John Gillmer

Corporate and Commercial. Private Equity

John is a Director in our Corporate & Commercial practice and Joint Sector Head for the Private Equity sector. He specialises in the formation of investment funds and structuring of financial products. John has advised and acted for local and international financial institutions, including banks, private equity and hedge fund managers, long term insurers and investors seeking to invest in various investment funds. His expertise in investment funds includes advising on fund and product structuring and related regulatory aspects including the Banks Act, the Collective Investment Schemes Control Act, the Financial Advisory and Intermediary Services Act, the Pension Funds Act, the Long-Term Insurance Act, the Financial Markets Act and exchange control regulations.

B Com (Economics), University of KwaZulu-Natal LLB (summa cum laude), University of KwaZulu-Natal Year of admission as an attorney: 2000 Enrolled with the Legal Practice Council