The Meridian

172 transactions on the record

DateTransactionSectorJurisdictionAdvisers
Oct 2026Bayport Management Ltd cross-border restructuring (SEM-listed holding company)InfrastructureMulti-jurisdictionalBowmans
Oct 2026Union Sugar Estates Limited long-form amalgamation with its major shareholder (Mauritius)Consumer and RetailMauritiusBLC Robert & Associates (ALN Mauritius)
Oct 2026Establishment of a mortar plant in East Tanzania (Phase 1)Tanzania
Oct 2026Norsad Capital Limited USD 7.5m financing of Watu Credit Uganda LimitedUgandaALN Uganda | MMAKS Advocates
Oct 2026AEGIDE DOMITYS and 2Futures EUR 58.5m structuring and capital raise (Mauritius senior-living real estate)Real EstateMauritiusBLC Robert & Associates (ALN Mauritius)
Oct 2026Fonterra Europe Ethiopia wind-down (restructuring of Fonterra’s Ethiopian operations)EthiopiaAman & Partners
Oct 2026Alterra Capital Partners and Phatisa Group / Java House (Kenya restaurant chain)Consumer and RetailKenyaAnjarwalla & Khanna (ALN Kenya), Bowmans, ENSafrica
Oct 2026BlackRock / Lake Turkana Wind Power transaction (Kenya)Power and RenewablesKenyaAnjarwalla & Khanna (ALN Kenya), Kaplan & Stratton
Oct 2026East Africa Growth Holding US$32m subscription of additional shares in I&M Group PLC (Kenya)Banking and Financial ServicesKenya, MauritiusAnjarwalla & Khanna (ALN Kenya), BLC Robert & Associates (ALN Mauritius)
Oct 2026ENS Uganda advised Absa Bank on a USD 100m cross-currency repurchase transaction with the Bank of UgandaBanking and Financial ServicesUganda
Oct 2026ADQ Financing RSC Limited financing of approximately USD 3bn to Adani Global Investment DMCC (Mauritius structuring)MauritiusENSafrica
Oct 2026New Vision Printing and Publishing Company capital raise by preference share issuance (first of its kind on the Uganda Securities Exchange)Media and EntertainmentUgandaEngoru, Mutebi Advocates
Oct 2026Kasomeno-Mwenda Toll Road financing (Zambia / DRC) – ALN Zambia and ALN Mauritius mandatesInfrastructureMauritius, ZambiaALN Zambia | Musa Dudhia & Co, BLC Robert & Associates (ALN Mauritius), Bowmans, CMS
Oct 2026The Access Bank UK / AfrAsia Bank transaction (Mauritius)Banking and Financial ServicesMauritiusBLC Robert & Associates (ALN Mauritius)
Oct 2026DFC and Citibank provision of USD 320m financing to CRDB Bank (Tanzania)Banking and Financial ServicesTanzaniaA&K Tanzania
Oct 2026Next176 (Old Mutual) further equity investment in Vault22 SolutionsFintechSouth AfricaENSafrica
Oct 2026Alterra Capital Partners investment in Cobra Group HoldingsSouth AfricaBowmans
Oct 2026Mergence Investment Managers mezzanine investment in Solarise Africa (preference shares)Power and RenewablesSouth Africa
Oct 2026RUBiS Energy Kenya and Solarise Africa joint venture (RUBiSOL)Power and RenewablesKenyaENSafrica
Oct 2026Cell C restructuring of its trade and financial creditorsTelecomsSouth AfricaBowmans
Oct 2026Nederlandse Financierings-Maatschappij (FMO) investment in Credrails (Kenya)FintechKenya
Oct 2026Metier (South African PE) investment in Watu Holdings – Kenyan law workstreamKenya
Oct 2026Manta Bidco take-private of Mediclinic International (Remgro / SAS Shipping Agencies Services, MSC group)Healthcare and PharmaceuticalsSouth AfricaBowmans, Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr, Webber Wentzel
Oct 2026Transfer of HSBC’s South African branch business (clients, banking assets and liabilities, employees) to FirstRand BankBanking and Financial ServicesSouth AfricaDLA Piper Africa (South Africa)
Oct 2026BCM (Buscor) exit from business rescueInfrastructureSouth AfricaBowmans, Werksmans Attorneys

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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