Ezra Davids > Bowmans > Johannesburg, South Africa > Lawyer Profile
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11 ALICE LANE
SANDTON
JOHANNESBURG 2146
South Africa
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Ezra Davids
Position
Chairman and Senior Partner
Career
Ezra Davids is Bowmans’ chairman and senior partner.
He specialises in both domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, capital markets and securities law, and is the relationship partner for a number of the firm’s major clients.
He has advised on some of the largest and most complex transactions on the African continent.
He is the Chair of the Private Equity Sub-committee of the Corporate and M&A Committee of the International Bar Association. Ezra is a member of the Council of the University of Cape Town. He is also a board member of the Legal Resources Centre, Freedom Under Law and Social Justice Initiative.
Ezra has BA and LLB degrees from the University of Cape Town, a Higher Diploma in Tax from the University of the Witwatersrand and a Certificate in Leadership in Law Firms from Harvard Law School.
Lawyer Rankings
South Africa > Commercial, corporate and M&A
(Hall of Fame)M&A forms the backbone of Bowmans’ transactional practice, and the ‘very responsive‘ team has an excellent track in advising financial institutions, state-owned enterprises, government departments, domestic and international companies and banks on public and private M&A mandates. Joint ventures and private equity deals are other key drivers of work for the group. Charles Douglas and Tholinhlanhla Gcabashe jointly head up the department; Ezra Davids
stands out as ‘a superb corporate advisor‘, and Nanga Kwinana assists with domestic and cross-border transactions, as well as equity capital markets and corporate finance work. Naqeeba Hassan is also singled out for her contribution to the practice group. In April 2024 Angela Simpson joined the group.
Lawyer Rankings
- Commercial, corporate and M&A South Africa
- Hall of Fame South Africa > Commercial, corporate and M&A
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