The Meridian

1,137 transactions on the record

DateTransactionSectorJurisdictionAdvisers
Oct 2026Carlyle US$404m SAMIR refinery claimMoroccoBennani & Associés
Oct 2026Fater (P&G/Angelini JV) exits Morocco through 100% stake saleMoroccoBennani & Associés
Oct 2026Vivo Energy Maroc acquires 49% of SopétroleMoroccoBennani & Associés
Oct 2026Demant sells subsidiaries to Cochlear (Moroccan aspects)MoroccoBennani & Associés
Oct 2026Maroc Telecom and WANA FiberCo and TowerCo joint venturesMoroccoBennani & Associés
Oct 2026Allianz and Sanlam €2bn pan-African insurance joint venture (29 markets)Morocco, Multi-jurisdictionalALN Uganda | MMAKS Advocates, Bennani & Associés
Oct 2026First Atlantic Bank IPO and Ghana Stock Exchange listing (Project Nsoromma)GhanaBentsi-Enchill, Letsa & Ankomah
Oct 2026Asante Gold financing package (Ghanaian counsel)GhanaBentsi-Enchill, Letsa & Ankomah
Oct 2026Standard Chartered US$1bn private equity portfolio sale to Intermediate Capital Group (Nigerian aspects)Multi-jurisdictional, NigeriaAluko & Oyebode
Oct 2026Access Holdings acquires majority stake in ARM PensionsNigeriaAluko & Oyebode
Oct 2026CardinalStone exits i-Fitness to Verod CapitalNigeriaOlaniwun Ajayi LP, Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie
Oct 2026Saracen Media merger with global media groupKenyaMMC Asafo
Oct 2026Tana Furniture acquires 51% of Furniture PalaceKenyaMMC Asafo
Oct 2026Japan-based multinational acquires majority of Intraspeed ArcproKenyaMMC Asafo
Oct 2026AA Kenya demutualisationKenyaMMC Asafo
Oct 2026Safaricom acquires 267km fibre-optic cable for Ethiopia connectivityEthiopia, KenyaMMC Asafo
Oct 2026Madison Hotels & Resorts acquires Fairmont Norfolk Hotel and Mara Safari LodgesKenyaMMC Asafo
Oct 2026Safaricom JV with Apeiro and Konvergenz for Kenya’s digital health infrastructure PPPKenyaKaplan & Stratton
Oct 2026Kenya Bankers Association: Supreme Court dispute with KRA on withholding tax on card interchange and transaction feesKenyaAnjarwalla & Khanna (ALN Kenya)
Oct 2026Ethio Telecom IPO: sale of 10% stake (100m shares), Ethiopia’s first IPOEthiopiaAnjarwalla & Khanna (ALN Kenya)
Oct 2026Engie and Meridiam acquisition of BTE RenewablesSouth AfricaCliffe Dekker Hofmeyr
Oct 2026Vodacom transfers tower assets to Vodacom Tower CompanySouth AfricaCliffe Dekker Hofmeyr
Oct 2026Telesure disposes of 1Life Insurance to ClientèleSouth AfricaCliffe Dekker Hofmeyr
Oct 2026PPC disposes of 51% of CIMERWA to National Cement HoldingRwanda, South AfricaCliffe Dekker Hofmeyr
Oct 2026Entsha-led consortium R23bn acquisition and delisting of BarloworldSouth AfricaDLA Piper Africa (South 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
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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