Bowmans is a pan-African firm with a focus on business law. The firm has regional offices throughout South Africa and national offices in Tanzania, Uganda, Malawi, Zambia, Mauritius, and Kenya. The Tanzanian team consists of fifteen lawyers in an office in Dar es Salaam.
The firm advises on deals across a wide scope of industries. It engages in transactions within the banking, capital markets, M&A, private equity, project development, and restructuring
and insolvency (R&I) practice areas. The firm has experience in advising on domestic law as well as foreign, such as English, Kenyan, South African and Zanzibari.
The firm has developed strong relationships with Diamond Trust Bank, UBL, Absa, Stanbic, IFC, KfW,
AfreimBank, CDC, Tanzania Breweries, CBA, NIC Group, Zanzibar Telecoms, ARM
Cemeent, BASF Group, PR NG Miners, Kokoa Kamil, Barrick Gold, Rio Tinto Mining and Exploration, Tancoal Energy, Sea Salt,
Strandine, SGS, Nyika Capital, Orica Tanzania, Freight
Fowarders, Equinor, and Vivo Energy.
Research period review: 32nd edition (2022/2023)
During the research period Bowmans was active
in
financial and corporate work.
The firm
advised acquirers, lenders and issuers in mergers, investments, acquisitions and bond issuances. Many of the firm’s clients were financial institutions.
In September of 2021, partner Asha-Sabrina Ayub departed from the firm for undisclosed reasons.
Deal highlights: 32nd edition (2022/2023)
B Capital Group/Goodwin Procter $3 billion investment in
Flutterwave
Network International Holdings $291 million acquisition of One Payment Tanzania
Trafigura $500 million acquisition of Puma Energy
Client feedback: 32nd edition (2022/2023)
"Bowmans are extremely thorough in their
approach, and are very professional to deal with. They work long hours in order to ensure good service. Charles Mmasi is a very capable junior partner with a particular attention to detail - he is a safe pair of hands to have on board when doing business in Tanzania."
Project development: Energy
"Bowmans are extremely thorough in their
approach, and are very professional to deal with. They work long hours in order to ensure good service. Charles Mmasi is a very capable junior partner with particular attention to detail - he is a safe pair of hands to have on board when doing business in Tanzania."
"Very careful legal analysis and responsiveness."
