Bowmans’ investment fund group acts from within the firm’s private equity practice, and is well known for assisting an established client base of limited partners and private equity houses with high-value, often cross-border fund structuring and formation matters. Private equity specialist John Bellew leads the team and is highly regarded for advising private equity industry stakeholders within multiple African countries. Jutami Augustyn is well-versed in representing South African funds and private equity houses in transactions, and Joshua Janks specialises in venture capital mandates.
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‘Very deep and knowledgeable team on alternative assets.'
‘Depth of knowledge and experience.’
‘Jutami Augustyn and her team provide a really excellent service - always available, quick responses and quality advice.’
‘Jutami has been a consistently good adviser - rigorous, sensible, helpful. ’
Key clients
- Absa Bank Group Limited
- Adenia Partners Limited
- AlphaTalents Limited
- Big Brother
- Climate Fund Managers
- Enza Capital II LP
- Everstrong Capital
- Frontend Ventures
- Grit Services Limited
- International Housing Solutions
- LR Africa Holdings Limited
- Ninety-One SA Pty Limited
- SA SME Fund Limited
- The SA SME Fund of VC Funds I
- Sanari Capital (Pty) Ltd
- SOIC Community Development Trust
- TLCom Capital LLP
- 4D Innovative Capital (Pty) Ltd
- A large South African Retirement Fund
Work highlights
- Advising Climate Fund Managers on the establishment of a green hydrogen investment fund in Namibia, as well as in relation to its broader global funds.
- Advising SA SME Limited on the formation of its R1 billion venture capital fund of funds.
- Advised Sanari Capital Proprietary Limited on the establishment and subsequent closings of the Sanari 3S Growth Fund and the investments by 27four Black Business Growth Fund II Partnership, various Riscura managed investors and the National Fund of Municipal Workers.
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John Bellew