
Colin du Toit
About
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Practice Areas
Colin has over 20 years of experience and specialises in public and private mergers and acquisitions (M&A) (cross-border and domestic), equity capital markets, black economic empowerment transactions, corporate restructuring, corporate and transactional finance, securities transactions and general corporate and commercial law. Colin has worked across a range of industries, including minerals and resources, telecoms, retail, gaming, property and manufacturing. He has worked throughout Sub-Saharan Africa including on matters across Botswana, Cameroon, the DRC, Ghana, Mauritius, Nigeria, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Career
Colin's qualifications include:LLM (Tax) (cum laude), University of South Africa
LLB, University of Cape Town, 1994
B.Bus.Sci (Hons) (cum laude), University of Cape Town, 1992
Admitted attorney of the High Court of South Africa
Work Highlights
Named by Best Lawyers 2011 - 2023 as a leading individual
Named by Legal 500 2013 - 2022 as a legal expert
Named by Chambers Global 2010 - 2022 as a ranked lawyer
Named by IFLR1000 2010 - 2022 as a leading lawyer
One of the four shortlisted nominees by DealMakers for Individual Dealmaker of the Year 2016 and the only attorney nominee
Chambers Review
Global
Johannesburg-based Colin du Toit has experience encompassing a broad range of corporate issues, including high-value M&A, governance and BEE, as well as capital raising and securities transactions.
Colin du Toit is a well-known Johannesburg-based lawyer in the South African corporate landscape, with dual expertise in both ECM and M&A transactions. He also has impressive experience in complex restructurings, leading share buy-backs and corporate delistings.
Contributions
1 Contribution provided by Webber Wentzel
Mergers and acquisition activity intensified in South Africa in 2021, after the worst of the disrup...
Mergers and acquisition activity intensified in South Africa in 2021, after the worst of the disrup...
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Colin is a very good lawyer who provides very strong legal points."
"Colin is a very good lawyer who provides very strong legal points."
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