About Ricci Hackner

Ricci Hackner is a corporate and M&A knowledge lawyer at Bowmans, where she plays a strategic role in identifying emerging corporate opportunities and challenges across South Africa and the broader African market. She works closely with M&A practitioners to analyse deal trends, regulatory developments and sector-specific dynamics, translating complex transactional activity into practical, forward-looking insight for clients and the firm. Ricci curates and interrogates regulatory, transactional and market intelligence to anticipate shifts in the legal and commercial landscape, supporting thought leadership and enhancing the firm’s ability to deliver commercially astute, data-driven advice in an evolving M&A environment.