The Meridian

1,137 transactions on the record

DateTransactionSectorJurisdictionAdvisers
Oct 2026Listing by introduction of a leading telco on the Rwanda Stock Exchange (20% free float, concurrent SPV delisting and distribution)TelecomsRwandaENSafrica
Oct 2026Vodacom Group acquisition of a 55% stake in Vodafone EgyptTelecomsSouth AfricaWebber Wentzel
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
Oct 2026Implats acquisition of a Canadian-based primary platinum group metal producer (value adjusted to R5.26bn per provider, R11.4bn transaction value cited)MiningSouth AfricaBaker McKenzie South Africa, Webber Wentzel
Oct 2026Afriwise acquisition of South African legaltech company LawExplorerTechnologySouth AfricaWebber Wentzel
Oct 2026Black Chrome Mine business rescue exit and restart of underground miningMiningSouth AfricaWerksmans Attorneys
Oct 2026Concor Group restructuring and renegotiation of PIC loan facilitiesInfrastructureSouth AfricaCox Yeats, ENSafrica
Oct 2026STANLIB Infrastructure Investments acquisition of a minority stake in Africa Data Centres (Cassava Technologies)InfrastructureSouth AfricaAlchemy Law, Bowmans, Fasken (South Africa), Werksmans Attorneys
Oct 2026WeBuyCars (WBC) unbundling from Transaction Capital and JSE listingConsumer and RetailSouth AfricaCliffe Dekker Hofmeyr, ENSafrica, Werksmans Attorneys
Oct 2026Actis exit of Octotel and RSAWeb to African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM), Thebe and STOAInfrastructureSouth AfricaBowmans, ENSafrica, Webber Wentzel
Oct 2026KCB Group acquisition of a 75% stake in Riverbank Solutions Limited (Zed Payments)Banking and Financial ServicesKenyaIKM Advocates (DLA Piper Kenya)
Oct 2026AECI Mining broad-based ownership scheme: issue of a 15.5% interest to the AECI Foundation (February 2025)MiningSouth AfricaBowmans
Oct 2026Fusion Capital exit of Kigali Heights to Yyussa Company (Rwanda)Real EstateRwandaENSafrica, IKM Advocates (DLA Piper Kenya)
Oct 2026East Africa Gateway acquisition of 95% of Tanzania International Container Terminal Services (TICTS)InfrastructureTanzaniaBowmans, Clyde & Co
Oct 2026Equity Group Holdings acquisition of a 99.13% stake in Compagnie Generale de Banque (Cogebanque), Rwanda’s fifth-largest bankBanking and Financial ServicesKenya, Rwanda, UgandaAnjarwalla & Khanna (ALN Kenya)
Oct 2026French DFI EUR 80m facility to the Government of Rwanda for energy accessPower and RenewablesRwandaENSafrica
Oct 2026Lipton Teas and Infusions sale of its tea plantation businesses in Kenya, Rwanda and Tanzania to Browns InvestmentsConsumer and RetailKenya, Rwanda, TanzaniaBowmans
Oct 2026SGB-SMIT Power Matla business rescue and sale to ACTOMPower and RenewablesSouth AfricaCMS, Webber Wentzel
Oct 2026Tiger Brands / Langeberg & Ashton Foods sale to Ashton Fruit Producers Co-operative and NorfundConsumer and RetailSouth AfricaBaker McKenzie South Africa, ENSafrica
Oct 2026Coronation Fund Managers BEE ownership transactionSouth AfricaCliffe Dekker Hofmeyr
Oct 2026Ascent Capital Africa (Ascent Rift Valley Fund) acquisition of a minority stake in Dune Packaging (Kenya)KenyaBowmans, IKM Advocates (DLA Piper Kenya)
Oct 2026Safaricom / M-PESA transaction (Kenya)TelecomsKenyaAnjarwalla & Khanna (ALN Kenya), Kaplan & Stratton
Oct 2026CA Sales (Botswana, via subsidiary Pamstad) acquisition of a 35% (option to 55%) stake in Trapin Holdings (Kenya), a route-to-market business with East African operationsConsumer and RetailKenyaAnjarwalla & Khanna (ALN Kenya), JWG 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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