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Deepa Vallabh is a seasoned legal professional with over 20 years of experience in corporate and commercial practice, currently serving as a Partner at Bowmans since November 2024. Prior to this role, Deepa held the position of Mergers and Acquisitions Partner at Hogan Lovells from February 2023 to November 2024 and served as Director: Corporate & Commercial and Head of Africa: M&A at CMS South Africa from August 2019 to February 2023. Deepa specializes in various legal areas such as domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganizations, and restructurings, with a particular emphasis on cross-border M&A into Africa. Previous positions include Director at Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr and Partner at Webber Wentzel, among others. Academic credentials include a Master’s Degree (LLM - Tax) and a Bachelor’s Degree (LLB) from the University of the Witwatersrand, along with a Bachelor of Science from the same institution, and ongoing executive education at Harvard Business School in Leading Professional Service Firm.
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We help our clients overcome legal complexity and unlock opportunity in Africa. Our track record of providing specialist legal services in the fields of corporate law, banking and finance law and dispute resolution, spans over a century. With seven offices in five African countries and over 400 specialist lawyers, we draw on our unique knowledge of the business and socio-political environment to advise clients on a wide range of legal issues. Everywhere we work, we offer clients a service that uniquely blends expertise in the law, knowledge of the local market and an understanding of their businesses. Our aim is to assist them to achieve their objectives as smoothly and efficiently as possible while minimising the legal and regulatory risks. Our clients include corporates, multinationals and state-owned enterprises across a range of industry sectors as well as financial institutions and governments. Our expertise is frequently recognised by independent research organisations. We received awards in three out of four categories at the Dealmakers East Africa Awards for 2019: top legal adviser in the M&A Category for both deal flow and deal value, and advised on the Deal of the Year. In the Dealmakers South Africa Awards for 2019, we were placed third for deal value in the M&A Category and advised on both the Deal of the Year and the BEE Deal of the Year.