The Meridian

172 transactions on the record

DateTransactionSectorJurisdictionAdvisers
Oct 2026Tax advice to a foreign-owned bank on encashment of employee benefitsFinancial ServicesNigeriaAluko & Oyebode
Oct 2026Payroll tax remediation advice to a global philanthropic foundationNigeriaAluko & Oyebode
Oct 2026Stamp duty advice to an international oil company on historic upstream acquisitionsNigeriaAluko & Oyebode
Oct 2026VAT compliance advice to an offshore digital platform operatorNigeriaAluko & Oyebode
Oct 2026Advice to a foreign-owned bank on the legality of a windfall levy assessmentFinancial ServicesNigeriaAluko & Oyebode
Oct 2026Advice to oil majors on stamp duty demands for an audit periodNigeriaAluko & Oyebode
Oct 2026Tax advice to a non-resident contractor on a major offshore EPC contractNigeria, United StatesAluko & Oyebode
Oct 2026Moderna mRNA vaccine manufacturing facility in AfricaKenyaAnjarwalla & Khanna (ALN Kenya)
Oct 2026Recovery of misappropriated customer funds invested by a Nigerian fintech savings platformFintechNigeriaDuale Ovia & Alex-Adedipe
Oct 2026Establishment of a manufacturing plant in a Nigerian free trade zoneManufacturingNigeriaDuale Ovia & Alex-Adedipe
Oct 2026Multi-phase corporate restructuring and strategic investment ahead of a Nigerian stock exchange listingNigeriaDuale Ovia & Alex-Adedipe
Oct 2026Kenya signs US$3 billion electric vehicle memorandum with Endelevu and GeelyChina, Kenya
Oct 2026Chevron commits at least US$88 million to Egypt’s Lotus Mediterranean blockEgypt, United States
Oct 2026Family Bank secures US$10 million African Development Bank trade finance lineKenya
Oct 2026Benin and France sign EUR 99.79 million package for power, farming and forensicsBenin, France
Oct 2026IsDB approves EUR 335 million for Tunisian road corridorsSaudi Arabia, Tunisia
Oct 2026Premier African Minerals raises GBP 1.2 million to restart Zimbabwe lithium projectUnited Kingdom, Zimbabwe
Oct 2026Global Atomic closes C$56.97 million offering for Niger’s Dasa uranium projectCanada, Niger, United States
Oct 2026Qair’s Chad solar projects reach financial close and first disbursementChad, France
Oct 2026Benin mobilises EUR 500 million with African Development Fund guaranteeBenin
Oct 2026Azura Power acquires majority stake in South African electricity trader EnpowerMozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa
Oct 2026OUTsurance Group to acquire remaining 7.17 per cent of OUTsurance HoldingsInsuranceSouth Africa
Oct 2026Quickmart opens Sh15 billion NSE offer for half of supermarket chainKenya
Oct 2026Ndegwa family’s First Chartered to buy back 24.1 per cent of ICEA LionKenya
Oct 2026MNT-Halan launches Egyptian IPO of 20 per cent stake on EGXEgypt, England and Wales, United StatesGibson Dunn & Crutcher, Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy, MHR & Partners, MHR & Partners (in association with White & Case), White & Case

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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