Spearheaded by John Bellew, the investment funds department at Bowmans stands out in the market for its expertise in structuring and forming investment funds in Africa and beyond. Bellew is an expert in private equity, advising on taxation, exchange control, and pension fund participation. Jutami Augustyn is skilled in fund formation, M&A, and investor advisory work, while Joshua Janks focuses on cross-border investment structuring across the energy, infrastructure, and venture capital sectors. Chibie Odimegwu contributes to a range of investment fund transactions.
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Key clients
- 4D Innovative Capital (Pty) Ltd Absa Bank Group Limited Adenia Partners Limited Africa Capitalworks AlphaTalents Africa LP Barka Capital Fund I LP Capitalworks Private Equity Advisor Proprietary Limited Climate Fund Managers Convergence Partners Management Proprietary Limited Convergence Partners Digital Infrastructure Fund Development Bank of Southern Africa SOC Limited Development Partners International Digital Africa Ventures IDEAS Infrastructure II GP Proprietary Limited Inside Equity Fund II L.P. International Housing Solutions Investec Limited LR Africa Holdings Limited Ninety-One SA Proprietary Limited Phatisa Fund Managers Rockwood Private Equity SA SME Fund Limited SA SME Fund of VC Funds I SA SME Fund VC GP Proprietary Limited Sanari Capital (Pty) Ltd Sango Capital (Mauritius) Advisers Ltd SOIC Community Development Trust STOA S.A. Tamela Capital Partners The SA SME Fund of Venture Capital Funds Trinitas Private Equity Proprietary Limited Ubuntu-Botho Energy Holdings WIC Capital Fund II LP
Work highlights
Advised The SA SME Fund of Venture Capital Funds, the first venture capital fund of funds in South Africa, on the admission of The Government Employees Pension Fund, represented by the PIC, into the fund at final close.
Advised Climate Fund Managers on its establishment of a regional transmission infrastructure funding facility, being a fund that will facilitate development of power transmission infrastructure across the Southern Africa Power Pool.
Advised Climate Fund Managers on the establishment and funding of the “SA H2 Green Hydrogen Fund”, a USD10bn fund targeted at green hydrogen investments.
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Chibie Odimegwu
Practice head
John Bellew
Other key lawyers
Jutami Augustyn; Joshua Janks; Chibie Odimegwu