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Top 25 Mergers and acquisitions law firms based in South Africa
RevenueBase identified 185 mergers and acquisitions law firms headquartered in South Africa as of September 2026 and tracks 1,723 professional contacts across them, including 746 with verified work emails and 60 with mobile numbers. Johannesburg is the largest hub.
This list covers mergers and acquisitions law firms headquartered in South Africa, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, how directly it supports the match, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 5, 2026.
Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.
The 25 largest mergers and acquisitions law firms based in South Africa
Ranked by team size| # | Company | Contacts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 528 | ||||
“Established in the early 1900s, Werksmans Attorneys is a leading South African corporate and commercial law firm serving multinationals, listed companies, financial institutions…” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 2 | 73 | ||||
“Established in 2010, Poswa Incorporated (Poswa Inc) is a progressive law firm providing services across all aspects of commercial law; including the structuring of transactions…” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 3 | 68 | ||||
“One of South Africa’s oldest and most respected law firms, Tim du Toit & Co Incorporated has provided over 90 years of expert legal service to corporate and individual clients.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 4 | 53 | ||||
“Bridge Capital is an independent M&A advisory, corporate finance, renewable energy and property advisory house.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 5 | 52 | ||||
“Bisset Boehmke McBlain is a full-service law firm which has been providing clients with exceptional legal services for more than 150 years.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 6 | KRB LAW FirmPartial evidence | 43 | |||
“BEE Law Firm and Advisory Service based in Gallo Manor” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 7 | 36 | ||||
“Malatji & Co Attorneys has a well-suited team which is passionate about offering you multidisciplinary legal services which are focused on your requirements.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 8 | PrimerioIndirect evidence | 28 | |||
“We speak Africa.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 9 | 28 | ||||
“Founded in 1951, Hahn & Hahn Attorneys prides itself in solving its clients’ legal problems efficiently, effectively with expertise and specialised solutions.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 10 | 16 | ||||
“Mkhabela Huntley Attorneys Inc is a leading commercial and regulatory law firm based in South Africa” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 11 | 14 | ||||
“As a niche team of internationally recognised and globally ranked lawyers, our significant capabilities enable us to advise on in-depth, high-profile transactions, delivering…” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 12 | 14 | ||||
“Established in 1993, Van Huyssteens Commercial Attorneys Inc is an exclusive boutique corporate, commercial and tax law firm recognised for its deal-making capability and…” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 13 | 13 | ||||
“Klagsbrun Edelstein-Bosman Du Plessis Inc, is an amalgamation of Edelstein Bosman and Klagsbrun De Vries which took place in Feb 2014 specialising in a broad spectrum of corporate…” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 14 | OWP PartnersPartial evidence | 12 | |||
“OWP Partners is a commercial law firm with a strong transactional and tax structuring pedigree.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 15 | 12 | ||||
“Our passion lies in learning our clients’ business and walking hand-in-hand with them to grow mutually and build lasting relationships through providing key services which lend…” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 16 | 12 | ||||
“Our dynamic team provides efficient and strategic assistance to our clients in respect of their legal matters.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 17 | 12 | ||||
“Livingstone Crichton was founded in 1915.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 18 | 10 | ||||
“Nodus is an independent investment banking business specialising in mergers and acquisitions, buy-outs and private equity.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 19 | 9 | ||||
“We are a boutique investment firm that strives for excellence in providing solutions that support our clients to reach their full potential.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 20 | 9 | ||||
“MALUKS is a full-service corporate law firm that is 100% Black Owned.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 21 | 9 | ||||
“APA Africa is a full service law firm that offers a broad and comprehensive range of legal services and solutions that are tailored to meet your needs.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 22 | 9 | ||||
Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 23 | 9 | ||||
“Harris Billings Attorneys is an established firm of Attorneys specialising in all aspects of Corporate Law.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 24 | 9 | ||||
“Strategically headquartered in Sandton, the commercial heart of South Africa, TWB delivers sophisticated, multilingual legal capability with strong proficiency in cross-border…” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 25 | 8 | ||||
“Joubert and May is a leading law firm of the northern provinces in South Africa founded by Danie Joubert and Frank May in 1929.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
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Mergers and acquisitions law firms based in South Africa at a glance
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How this list was built
Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among mergers and acquisitions law firms, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and evidence rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.
- Source
- The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
- What qualifies
- Companies headquartered in South Africa whose own description of what they do matches “mergers and acquisitions law firms”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
- What we exclude
- Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among mergers and acquisitions law firms, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside South Africa are excluded even when they keep an office there.
- Match quality
- In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and an evidence rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
- Ranking
- Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
- Verification
- Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 746 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
- Refresh
- This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 5, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
- Corrections
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Mergers and acquisitions law firms by metro
- Mergers and acquisitions law firms in Johannesburg53
Frequently asked
How many mergers and acquisitions law firms are there based in South Africa?
RevenueBase identified 185 mergers and acquisitions law firms headquartered in South Africa as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.
What is the largest company on this list?
Werksmans Attorneys, headquartered in Johannesburg, tops this list with the largest team on record.
Which city has the most mergers and acquisitions law firms?
Johannesburg leads with 53 headquartered companies, followed by Cape Town (24) and Sandton (17).
How do I get contact information for these companies?
A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 746 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 185 companies.
How current is this list?
The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 5, 2026.
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