Mr Ezra Davids > Bowmans > Johannesburg, South Africa > Lawyer Profile
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Mr Ezra Davids
Work Department
Corporate
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)Led by Tholinhlanhla Gcabashe, the M&A practice at Bowmans is ‘distinguished by its deep expertise and extensive experience in handling complex transactions‘. Ezra Davids
regularly advises domestic and international blue-chip clients on complex transactions, and Nanga Kwinana has a solid track record in handling corporate finance, cross-border securities matters, restructuring, and equity capital markets issues. Ryan Wessels‘ workload includes BEE matters, and James Westgate counts private equity work as a core strength.
Lawyer Rankings
- Commercial, corporate and M&A South Africa
- Hall of Fame South Africa > Commercial, corporate and M&A
Top Tier Firm Rankings
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- Commercial, corporate and M&A
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