The Meridian

1,137 transactions on the record

DateTransactionSectorJurisdictionAdvisers
Oct 2026Accelerate Property Fund disposal of the Buzz Shopping Centre and Waterford Centre to Dorprostraat and Property House consortiaReal EstateSouth Africa
Oct 2026Alterra Capital Partners investment in Cobra Group HoldingsSouth AfricaBowmans
Oct 2026Sphere Holdings acquisition of a stake in Growth TenEducationSouth Africa
Oct 2026Mergence Investment Managers mezzanine investment in Solarise Africa (preference shares)Power and RenewablesSouth Africa
Oct 2026AECI disposal of its Food and Beverage business to Sana Partners GP2 (Sana Partners Group)Consumer and RetailSouth AfricaBowmans
Oct 2026Phatisa Food Fund 2 disposal of its stake in Deltamune to Vaxxinova International B.V.Healthcare and PharmaceuticalsSouth AfricaDLA Piper Africa (South Africa)
Oct 2026Carlyle (CSSAF) disposal of Safety SA (previously NOSA)Healthcare and PharmaceuticalsSouth AfricaWhite & Case
Oct 2026RMB Corvest acquisition of an equity stake in Alaris RF Technology GroupTechnologySouth AfricaWerksmans Attorneys
Oct 2026Hyprop Investments disposal of a 50% interest in Hyde Park Corner to MEP SPV 4 (Millennium Equity Partners)Real EstateSouth AfricaENSafrica
Oct 2026Agri-Vie Fund II (Exeo Capital) acquisition of a significant minority stake in Amos Dairies, with Voxtra AS exitConsumer and RetailUgandaKaplan & Stratton
Oct 2026Barak Assets Recovery acquisition of Seruji (60% stake in Savannah Cement)KenyaKaplan & Stratton
Oct 2026Naivas supermarket chain – acquiring consortium takes a further significant interestConsumer and RetailKenyaKaplan & Stratton
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 2026Globeleq Africa Ltd full acquisition of QPEA GT Menengai Ltd (35MW geothermal, Menengai project area, Kenya) from Quantum Power East AfricaPower and RenewablesKenyaBowmans
Oct 2026East Africa Batteries Ltd sale of its shares in Eveready East Africa plc (NSE-listed) to InvestAfrica-FZCO (UAE)ManufacturingMulti-jurisdictionalBowmans
Oct 2026CVC Capital Partners acquisition of the Kenyan portion of Unilever’s global tea plantations businessInfrastructureKenya
Oct 2026Hollard International acquisition of 20% of Apollo Investments (Kenyan insurance group)Banking and Financial ServicesKenya
Oct 2026Africa Poultry Development acquisition of HMH Rainbow (Uganda)Consumer and RetailUganda
Oct 2026Norrsken22 equity acquisition of shares in Workpay (Kenya)TechnologyKenya
Oct 2026Swedfund International proposed investment in Apollo Agriculture (Kenya)TechnologyKenya
Oct 2026Bataleur Investments acquisition of the Morgan Cargo Group Kenyan operations (Morgan Air and Seafreight Logistics)Transport and LogisticsKenya
Oct 2026Nederlandse Financierings-Maatschappij (FMO) investment in Credrails (Kenya)FintechKenya
Oct 2026Metier (South African PE) investment in Watu Holdings – Kenyan law workstreamKenya
Oct 2026mRNA vaccine factory project in Rwanda (design, build, finance, operate, maintain and transfer)Healthcare and PharmaceuticalsRwandaENSafrica

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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