Band Country: South Africa

Our standout performance advising on mergers and acquisitions and private equity transactions was highlighted by DealMakers. Bowmans placed first by deal value in the M&A Transactions category and was recognised for advising on the transaction named Private Equity Deal of the Year.

Bowmans was named Country Firm of the Year for South Africa.

We won the M&A Team of the Year Award and Paras Shah, managing partner of our Kenyan Practice, was named Partner of the Year East Africa.

We placed first by deal flow and deal value in the Unlisted M&A Transactions category; first by deal flow and second by deal value in the General Corporate Finance category; and second by deal value and fourth by deal flow in the Listed Company M&A Transactions category.

We ranked at the top of the M&A deal tables in East Africa by deal flow and second by deal value. We also advised on the deals named East Africa Deal of the Year and East Africa Private Equity Deal of the Year.

We won awards in five categories, more than any other single firm. We were named Capital Markets Team of the Year, Environmental and Renewables Team of the Year, Restructuring Team of the Year, and Transportation and Infrastructure Team of the Year, and won the Crisis Management Initiative of the Year Award.