The Meridian

108 transactions on the record

DateTransactionSectorJurisdictionAdvisers
Oct 2026Counsel to an infrastructure fund on guaranteed bridge facilities and stamp duty treatmentInfrastructureNigeriaAluko & Oyebode
Oct 2026Counsel to banks on a term loan to a telecoms tower companyNigeriaAluko & Oyebode
Oct 2026Advice to a credit fund on a bank recapitalisation related term loanFinancial ServicesMauritius, Nigeria, United KingdomAluko & Oyebode
Oct 2026Counsel to a merchant bank on a secured loan to a steel manufacturerManufacturingNigeriaAluko & Oyebode
Oct 2026Counsel to a telecoms operator on a syndicated working capital facilityNigeriaAluko & Oyebode
Oct 2026Advice to a Nigerian tier-1 bank on a restructured acquisition financingNigeriaAluko & Oyebode
Oct 2026Restructuring of acquisition facilities for lenders to an indigenous oil and gas companyBahamas, Nigeria, United KingdomAluko & Oyebode
Oct 2026Invictus Trading FZE financingEgyptMatouk Bassiouny & Hennawy
Oct 2026Africa Finance Corporation EUR term loan to Bank of IndustryNigeriaAluko & Oyebode
Oct 2026Government of Ivory Coast sovereign loan facilityIvory Coast, South AfricaENSafrica
Oct 2026Absa Bank Uganda, Standard Bank and Stanbic Bank financingUgandaENSafrica
Oct 2026Data protection compliance remediation for a major Nigerian bank following a regulatory sanctionNigeriaDuale Ovia & Alex-Adedipe
Oct 2026Cross-border acquisition financing and lease-back of a private aircraft for an offshore investorAviationUnited StatesDuale Ovia & Alex-Adedipe
Oct 2026EFG Corp-Solutions, Bank NXT, EG Bank and other lenders to Sylndr [asset-backed working capital facility]Banking and Financial ServicesEgyptADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners, Sarie-Eldin & Partners
Oct 2026Transform Health Fund (AfricInvest) to Promamec [senior secured loan facility)Healthcare and PharmaceuticalsMorocco
Oct 2026Red Sea Wind Energy USD 100m financing (Engie, Orascom Construction, Toyota Tsusho, Eurus)Banking and Financial ServicesEgyptMatouk Bassiouny & Hennawy, Sharkawy & Sarhan
Oct 2026EBRD US$100m loan agreement with the National Bank of Egypt (NBE) for MSME, youth and women-led business financeBanking and Financial ServicesEgyptSharkawy & Sarhan
Oct 2026Kasomeno-Mwenda Toll Road cross-border financing (DRC – Zambia)Banking and Financial ServicesDemocratic Republic of the Congo, ZambiaALN Zambia | Musa Dudhia & Co, BLC Robert & Associates (ALN Mauritius), Bowmans, CMS Budapest
Oct 2026International Finance Corporation (IFC), Proparco, British International Investment (BII), eco.business Fund and the OPEC Fund for International Development to Rawbank [$165m senior loan facBanking and Financial ServicesDemocratic Republic of the Congo
Oct 2026Sahel Capital loan to Noma Consolidated ServicesNigeriaDuale Ovia & Alex-Adedipe
Oct 2026Beacon Power Services USD7.5 million financing (Series 574)Banking and Financial ServicesNigeriaDuale Ovia & Alex-Adedipe
Oct 2026REFFA USD500,000 facility to AB Microfinance Bank NigeriaBanking and Financial ServicesNigeriaDuale Ovia & Alex-Adedipe
Oct 2026Fairmoney group USD10 million cross-border financing from Cauris Series LLCBanking and Financial ServicesFrance, Multi-jurisdictionalDuale Ovia & Alex-Adedipe
Oct 2026Bank of Africa UK USD37 million acquisition financing for Marine Platforms vesselBanking and Financial ServicesFrance, Multi-jurisdictional, Nigeria, United KingdomDuale Ovia & Alex-Adedipe
Oct 2026Bank of Industry USD75 million Afreximbank healthcare financing facilityBanking and Financial ServicesMulti-jurisdictional, NigeriaDuale Ovia & Alex-Adedipe

Deal activity · South and East Africa

Most active firms on the Meridian record

Law firms by number of deals advised in South Africa and East Africa, October 2023 to October 2026.

1. Bowmans51 deals · US$83.9bn
2. Webber Wentzel27 deals · US$89.0bn
3. ENSafrica27 deals · US$7.6bn
4. Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr16 deals · US$5.7bn
5. Werksmans14 deals · US$3.8bn
6. Anjarwalla & Khanna (ALN Kenya)10 deals · US$160m
7. DLA Piper Africa (South Africa)9 deals · US$3.7bn
8. BLC Robert & Associates (ALN Mauritius)8 deals · US$95m
9. Iseme, Kamau & Maema Advocates (DLA Piper Africa, Kenya)7 deals · US$267m
10. Kaplan & Stratton7 deals · value n/d
11. DLA Piper5 deals · US$3.2bn
12. Engoru, Mutebi Advocates5 deals · value n/d
13. ALN Uganda | MMAKS Advocates5 deals · US$8m
14. White & Case4 deals · US$360m
15. Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer3 deals · US$5.6bn
View as a table
#FirmDealsSouth AfricaEast AfricaDisclosed value (USD)
1Bowmans513120US$83.9bn
2Webber Wentzel27270US$89.0bn
3ENSafrica27189US$7.6bn
4Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr16124US$5.7bn
5Werksmans14140US$3.8bn
6Anjarwalla & Khanna (ALN Kenya)10010US$160m
7DLA Piper Africa (South Africa)990US$3.7bn
8BLC Robert & Associates (ALN Mauritius)808US$95m
9Iseme, Kamau & Maema Advocates (DLA Piper Africa, Kenya)707US$267m
10Kaplan & Stratton707value n/d
11DLA Piper550US$3.2bn
12Engoru, Mutebi Advocates505value n/d
13ALN Uganda | MMAKS Advocates505US$8m
14White & Case440US$360m
15Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer330US$5.6bn

Sources: firm releases, trade press and external researchers. Imported 3 October 2026. Browse the transactions.

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