The Meridian

108 transactions on the record

DateTransactionSectorJurisdictionAdvisers
Oct 2026Akii Bua Olympic Stadium project financing (Uganda)InfrastructureUgandaENSafrica
Oct 2026Stanbic Bank Kenya and The Standard Bank of South Africa loan facilities to an SPV (Kenya)Banking and Financial ServicesKenyaWalker Kontos Advocates
Oct 2026FMO USD 5m term loan to Watu Credit Uganda Ltd (motorcycle/e-motorcycle portfolio financing)InfrastructureUganda
Oct 2026Standard Bank Namibia NAD 1.2bn project financing to Diaz Wind PowerBanking and Financial ServicesSouth AfricaENSafrica
Oct 2026Standard Bank of South Africa and FirstRand Bank ZAR 2bn facility to The SPAR Group to facilitate the disposal of its Polish businessBanking and Financial ServicesSouth AfricaBowmans
Oct 2026KCB Bank USD 150m loan from the International Finance Corporation for renewable energy projects (Kenya)Banking and Financial ServicesKenyaIKM Advocates (DLA Piper Kenya)
Oct 2026QKR Namibia USD 155m loan facilityMiningSouth AfricaENSafrica
Oct 2026East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) USD 3.55bn project financing (Uganda/Tanzania)Oil and GasTanzania, UgandaFB Attorneys, KATS – Katende Ssempebwa Advocates
Oct 2026Lendable Asset Management USD 15m senior secured term loan to Numida Technologies Uganda LimitedFintechUgandaShonubi, Musoke & Co. Advocates
Oct 2026TDB proposed USD 36m facility to Kinyara Sugar Limited (part-financing a 40MW bagasse cogeneration plant, Uganda)Oil and GasUganda
Oct 2026Standard Bank USD 40m multicurrency term loan to Ctrack Holdings (Mauritius)Banking and Financial ServicesSouth AfricaENSafrica
Oct 2026TDB USD 45m facility to a leading tobacco industry player in UgandaBanking and Financial ServicesUgandaKATS – Katende Ssempebwa Advocates
Oct 2026Concor Group restructuring and renegotiation of PIC loan facilitiesInfrastructureSouth AfricaCox Yeats, ENSafrica
Oct 2026French DFI EUR 80m facility to the Government of Rwanda for energy accessPower and RenewablesRwandaENSafrica
Oct 2026Alitheia Capital and Goodwell exit Baobab Nigeria to Baobab GroupBanking and Financial ServicesNigeria
Oct 2026Fidelity Bank acquisition of 100% of Union Bank UKBanking and Financial ServicesNigeria, United Kingdom
Oct 2026Access Holdings acquisition of a majority stake in Finibanco AngolaBanking and Financial ServicesAngola, NigeriaAnjarwalla & Khanna (ALN Kenya)
Oct 2026TDB US$442.5m syndicated restructured term loan to the Government of ZambiaPublic SectorZambiaCorpus Legal Practitioners
Oct 2026UK Export Finance US$291m financing for 108 rural clinics and hospitals in ZambiaHealthcare and Pharmaceuticals, InfrastructureUnited Kingdom, ZambiaCorpus Legal Practitioners
Oct 2026Ghana Cocoa Board US$810m and US$150m syndicated loan facilitiesAgricultureGhanaBentsi-Enchill, Letsa & Ankomah
Oct 2026Africa Finance Corporation US$100m facility to the Volta River Authority for the Kpone IPPPower and RenewablesGhanaKimathi & Partners
Oct 2026Asanko Gold US$320m development finance for its Ghanaian gold projectsMiningGhanaKimathi & Partners
Oct 2026Access Bank acquisition of 100% of National Bank of Kenya from KCB GroupBanking and Financial ServicesKenya, NigeriaAluko & Oyebode, IKM Advocates (DLA Piper Kenya)
Oct 2026Investec Bank US$200m facility to a Tanzanian commercial bankBanking and Financial ServicesSouth Africa, TanzaniaBowmans
Oct 2026US$250m (TZS300bn) syndicated loan to TANESCO, led by Stanbic Bank TanzaniaPower and RenewablesTanzaniaIMMMA Advocates

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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