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CDH's finance and banking services and advice cover debt capital markets, project finance, public-private partnerships (PPPs), commodity trade finance, acquisition finance, general banking and investment structures, and pension and employee benefits. On the funding side (general lending and project finance), our team advises banks across Africa, as well as the major international banks, and those with a particular focus on South Africa and Kenya. We are often mandated to advise on banks’ lending arrangements and compliance with the country’s banking and financial services regulatory framework. Our mandate for foreign banks at times extends to advice on establishing representative offices in South Africa, investment in local banks and related aspects of the regulatory framework. Our clients range from local and offshore financiers to major corporations that enter into local and offshore finance transactions. We advise borrowers from the public and private sectors as well as financial services providers and other organisations that have direct and indirect interests in lending arrangements. These organisations include asset managers, developmental finance institutions, private equity funds, insurance underwriters, rating agencies, security trusts and guarantors.
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Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr advised Clientele on preference shares issuance to fund the acquisition of Emerald Life.
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The team is excellent at responsiveness and always meets deadlines.
Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr has the expertise in various areas to deliver solutions on highly complex transactions.
They stand out for their procedural rigour, regional reach and jurisdictional expertise. They provide strategic advisory and transactional execution, and there is integration with the client's teams.
Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr has a commercial in-depth knowledge and the ability to advise us on the best way forward.
The team is excellent at responsiveness and always meets deadlines.
Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr has the expertise in various areas to deliver solutions on highly complex transactions.
They stand out for their procedural rigour, regional reach and jurisdictional expertise. They provide strategic advisory and transactional execution, and there is integration with the client's teams.
Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr has a commercial in-depth knowledge and the ability to advise us on the best way forward.
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Ludwig Smith is pragmatic and commercial without skipping past the devil hiding in the detail.

Deon Wilken offers great client service and provides solutions to complex problems. He is a pleasure to work with.
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Adnaan Kariem
Johan de Lange
Mashudu Junior Mphafudi
Head of Department
Mbali Khumalo
Phetole Modika
Pitso Kortjaas
Sabelo Goma