WIDE
TMT
KENYA
Private Wealth Law Projects & Energy
SOUTH AFRICAAdministrative & Public Law
Banking & Finance
Dispute Resolution
FinTech
Media & Broadcasting
Restructuring/ Insolvency
CHAMBERS & PARTNERS 2021 RANKED US INTHE FOLLOWING AREAS
TIER 1
KENYAFinancial & Corporate
Mining
SOUTH AFRICACapital Markets: Debt
Capital Markets: Equity
Energy & Power
M&A
UGANDAFinancial & Corporate
Project Development
TIER 2
KENYAEnergy & Power
Infrastructure
SOUTH AFRICABanking
Infrastructure
Mining
Oil & Gas
Project Finance
TANZANIA
Financial & Corporate
OTHER NOTABLE
MAURITIUS
Financial & Corporate
IFLR1000 2020 RANKED US IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS
TIER 1
KENYABanking, Finance & Capital Markets
Commercial, Corporate & M&A
Employment
Real Estate & Construction
SOUTH AFRICACommercial, Corporate & M&A
Competition
Employment
Projects & Infrastructure
Shipping & Transport
TANZANIA
Leading Firm
UGANDALeading Firm
TIER 2
KENYADispute Resolution
Privatisation & Projects
SOUTH AFRICABanking & Finance
Dispute Resolution
Investment Funds
Tax
THE LEGAL 500 EMEA 2021 RANKED US IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS
71 37 66Recognised Lawyers
Recognised Lawyers
Recognised Lawyers
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Key Contacts
DAVID MPANGA
Deputy Chairman
Kampala, Uganda
T: +256 41 425 4540
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Key ContactsKey Contacts
WILBERT KAPINGA
Managing Partner, Tanzania
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
T: +255 76 898 8640
EZRA DAVIDS
Deputy Chairman
Johannesburg, South Africa
T: +27 11 669 9320
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FAZIL HOSSENKHAN
Managing Partner, Mauritius
Moka, Mauritius
T: +254 20 289 9000
PARAS SHAH
Managing Partner, Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya
T: +254 20 289 9000
ALAN KEEP
Managing Partner
Johannesburg, South Africa
T: +27 11 669 9348
ERNEST WILTSHIRE
Managing Partner, Uganda
Kampala, Uganda
T: +256 41 425 4540
Cape Town, South Africa
T: +27 21 480 7800
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
T: +255 76 898 8640
Durban, South Africa
T: +27 31 265 0651
Johannesburg, South Africa
T: +27 11 669 9000
Kampala, Uganda
T: +256 41 425 4540
Moka, Mauritius
T: +230 468 8411
Nairobi, Kenya
T: +254 20 289 9000
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Alliance Firm:
Aman Assefa & Associates Law Office, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
T: +251 1470 2868
Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie, Lagos, Nigeria
T: +234 1 2774920-2, +234 1 2719811-3