Ross Lomax
Herbert Smith Freehills LLPHerbert Smith Freehills LLP‘s corporate and M&A team draws on the firm’s broader global expertise to assist with prominent cross-border transactions. The group is very experienced in advising mining and telecoms clients on high-value transactions and divestments; restructuring matters have also been prominent in the department’s recent workload. Practice head Rudolph Du Plessis is ’calm and measured at all times‘ and provides ’exceptional legal advice‘. Ross Lomax handles BEE transactions in the mining, telecoms and renewable energy sectors, and Patrick Leyden assists with joint ventures, corporate restructurings and private equity matters. Huneiza Goolam left the firm in May 2023.
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Testimonials
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‘Breadth of talent in the team and they collaborate together to provide client solutions efficiently.'
‘Ross Lomax brings a wealth of knowledge to the team and a commercial eye to bringing practical, workable solutions to tricky matters. Patrick Leyden has a keen eye for detail and unpacking legal problems.'
‘Ross Lomax's prior litigation experience is extremely valuable in constructing contracts that envisage all possibilities.’
‘Exceptional people.’
‘Rudolph Du Plessis has exceptional attention to detail and excellent negotiation skills.'
‘The HSF team has a variety of capabilities across corporate, tax, employment and BEE law.’
‘Ross Lomax has great business acumen in addition to being an expert lawyer, in particular regarding BEE legislation.’
Key clients
- IHS Holding Limited
- Huge Group Limited
- Publicis Groupe Holdings B.V
- Unigreen
- Engie
- Scatec ASA
- African Thunder Platinum Ltd
- African Phoenix Investments Limited
- Pearson
- Bel Fromagerie
- EDF
- Creadev
- NTT
- Harmony
- Anglo American
- Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners
- Mulilo Renewable Energy South Africa (Pty) Ltd
- Extract Group Limited
- River Energy South Africa (Pty) Ltd
- Bundu Power
Work highlights
- Providing ongoing advice to Lagos-based IHS Holding Limited on the acquisition of 5,709 towers from MTN South Africa.
- Acting as South African legal advisors to Capital and Counties Properties Plc in relation to the ongoing, proposed all-share merger with Shaftesbury Plc by way of a scheme of arrangement in terms of English law.
Lawyers
Leading partners
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Rudolph Du Plessis
Herbert Smith Freehills LLPPractice head
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Rudolph du Plessis