Private Equity
Global Guide 2024 : South Africa
Spotlight
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+27 11 911 4300About
Provided by Baker McKenzie
Our Johannesburg Corporate M&A team combines local knowledge and Baker McKenzie's global reach to advise local and multi-national clients on a range of transactions not only in South Africa, but across the African continent. We advise both public and private companies on corporate compliance and governance, global corporate reorganizations, joint ventures & strategic alliances, multinational acquisitions & disposals, post-acquisition integration, private equity & venture capital M&A, private & public M&A, corporate finance & structuring, leveraged & management buy-outs, Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment, tax, capital markets transactions and other matters.
Our interdisciplinary team (working with our market-leading tax, competition and employment practices) collaborates with our highly skilled and experienced colleagues across the globe. Our experience in servicing our multinational client base distinguishes our offering from that of many other firms operating in the market. As one of a handful of law firms with a dedicated global reorganizations practice, we guide clients through all stages of their transactions.
Our sector expertise spans digital infrastructure, telecoms, mining, financial institutions, fintech, insurance, logistics, chemicals, projects, energy, infrastructure, manufacturing, security, construction, industrial, water & waste management, healthcare & pharma, consumer goods & retail, private equity, telecommunications, media & technology and real estate.
Chambers Review
Baker McKenzie's Johannesburg-based team combines local knowledge and the firm's global reach to advise clients on a range of private equity and venture capital transactions across the African continent. The team has recently expanded its capabilities with the arrival of Lydia Shadrach-Razzino and Angela Simpson in 2023.
Work Highlights
- Baker McKenzie represented two private equity funds in the sale of J&J Group to Imperial.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The team is highly responsive and understands our requirements."
"The team is highly responsive and understands our requirements."
Notable Practitioners
Lydia Shadrach-Razzino regularly handles private equity transactions in the mining, telecoms and financial services industries. Her areas of expertise cover buyouts, disposals and portfolio investments across Africa. She joined Baker McKenzie in 2023 after leaving ENSafrica.