Safiyya Patel heads up Webber Wentzel's corporate practice, which continues to handle a high volume of prominent M&A transactions for clients in the technology, media, mining, financial services and healthcare sectors, to name a few areas. Gareth Driver is highly regarded for his expertise in corporate law, with a workload that takes in BEE transactions, joint ventures, corporate finance and corporate governance matters, and firm managing partner Sally Hutton is well known as a private equity specialist. Cross-border transactions form the backbone of Christo Els' practice, while Jesse Watson advises on equity capital markets and public and private M&A deals. Justin Roberts and Colin du Toit also play important roles in the group. In mid-2023 Huneiza Goolam joined the department and Ziyanda Ntshona left the firm.
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Key clients
- Fonzosys (Pty) Ltd
- MultiChoice Group
- Northam Platinum Holdings
- Chemfin Proprietary Ltd
- Tyme Bank Holdings
- Mediclinic & Manta Bidco Limited
- Walmart Inc
- Thungela Resources Limited
- Ethos Private Equity Proprietary Limited
- Ringier ag and BetTech
- RMB Holdings
- York Timber Holdings Limited
- Safari Investments RSA Limited
- RCL Food Limited
- Infinite Partners
- Naspers and Prosus
- Woolworths Holdings
Work highlights
- Advised healthcare company Mediclinic on its acquisition by investment firm Remgro, as well as on its subsequent delisting from the JSE.
- Assisted MultiChoice Group with establishing a joint venture with NBCUniversal and Sky to provide a streaming service across sub-Saharan Africa.
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