South African firm ENSafrica moved into Namibia in 2014 after merging with domestic firm Lorentz Angula. The firm has three branches in the country.  

ENS is a pan-African firm with more than 600 practitioners across offices in Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, and Uganda. 

Focusses / specialisms 

The firm has a specialism in financial and corporate transactions in Namibia especially banking work. The firm often works on deals in the mining, oil and gas, energy, banking, and telecommunications sectors. 

Key clients 

Notable clients include Lewis Group, Liberty Life Namibia, Napotel Pension Fund, Rembo, BAL Group, Allegrow Fund, Namib Sky Balloon Safaris Close Corporation, Bering IV Congelados, Platinum Equity, The Meat Corporation of Namibia, Nedbank Namibia, Werksmans, RMB Namibia, Edcon Namibia, B2Gold, Puma Energy Namibia, Central Energy Namibia, Hopsol, OsinoResources Corporation, Old Mutual Short Term Insurance, Development Bank of Namibia, Namibia Post, Alacer Gold Corp, aRisCura, and Micro Lenders Association of Namibia. 

Research period review: 32nd edition (2022/2023)

During the research period, the firm was active in financial and corporate matters.

In banking the firm worked on loans and financings for borrowers in the financial services, mining and real estate sector.

In M&A the firm worked for domestic and international acquirers.

In project development the firm worked for developers on projects in the energy and infrastructure sectors.

In project finance the firm worked for lenders in the banking sector.

Deal highlights: 32nd edition (2022/2023)

Namibia biomass power station 

Parishi Diamond Private N$11 million acquisition of DYS Diamond Manufacturers

Standard Bank Namibia N$138 million loan

Client Feedback: 32nd edition (2022/2023)

Financial services regulatory

"ENSafrica Namibia went the extra mile to understand the context of every agreement entered into when formulating the agreements to ensure that they reflected the intent of the agreements and that the key drivers of the agreements where sufficiently covered. "

Project finance

"Reliable legal advice, good response times."

Wolf Wohlers

"Wolf makes a concerted effort to understand the customer's needs. He goes out of his way to be accessible at all times, even when he has a large workload. He is extremely approachable and accommodating and goes the extra mile to meet strict deadlines. His knowledge of the mining industry is extremely good and he brings with it a diverse and deep knowledge from other industries. His knowledge of Namibian law and how to apply it in the draft agreements is impeccable. "

"Personally accessible, innovative solutions."