Ezra Davids
Hall of fameBowmansLed by Tholinhlanhla Gcabashe, the M&A practice at Bowmans is ‘distinguished by its deep expertise and extensive experience in handling complex transactions’. Ezra Davids regularly advises domestic and international blue-chip clients on complex transactions, and Nanga Kwinana has a solid track record in handling corporate finance, cross-border securities matters, restructuring, and equity capital markets issues. Ryan Wessels‘ workload includes BEE matters, and James Westgate counts private equity work as a core strength.
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- 'Highly professional and diligent.'
- 'Bowmans has a client-first approach. Strong technical work and good dealmakers.'
Key clients
- Absa Bank Limited
- Nedbank Limited
- FirstRand Bank Limited
- AECI Limited
- African Rainbow Minerals Limited
- AgroFresh Solutions Inc.
- Amazon.com, Inc.
- Anheuser-Busch InBev
- Barloworld Limited
- Coca-Cola Company
- Groupe Canal +
- Harmony Gold Limited
- Hollard International
- Kuehne + Nagel International AG
- MTN Group Limited
- Meta Platforms, Inc.
- Old Mutual Limited
- Peermont Global Hotels and Resorts
- Sasol Limited
- Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners
- TotalEnergies
- Telkom SA Limited
Work highlights
- Advising Sanlam on its ZAR6.5bn acquisition of Assupol.
- Acting for Peermont Global on its proposed acquisition by Sun International.
- Advising Groupe Canal+ on its proposed acquisition of the Multichoice Group.
Lawyers
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Next Generation Partners
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Practice head
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Tholinhlanhla Gcabashe