Global Guide 2026 : South Africa
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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.
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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 Africa.
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Baker McKenzie operates with a partnership mentality, viewing itself as part of its client and not merely advisers. This allows it to engage strategically and see things from clients' perspective.
The Baker McKenzie team has in-depth knowledge of BEE and is of great assistance. The team is client focused and has a problem-solving capacity.
Baker McKenzie has a great grasp of the law, market knowledge and it is very pragmatic.
It's very easy to engage with the firm and the lawyers are on top of the matters.
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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.
Lydia Shadrach-Razzino goes above and beyond what is asked and I love the way she negotiates. She is so calm and is not afraid to stand her ground.
Lydia Shadrach-Razzino is available and has good interpersonal skills and a good nature. She is able to delegate work appropriately to her team to give the services we require.
She has a great grasp of the law and market knowledge and is very pragmatic. I find her style of negotiating engaging.
She's always trying to get the best deal and has a very pragmatic approach.
Head of Private Equity
Provided by Baker McKenzie
Asia-Pacific 2026
Practice area: Private Equity
Location: Australia
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Practice area: Private Equity
Location: Global: Multi-Jurisdictional
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