The Bowman Gilfillan Mergers and Acquisitions Practice Group ("the
M&A Practice Group") provides top quality legal advice
on all aspects of public and private merger and acquisition transactions.
The Mergers and Acquisitions Practice Group comprises senior
lawyers that are widely recognised as the leading individuals in the
mergers and
acquisitions
field in South Africa and who have advised local and international
clients for many years, as well as a number of dedicated and dynamic
junior lawyers who specialise in mergers and acquisitions. In addition,
lawyers from other practice groups are routinely involved in merger
and acquisition transactions.
The Mergers and Acquisitions Practice Group has been involved
in a number of the most prominent mergers in South Africa and
has been the
South
African
attorneys
for a vast number of international financial institutions and
corporates in respect of the South African, and African, aspects of
multinational
mergers and acquisitions. The Mergers and Acquisitions
Practice Group also regularly advises leading international
law firms and merchant
banks on the South
African and African legs of international transactions.
The Mergers and Acquisitions Practice Group has over the years
been successful in defending a number of highly publicised
hostile takeovers,
and in
recent
times,
has been involved in the structuring and implementation of
complex black economic empowerment transactions. The Mergers
and Acquisitions
Practice Group has considerable expertise in the fields of
privatisation and has been
involved in a number of transactions where shareholders have become
more active in the management of their companies.
Because of the depth of expertise, the Mergers and Acquisitions Practice
Group is well equipped to handle large local and international
deals.
In recognition of Bowman Gilfillan's leading role in the corporate
merger and acquisition field the firm has received a number
of rewards and recently received the "African Law Firm of the year
- Corporate - 2003/2004" award from the legal publisher, Chambers & Partners,
in the United Kingdom. This award is a reflection of the calibre and
prominence of the firm's corporate
department, and specifically the
mergers and acquisitions practice area, in Africa and particularly
in South Africa. |
