Christo Els

Career

Christo specialises in M&A, corporate finance, equity capital markets and securities regulation law. He has advised on a number of large, transformational and cross-border transactions in Sub-Saharan Africa, including advising on the African aspects of AB InBev's take-over of SABMiller; Woolworths' ZAR 23 billion takeover of David Jones in Australia; Walmart's purchase of a majority stake in Massmart; Vodafone's acquisition of a majority interest in Vodacom; and on the creation of Coca-Cola Beverages Africa. He has advised on a number of listings on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, including most recently AB InBev's ZAR 3 trillion secondary inward listing.