Corporate Mergers & Acquisitions Practice area
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Corporate Mergers & Acquisitions Practice area At Werksmans, our Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) lawyers have long been the driving force behind our impressive credentials as one of the leading powerhouses in South African commercial law. We’re the firm known for ‘getting the deal done’ and we’re able to do so because our M&A expertise has been honed over decades of experience in corporate and commercial work. Our lawyers act for clients in a variety of sectors – including mining, retail, telecommunications, banking and insurance. The team has in-depth experience in both public and private corporate mergers, as well as private equity and international/cross-border transactions. Our M&A lawyers boast an ever-evolving knowledge base that remains in step with changing economic and industry cycles, as well as legislative developments in fields such as taxation, competition law, environmental compliance and black economic empowerment. Local and international expertise that sets the standard Our team has represented numerous South African and international clients engaged in takeovers, reverse takeovers, corporate mergers, acquisitions, restructuring, hostile bids, privatisations and empowerment transactions. Since corporate finance and securities laws feature prominently in many corporate transactions, we also advise on new listings/ flotations, delistings and issues of shares. Our M&A lawyers also deal with regulatory matters concerning the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), the Securities Regulation Panel and the South African Reserve Bank. All related areas of law, such as banking and finance, competition, employment, exchange control and tax, are handled in conjunction with our specialists in those areas. Our services include takeovers, mergers and acquisitions in both private and public markets, BEE transactions and due diligence investigations. We also have expert knowledge in matters of management/ leveraged buyouts, private equity, privatisations, group restructuring and reorganisation, listings/flotations (primary, secondary and inward), stock exchange compliance and offers to the public, exchange control, and corporate finance and structuring.
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Corporate Mergers & Acquisitions Practice area At Werksmans, our Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) lawyers have long been the driving force behind our impressive credentials as one of the leading powerhouses in South African commercial law. We’re the firm known for ‘getting the deal done’ and we’re able to do so because our M&A expertise has been honed over decades of experience in corporate and commercial work. Our lawyers act for clients in a variety of sectors – including mining, retail, telecommunications, banking and insurance. The team has in-depth experience in both public and private corporate mergers, as well as private equity and international/cross-border transactions. Our M&A lawyers boast an ever-evolving knowledge base that remains in step with changing economic and industry cycles, as well as legislative developments in fields such as taxation, competition law, environmental compliance and black economic empowerment.
Local and international expertise that sets the standard
Our team has represented numerous South African and international clients engaged in takeovers, reverse takeovers, corporate mergers, acquisitions, restructuring, hostile bids, privatisations and
empowerment transactions. Since corporate finance and securities laws feature prominently in many corporate transactions, we also advise on new listings/flotations, delistings and issues of shares. Our M&A lawyers also deal with regulatory matters concerning the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), the Securities Regulation Panel and the South African Reserve Bank. All related areas of law, such as banking and finance, competition, employment, exchange control and tax, are handled in conjunction with our specialists in those areas.
Our services include takeovers, mergers and acquisitions in both private and public markets, BEE transactions and due diligence investigations. We also have expert knowledge in matters of management/leveraged buyouts, private equity, privatisations, group restructuring and reorganisation, listings/flotations (primary, secondary and inward), stock exchange compliance and offers to the public, exchange control, and corporate finance and structuring.
Director
Danny AndropoulosJohannesburg
T +27 11 535 8248 F +27 11 535 8676E [email protected]
Director
Ze’ev BliedenJohannesburg
T +27 11 535 8471 F +27 11 535 8671E [email protected]
Director
Irma-Dalene GouwsCape Town
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Director
Jannie de VilliersJohannesburg
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Director
Nozipho BhenguJohannesburg
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Director
Robert DrimanCape Town
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Director
David GewerJohannesburg
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Director
Deon GriesselJohannesburg
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Director
Shayne KrigeCape Town
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Director
Kashvi LallaJohannesburg
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Director and practice area head
Gerhard JohannesJohannesburg
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Director
Lloyd AbrahamJohannesburg
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Meet the team
Director
Janene MeiringStellenbosch
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Director
Lureshan NaidooCape Town
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Director
Pierre le RouxCape Town
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Director
Fatima RodriguesJohannesburg
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Director
Aarthi RamdhinJohannesburg
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Director
Adam PyzikowskiJohannesburg
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Director
Brian PriceJohannesburg
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Director
Taryn PotterCape Town
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Director
Seroshan PadayachyJohannesburg
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Director
Willie OosthuizenCape Town
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Director
Stephan LochnerJohannesburg
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Director
Danielle MagidsonJohannesburg
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Senior Associate
Hilah LaskovCape Town
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Senior Associate
Njabulo HlopheJohannesburg
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Director
Elliot WoodJohannesburg
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Director
Dave WalkerStellenbosch
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Director
Chris StevensJohannesburg
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Senior Associate
Laura AlexanderJohannesburg
T +27 11 535 8484F +27 11 535 0000E [email protected]
Senior Associate
Jarryd MardonStellenbosch
T +27 21 809 6019 F +27 11 535 8712E [email protected]
Senior Associate
Nikhil BhogalJohannesburg
T +27 11 535 8293 F +27 11 535 0000E [email protected]
Director
Herman van NiekerkStellenbosch
T +27 21 809 6166F +27 11 535 8506E [email protected]
Director
Kevin TrudgeonJohannesburg
T +27 11 535 8169 F +27 11 535 8669E [email protected]
Director
Paul TindleJohannesburg
T +27 11 535 8311F +27 11 535 8738E [email protected]
Director
Pieter SteynJohannesburg
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Senior Associate
Bafana NtuliJohannesburg
T +27 11 535 8129F +27 11 535 8629E [email protected]
Senior Associate
Armand SwartCape Town
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Associate
Tsakani KhonaJohannesburg
T +27 11 535 8441 F +27 11 535 0000E [email protected]
Associate
Asanda NgxongoStellenbosch
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Senior Associate
Khathu NeluheniJohannesburg
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Senior Associate
Michaela TyfieldCape Town
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Senior Associate
Zandri BaumgartenCape Town
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Associate
Damian de KlerkStellenbosch
T +27 21 809 6163F +27 11 535 8773E [email protected]
Associate
Clarisa LalthaJohannesburg
T +27 11 535 8224F +27 11 535 8661E [email protected]
Associate
Lerato MatebesiStellenbosch
T +27 21 809 6003 F +27 11 535 8785E [email protected]
Senior Associate
Shmuel MochJohannesburg
T +27 11 535 8144F +27 11 535 8677E [email protected]
Associate
Yusha DavidsonCape Town
T +27 21 405 5225 F +27 11 535 8784E [email protected]
About us Established in the early 1900s, Werksmans Attorneys is a leading South African corporate and commercial law firm, serving multinationals, listed companies, financial institutions, entrepreneurs and government.
Operating in Gauteng and the Western Cape, the firm is connected to an extensive African legal alliance through LEX Africa.
LEX Africa was established in 1993 as the first and largest African legal alliance and offers huge potential for Werksmans’ clients seeking to do business on the continent by providing a gateway to Africa.
With a formidable track record in mergers and acquisitions, banking and finance, and commercial litigation and dispute resolution, Werksmans is distinguished by the people, clients and work that it attracts and retains.
Werksmans’ more than 200 lawyers are a powerful team of independent-minded individuals who share a common service ethos. The firm’s success is built on a solid foundation of insightful and innovative deal structuring and legal advice, a keen ability to understand business and economic imperatives and a strong focus on achieving the best legal outcome for clients.
Associate
Nomsa NhlangulelaJohannesburg
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Associate
Yatheen RamnathJohannesburg
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Consultant
Derik RabinJohannesburg
T +27 11 535 8127F +27 11 535 8591E [email protected]
Associate
Kyra SouthJohannesburg
T +27 11 535 8473 F +27 11 535 8752E [email protected]
