Law firm profile · South Africa
DLA Piper Africa (South Africa)
Ranked No. 16 of 165 in the Meridian Firm Index, on 10 recorded matters in the 24 months to 28 October 2026.
Firm Index16Index 17.8 · High confidence
#16Firm Index rankIndex 17.8
10Matters, 24 months11 on the record in total
US$5.01bnDisclosed valueWhere a value was published
3MarketsMost active: South Africa
Where the work is
24 months to 28 October 2026
Practice mix
Markets
South Africa 10Multi-jurisdictional 1Nigeria 1
Lawyers in the Meridian Lawyer Index
JGJohannes GouwsCountry Managing PartnerOperators #71 · Index 17.1JSJonathan SinghDirectorOperators #90 · Index 12.8LELorica ElferinkDirectorOperators #91 · Index 12.8PBPeter BradshawPartner, Corporate Location HeadOperators #92 · Index 12.8WRWerner RysbergenDirector, CompetitionOperators #93 · Index 12.8ZSZama ShobaSenior AssociateNext Generation #44 · Index 9.4DNDharshini NaidooAssociateNext Generation #57 · Index 6.8
Matters on the record
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Phatisa Food Fund 2 disposal of its stake in Deltamune to Vaxxinova International B.V.Mergers and Acquisitions · South Africa
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Transfer of HSBC’s South African branch business (clients, banking assets and liabilities, employees) to FirstRand BankCorporate and Commercial · South Africa
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Norfund acquisition of a 30% stake in Globeleq Africa (operating power company across sub-Saharan Africa), including shareholder arrangements with BIIMergers and Acquisitions · South Africa
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in2food Holdings disposal of 100% of its issued shares to Woolworths HoldingsMergers and Acquisitions · South Africa
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Acquisition of E4 Strategic (specialist fintech) by a private equity consortium led by Infinite PartnersMergers and Acquisitions · South Africa
US$55.6m
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Haier Smart Home (Qingdao) acquisition of Electrolux Group’s complete equity interest in Electrolux South AfricaMergers and Acquisitions · South Africa
US$136.1m
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Shoprite/Checkers disposal of its African furniture and related credit business to Pepkor (South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Lesotho, Eswatini, Zambia)Mergers and Acquisitions · South Africa
US$166.7m
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RFG Holdings exit by Capitalworks and other shareholders to Premier Group (share-for-share; RFG delisted from the JSE)Corporate and Commercial · South Africa
US$321.1m
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Groupe Canal+ acquisition of MultiChoice Group (R55bn mandatory offer)Competition and Regulatory · Multi-jurisdictional, Nigeria, South Africa
US$3.06bn
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Entsha-led consortium R23bn acquisition and delisting of BarloworldMergers and Acquisitions · South Africa
US$1.28bn
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Red Rocket’s platform investment by FMO (2024–25)Project Finance and Infrastructure · South Africa
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Calculated live from The Meridian’s transaction record on 28 October 2026. The Firm Index counts each published matter once and weights it by value and cross-border reach. How we rank.