Daryn Webb
Partner | Johannesburg
Contact
T: +27 11 669 9410
Overview
He specialises in project and infrastructure as well as corporate, project and other finance. His experience has included general corporate and commercial law as well as mergers and acquisitions. Daryn has led teams that advised on the financing of various significant black economic empowerment equity transactions. Outside of South Africa, Daryn has advised on transactions in Botswana, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Experience
Daryn Advised
- International Finance Corporation and the Sierra Leone Ministry of Health and Sanitation, as international counsel, in respect of a proposed public private partnership for the delivery of certain public laboratory services at five hospitals.
- The South African Department of Energy in relation to all its IPP Procurement Programmes.
- On the financing of gas and power plant infrastructure in Mozambique for Matola Gas Company and Gigawatt Mozambique.
- On the Financing of the Gautrain Rapid Link Project and various other public private partnerships.
- Gigawatt Mozambique S.A, on its 100MW gas fired power station in Mozambique. The project consisted of the financing, development, design, engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, ownership, operation and maintenance of a 100MW gas fired power station in Ressano Garcia, Mozambique. Bowmans acted and continues to act as legal counsel to Gigawatt Mozambique, SA in Phase 2 of the Project. Named as Deal of the Year by African Investor for 2016.
- A pre-qualified consortium in respect of a proposed public private partnership for new prisons in South Africa.
- The project company in respect of the first public private partnership for office accommodation (DTI Campus) in South Africa.
Awards
- Chambers Global consistently ranked Daryn for his work in Projects and Energy in South Africa for the past 19 years, most recently in Band 3 (2026); in Band 2 (2025); in Band 1 (2017 to 2024); and in Band 2 (2015-2016). Daryn is also ranked for his work in for Projects & Energy (Africa-wide), in Band 5 (2024-2025); and Band 4 for seven years (2017 to 2023).
- IFLR1000’s Financial and Corporate Guide rated Daryn as a Highly Regarded Lawyer for Restructuring and Insolvency, Project Development, Banking, Project Finance and M&A, particularly in the Energy, Transport and Social Infrastructure sectors, for eight consecutive years (2018-2025) and rated him as a Leading Lawyer in 2015 and 2016.
- Legal 500 consistently ranked Daryn as a Leading Partner in Projects and Infrastructure in South Africa for the past eight years (2019-2026) and prior to that, as a Recommended Lawyer (2017) and in Tier 1 (2015) for the same category.
- Daryn was recognised by Who’s Who Legal in its 2019 edition of Thought Leaders Global Elite for Government Contracts and Project Finance and in the 2018 edition for Government Contracts and Project Finance.
- Recognised by Best Lawyers 2017 for Banking and Finance Law.
‘Daryn Webb is a very experienced lawyer with great commercial awareness.’ – Chambers and Partners, 2024
‘Daryn Webb is frequently engaged on infrastructure projects across sub-Saharan Africa. He regularly advises financial institutions, project sponsors and government bodies. His Johannesburg-based practice further encompasses expertise in renewable energy, mining, oil and gas, and PPP mandates.’ – Chambers and Partners, 2024
‘Daryn Webb has excellent and deep knowledge of the infrastructure space in Africa.’ – Legal 500, 2024
‘Excellent expertise in the field of infrastructure from Shamilah Grimwood-Norley and Daryn Webb. They also seem to have a good network within Africa.’ – Legal 500, 2024
AREA OF EXPERTISE
Qualifications
- BA and LLB, University of the Witwatersrand.
INSIGHTS
Overview
He specialises in project and infrastructure as well as corporate, project and other finance. His experience has included general corporate and commercial law as well as mergers and acquisitions. Daryn has led teams that advised on the financing of various significant black economic empowerment equity transactions. Outside of South Africa, Daryn has advised on transactions in Botswana, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Experience
Daryn Advised
- International Finance Corporation and the Sierra Leone Ministry of Health and Sanitation, as international counsel, in respect of a proposed public private partnership for the delivery of certain public laboratory services at five hospitals.
- The South African Department of Energy in relation to all its IPP Procurement Programmes.
- On the financing of gas and power plant infrastructure in Mozambique for Matola Gas Company and Gigawatt Mozambique.
- On the Financing of the Gautrain Rapid Link Project and various other public private partnerships.
- Gigawatt Mozambique S.A, on its 100MW gas fired power station in Mozambique. The project consisted of the financing, development, design, engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, ownership, operation and maintenance of a 100MW gas fired power station in Ressano Garcia, Mozambique. Bowmans acted and continues to act as legal counsel to Gigawatt Mozambique, SA in Phase 2 of the Project. Named as Deal of the Year by African Investor for 2016.
- A pre-qualified consortium in respect of a proposed public private partnership for new prisons in South Africa.
- The project company in respect of the first public private partnership for office accommodation (DTI Campus) in South Africa.
Awards
- Chambers Global consistently ranked Daryn for his work in Projects and Energy in South Africa for the past 19 years, most recently in Band 3 (2026); in Band 2 (2025); in Band 1 (2017 to 2024); and in Band 2 (2015-2016). Daryn is also ranked for his work in for Projects & Energy (Africa-wide), in Band 5 (2024-2025); and Band 4 for seven years (2017 to 2023).
- IFLR1000’s Financial and Corporate Guide rated Daryn as a Highly Regarded Lawyer for Restructuring and Insolvency, Project Development, Banking, Project Finance and M&A, particularly in the Energy, Transport and Social Infrastructure sectors, for eight consecutive years (2018-2025) and rated him as a Leading Lawyer in 2015 and 2016.
- Legal 500 consistently ranked Daryn as a Leading Partner in Projects and Infrastructure in South Africa for the past eight years (2019-2026) and prior to that, as a Recommended Lawyer (2017) and in Tier 1 (2015) for the same category.
- Daryn was recognised by Who’s Who Legal in its 2019 edition of Thought Leaders Global Elite for Government Contracts and Project Finance and in the 2018 edition for Government Contracts and Project Finance.
- Recognised by Best Lawyers 2017 for Banking and Finance Law.
‘Daryn Webb is a very experienced lawyer with great commercial awareness.’ – Chambers and Partners, 2024
‘Daryn Webb is frequently engaged on infrastructure projects across sub-Saharan Africa. He regularly advises financial institutions, project sponsors and government bodies. His Johannesburg-based practice further encompasses expertise in renewable energy, mining, oil and gas, and PPP mandates.’ – Chambers and Partners, 2024
‘Daryn Webb has excellent and deep knowledge of the infrastructure space in Africa.’ – Legal 500, 2024
‘Excellent expertise in the field of infrastructure from Shamilah Grimwood-Norley and Daryn Webb. They also seem to have a good network within Africa.’ – Legal 500, 2024
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