Equity Capital Markets
According to Chambers Bowmans offers a deep bench of experienced lawyers with an outstanding reputation in both debt and equity capital markets.
- Overview
Bowmans has advised local and international book runners, underwriters and issuer clients on some of the largest and most high-profile global equity capital market transactions with an African connection.
We advise on initial public offerings (IPOs), rights offers, inward listings and secondary offerings (including private placements). Our experience covers all significant regulated industries including consumer goods, insurance, mining, property and retail.
We have excellent relationships with key government agencies and regulatory authorities. This is of particular value to our clients because it enables us to assist them to navigate complex regulatory requirements that may be associated with equity capital markets transactions.
We are consistent market leaders when it comes to keeping abreast of developments in the capital markets legal, regulatory, financial and corporate governance framework.
Our clients include issuers, arrangers, dealers, exchange sponsors and underwriters.
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Capital Markets Team of the Year, 2022 and 2021
Bowmans has a very strong bench of capital markets lawyers and its partners are very hands-on, providing a lot of comfort that they are consistently giving the right advice.
Bowmans offers a deep bench of experienced lawyers with an outstanding reputation in both debt and equity capital markets in South Africa.
The team is involved in a variety of domestic and cross-border matters, and frequently assists major regional and international financial institutions and corporates with high-value note programmes and bond issuances.
The department is equally well versed in IPOs, inward listings, accelerated bookbuild share placements and black economic empowerment matters.
The team regularly acts as counsel to bookrunners and underwriters as well as issuers and provides counsel on regulatory developments concerning the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.
Bowmans is frequently cited as a market leader in banking, finance and capital markets.
The firm has certainly set the pace in capital markets.
‘They are highly collaborative, share information promptly, provide sensible reasoned views and present joined up work products. They are a very high calibre of firm.’ (South Africa, Equity Capital Markets)
Key Contacts
Ezra Davids
Chairman and Senior Partner
Paras Shah
Managing Partner, Kenya
David Yuill
Partner