Mr Michael Swartland > Bowmans > Johannesburg, South Africa > Lawyer Profile
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Mr Michael Swartland
Work Department
Banking and Finance
Position
Partner
Career
Michael Swartland is a partner in Bowmans’ Cape Town office Finance Practice. He has significant experience in preference share and BEE funding, structured finance, secured and syndicated lending, capital markets and private equity, as well as general corporate and commercial matters. He regularly advises major local and international financial institutions and corporates on aspects of bilateral and syndicated lending arrangements and preference share funding, including exchange control, taking of security under South African law and related regulatory matters. He has BA and LLB degrees from the University of Cape Town.
Lawyer Rankings
South Africa > Banking and finance
(Next Generation Partners)Allen Leuta and Ulrike Naumann co-head the banking and finance practice at Bowmans, which continues to handle a high volume of sustainability-linked funding transactions and large-scale restructurings. Cross-border mandates are prominent in the ‘responsive and knowledgeable‘ team’s workload, and the group is well versed in representing borrowers and lenders in complex matters. Naumann is a key contact for debt restructurings, leveraged and mezzanine finance, and preference share funding transactions. Jan Kruger
is highly regarded for his solid track record in acting for financial institutions, and Michael Swartland‘s practice takes in BEE funding matters. Pride Jani joined the group in December 2023, and the practice was also bolstered by the arrival of Ryan Nelson and Amanda Jones in January 2025. Deborah Carmichael and Jayson George left the firm in December 2024.
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