What they do
ENS is a pan-African law firm with offices in seven African countries, advising on M&A, capital markets, banking and finance, private equity, competition, insolvency and other commercial areas across industries.
- Services
- M&A law, Capital markets law, Private equity law, Banking and finance law, Competition and regulatory approvals, Restructuring and insolvency law
- Specialties
- mining, energy, agribusiness, fintech, real estate / property, infrastructure
- Kinds of deal
- cross-border (African continent)
- Deal size
- Recorded deals: median A$5.5m
- Clients
- Government and not-for-profit
- Places served
- ZA, GH, KE, MU, NA, RW, UG
- Team
- 600
From ensafrica.com, checked 7 Nov 2026: /about-us, /expertise
Deals
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| Advisers | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | Kaoko Metals | – | – | IPO | Legal adviser to the issuer | Listed | 5.5 | Copper and base metals | Cumulus Wealth (lead manager)Leeuwin Wealth (lead manager)Hamilton Locke (issuer)MinVal (issuer)William Buck (issuer) | Kaoko Metals IPO |
Listed on their website
- disposal of operations in nine African countries by a global energy giant USD203.9-MILLION
- acquisition of a mining company in the USA by a major South African gold producer USD2.5-billion
- sale of the Southern African margarine and spreads business by a global consumer goods company USD980-million
- international telecommunications operator’s acquisition of a stake in an East African operator USD2.9-billion
- buy out of a Moroccan insurance company operating in 33 countries across Africa, Europe and the Middle East by a financial conglomerate USD1.05-billion
- disposal of various assets of one of the world’s largest gold producers USD300-million
Transactions the firm lists on its own website, checked 7 Nov 2026. Those FundComb has recorded link to the deal.