Led by Conor McFadden, the corporate and commercial practice at Fasken is well known for handling complex, multi-jurisdictional M&A mandates, joint ventures, capital-raising transactions and securities matters. The client base includes agriculture, infrastructure, financial services, mining and energy companies. Samantha van Breda handles private M&A matters, and primarily acts for domestic and international energy and mining companies on joint ventures and restructurings. Dimitri Cavvadas focuses on cross-border acquisitions, M&A deals and disposals, as well as capital markets transactions, and Lesley Morphet advises on the competition law aspects of prominent mergers.
Key clients
- Etion Limited
- Rockwell DiamondsThor Explorations Ltd.
Work highlights
- Acted as co-counsel with the firm's London office in assisting Thor Explorations Ltd with the preparation of a due diligence report relating to the client's intention to seek admission for trading common shares on the London Stock Exchange's AIM market.
- Advised Agrarius Sustainability Engineered (as issuer) and 27four Investment Managers (as transaction manager) on the JSE listing of a R10 billion Shari’ah compliant, sustainability-linked asset-backed note programme in the agriculture sector.