The Meridian

43 transactions on the record

DateTransactionSectorJurisdictionAdvisers
Oct 2026AIICO Insurance: Court of Appeal upholds arbitral awardNigeriaALP NG & Co
Oct 2026Retail Supermarkets Nigeria defends ₦500m Unilever claimNigeriaÆLEX
Oct 2026GE International Operations Nigeria: Supreme Court ruling on stay of proceedings for arbitrationNigeriaÆLEX
Oct 2026AAK Logistics and Ocean Network Express maritime dispute settled through ADRNigeriaPopoola-Taiwo LP
Sep 2026Kenyan High Court voids government’s sale of 15% Safaricom stake to VodacomTelecomsKenya
Nov 2025Barrick and Mali settle the Loulo-Gounkoto standoffMiningMali
Aug 2025Guinea revokes Emirates Global Aluminium’s bauxite concession and hands it to Nimba Mining: free of chargeMining, Transport and LogisticsGuinea
Dec 2024GoviEx Uranium’s Madaouela licence stripped; arbitration launched: December 2024MiningNiger
Oct 2024Steinhoff’s liquidation (2024): multi-billion-rand cross-border insolvencySouth Africa
Jun 2024Montage Gold acquires African Gold (Didievi, Côte d’Ivoire)MiningCôte d'Ivoire
Jun 2024EOH’s break-up and delistingSouth Africa
Jun 2024Orano v Niger: Imouraren licence withdrawal, loss of Somair control and twin ICSID arbitrationsMiningNigerClay Arbitration
Jun 2023Manono lithium (DRC): dispute settlement and developmentMiningDemocratic Republic of the Congo
Jun 2023Mediclinic / Matlosana Medical Health Services: prohibition, upheld by the Constitutional Court (2023)Healthcare and PharmaceuticalsSouth Africa
Jun 2023Sapref refinery sale to the Central Energy FundOil and GasSouth Africa
Oct 2022Tongaat Hulett business rescueConsumer and RetailSouth Africa
Jun 2022SA Express liquidationTransport and LogisticsSouth Africa
Jun 2022Basil Read’s business rescue/liquidationSouth Africa

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
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#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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