Derek Lötter
BowmansBowmans stands out for its strong offering across the full range of competition law matters. The group regularly acts as counsel to a solid client base of blue-chip companies on a wide range of complex competition issues, and continues to advise on multi-jurisdictional merger matters, high-profile market inquiries, and abuse of dominance claims. Practice co-head Derek Lötter is ‘very commercial and very experienced’, and practice co-head Tamara Dini fields expertise in cross-border transactions and merger control issues. Heather Irvine has solid expertise in acting for clients in the financial services and manufacturing sectors. Xolani Nyali is well versed in handling pan-African merger transactions.
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Testimonials
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- 'The practice combines legal excellence with practical advice.'
- 'They provide practical and implementable solutions.'
- 'The competition department has an incredible depth of knowledge and experience.'
- 'The practice has a deep understanding of local regulatory nuances as well as good awareness of international developments.'
- 'Xolani Nyali is my go-to on competition law matters because of his expert knowledge, industry experience and practical approach.'
Key clients
- Astron Energy SA (Pty) Ltd
- Old Mutual
- Coca-Cola Beverages Africa
- Vita Gas (Pty) Ltd
- TPG Inc.
- Booking.com B.V.
- Anheuser-Busch InBev
- BeIN Media Group WLL
- Pharmanovia
- NCR Corporation
- Akzo Nobel Nederland B.V
- MTN South Africa (Pty) Ltd
- SMBC Bank EU AG
- Macquarie Group
- Total Energies
- British Airways
- Cisco
- Amazon
- Agroberries Limited
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
- Deutsche Lufthansa AG
- Barloworld
- Engen
- Universal Music Group
- Blackstone Group LP
- Puma Energy South Africa Proprietary Limited
- Dis-Chem Pharmacies Ltd
- The Veritas Capital Fund VIII, L.P.
- Macmillan South Africa (Pty) Ltd.
- Prominent Paints (Pty) Ltd
- Imperial Group
- Sanlam
Work highlights
- Advised Bunge Global SA (Bunge) and Viterra Limited (Viterra) on the South African, Nigerian, and COMESA competition clearances required for the merger of the two companies.
- Advising Apple and Booking.com on ongoing matters in relation to the Online Intermediation and Platforms Market Inquiry.
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Practice head
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Derek Lötter, Tamara Dini