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.
Bowmans advised
Maurel & Prom S.A. (M&P) in relation to the acquisition of Wentworth Resources Plc in accordance with the UK Takeover Code and implemented by means of a scheme of arrangement pursuant to Article 125 of the Jersey Companies Law, resulting in M&P acquiring direct and indirect interest in Mnazi Bay. The team acted as local counsel and reviewed transaction documents from a Tanzanian law perspective,
advised M&P on the local law requirements, and obtained regulatory approvals, including from the Fair Competition Commission and the Minister of Energy.
The transaction closed in February 2024 and was led by Wilbert Kapinga.
The firm also
advised Perseus in relation to its acquisition of shares in ASX listed
OreCorp Limited by way of Australian off-market take-over bid. The team acted as local counsel and introduced the client to the Government of Tanzania and led the negotiations on the fiscal terms of the deal. The deal closed in April 2024 and was led by Michael Strain.
Partner Ryan
Kitcat left the Corporate M&A team at the end of secondment
in March 2025.
Perseus Mining Limited (Perseus); Establishments Maurel & Prom S.A. (M&P); British International Investment plc (BII); Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited (Adani); Stanbic Bank Tanzania;
Mawingu Networks Limited (Mawingu)
“We appreciate the firm’s accessibility, turnaround time and solution-oriented approach.” (M&A)
“The team gives professional advice and insight on
how a transaction can best be completed.” (Project Development)
“The team have extensive experience in sophisticated mining transactions and structuring in Tanzania and seem to work with all major constituents in the region.”
“They are very responsive and
operate much like American style legal advisory services.” (Project Development)
“Kelvin Mosha is a strong associate and has excellent drafting and local
jurisdiction
expertise.” (Project Development)
"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." (M&A)
"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." (Project Development: Energy)
"Very careful legal analysis and responsiveness."
