Our M&A Team has the necessary experience and expertise to guide clients through the intricate landscape of M&A related corporate and commercial transactions. Whether acting in a transaction advisory, legal or supporting role, the team aims to ensure seamless guidance through all transaction phases from deal assessment to negotiations and contracting to post-transaction wrap-up management.
Our M&A support therefore addresses all aspects of an M&A transaction, including comprehensive due diligence, competition and anti-trust advisory, regulatory applications and compliance, corporate structuring, tax advisory, deal negotiations and active transaction project management.
By understanding the legal and regulatory landscape as well as business imperatives accompanying M&A, the M&A team offers a scalable approach relevant to each transaction, introducing expertise as needed and required to deliver on a client’s expectations and maximize value within the expected profile of the transaction. With M&A transactions each carrying their own risks and requiring a custom game plan for success, the team understands that every aspect of the transaction must be planned, managed, and integrated for a successful result, and requires an advisory team that partners closely with the client to help navigate the risks and complexities of an M&A.
Recent M&A deals:
- Advised a private equity house on a multimillion Rand acquisition of a leading chemical distributor in the Republic of South Africa, which included competition and take-over regulation approvals.
- Advised a leading wax and wax-based products manufacturer in Africa on a multimillion euro share subscription by an international leader in specialty waxes, adhesives and dispersions.
- Advised a prominent wildlife pharmaceuticals company on a R100mil+ share acquisition by an international pharmaceuticals company.
Advised a private equity house on various multimillion rand acquisitions of privately owned insurance houses within the Republic of South Africa, which included aspects of competition and take-over regulation approvals. - Advised a leading cyber security company in the Republic of South Africa on a R400mil+ sale of their business to a foreign acquiring firm which included competition approvals.
- Advised one of South Africa’s foremost mining and mining logistical service providers on the sale of a R300mil+ minority shareholding stake in their company.
- Advised a prominent motor vehicle dealership chain on a multimillion Rand sale of one of its flagship dealerships.
Advised a frozen food distribution chain on a multimillion Rand acquisition, which included a successful competition application. - Advised a venture capitalist on a restructure with the introduction of a new investor shareholder with a transaction value of R250mil+, which included numerous internal restructures and offshore structuring components.