Corporate/M&A & Private Equity
Global Guide 2024 : Africa-wide
Band 4
Contact number
+27 11 530 5000About
Provided by Webber Wentzel
We understand the complexity of the environment and we provide a holistic and project-managed offering to ensure your deal is executed within the required timeline. We work with global, regional and national investors, offering a comprehensive range of legal and tax advisory services throughout Africa. Our clients include leading private equity houses, fund managers, investment firms, banks and financial institutions. We aim to provide the simplest and most cost-effective solution to client problems, whether on the fund formation side or in the deal environment, where we seek to marry the most efficient exit for the seller with the most efficient means of entry for the buyer, to get the deal across the line.
Our expert advice covers the entire lifecycle, from fund formation to transactional (M&A), tax, exchange control, restructuring, financing, projects and more.
Where our clients need advice across borders we work with our alliance partner, Linklaters, and relationship firms in Africa to offer seamless support of world class industry experts wherever you do business.
Contacts: Safiyya Patel, Partner ([email protected]) and Nicole Paige, Partner ([email protected]).
Chambers Review
Well-known South African law firm Webber Wentzel is noted for its presence on cross-border mandates in sub-Saharan Africa. The firm possesses a strong knowledge base, regularly acting for clients in the oil and gas, mining, real estate and manufacturing industries. The firm is particularly commended for its role advising international and African VC and PE funds on their transactional activity, and also represents a host of international corporate clients derived from Europe and Asia. Webber Wentzel possesses additional reach and resources through its alliance with Linklaters, in addition to maintaining close relationships with a number of additional law firms in other African jurisdictions.
Johannesburg-based Safiyya Patel is a key contact.
Work Highlights
- Webber Wentzel acted for Akzo Nobel on its approximately USD549.5 million acquisition of both Kansai Plascon Africa and Kansai Plascon East Africa from Kansai Paint.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Webber offers sound legal, technical and commercial knowledge, in addition to experience and a strong bench in terms of staff."
"They are very bright, practical lawyers."
"Webber offers sound legal, technical and commercial knowledge, in addition to experience and a strong bench in terms of staff."
"They are very bright, practical lawyers."