The Meridian

1,137 transactions on the record

DateTransactionSectorJurisdictionAdvisers
Oct 2026Tax advice to a foreign-owned bank on encashment of employee benefitsFinancial ServicesNigeriaAluko & Oyebode
Oct 2026Payroll tax remediation advice to a global philanthropic foundationNigeriaAluko & Oyebode
Oct 2026Stamp duty advice to an international oil company on historic upstream acquisitionsNigeriaAluko & Oyebode
Oct 2026VAT compliance advice to an offshore digital platform operatorNigeriaAluko & Oyebode
Oct 2026Advice to a foreign-owned bank on the legality of a windfall levy assessmentFinancial ServicesNigeriaAluko & Oyebode
Oct 2026Advice to oil majors on stamp duty demands for an audit periodNigeriaAluko & Oyebode
Oct 2026Tax advice to a non-resident contractor on a major offshore EPC contractNigeria, United StatesAluko & Oyebode
Oct 2026Invictus Trading FZE financingEgyptMatouk Bassiouny & Hennawy
Oct 2026Government of Ghana domestic debt exchangeGhanaBentsi-Enchill, Letsa & Ankomah
Oct 2026AngloGold Ashanti secondary listingMiningGhana, United StatesBentsi-Enchill, Letsa & Ankomah, ENSafrica
Oct 2026IFC carbon credit-backed forestry bondKenyaAnjarwalla & Khanna (ALN Kenya)
Oct 2026Liquid Telecommunications Financing PLC bond issueKenyaAnjarwalla & Khanna (ALN Kenya)
Oct 2026Government of Kenya USD 2 billion Eurobond and USD 750 million tapKenyaAnjarwalla & Khanna (ALN Kenya)
Oct 2026Turkana 300MW wind power project financingKenyaAnjarwalla & Khanna (ALN Kenya)
Oct 2026Moderna mRNA vaccine manufacturing facility in AfricaKenyaAnjarwalla & Khanna (ALN Kenya)
Oct 2026Solar leasing company financingNigeriaAluko & Oyebode
Oct 2026Standard Advisory London restructuring of oil and gas acquisition facilityOil and GasNigeria, United KingdomAluko & Oyebode
Oct 2026Africa Capital Alliance divestment from Aradel HoldingsNigeriaAluko & Oyebode
Oct 2026Africa Finance Corporation EUR term loan to Bank of IndustryNigeriaAluko & Oyebode
Oct 2026KNOC ICSID arbitration against NigeriaNigeriaTEMPLARS
Oct 2026Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited arbitration over proposed equity saleNigeriaTEMPLARS
Oct 2026Lekki Deep Sea Port development and financingInfrastructureNigeriaTEMPLARS
Oct 2026Transnet notes issuanceInfrastructureSouth AfricaBowmans, ENSafrica
Oct 2026Sasol Financing USA bond issueSouth Africa, United StatesENSafrica
Oct 2026Government of Ivory Coast sovereign loan facilityIvory Coast, South AfricaENSafrica

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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