Kabelo Dlothi

Corporate/M&A

Private Equity

Commercial

Energy & Infrastructure

B-BBEE transactions

Member of the Legal Practice Council, Gauteng Office

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- Kabelo is a Director and Co-Head of the Corporate and Commercial team. He has over 20 years of experience in practice.

- Before joining CMS, Kabelo worked for other well-known domestic and international law firms.

- He has experience in corporate/ M&A transactions in various sectors (both private and public transactions) ranging from Private Equity, Financial Services, Energy, Infrastructure and Consumer Products working with both domestic and foreign clients. He has also worked on transactions in several Sub-Saharan jurisdictions.

- Within the South African context, he has advised on numerous black economic transactions across various sectors.

- Kabelo has extensive experience in advising sponsors, DFIs, lenders and community investment vehicles on infrastructure and energy projects.

- He assists infrastructure and energy clients with transaction advice, due diligences, M&A, corporate governance, equity structuring, IPOs, exits and all corporate & commercial elements of these projects.

- Over the years he has advised extensively on regulatory matters, (including black economic empowerment/local participation requirements) related to public procurement or public infrastructure progress, including PPP projects and renewable projects.

- Kabelo is a private equity lawyer who has, over the years, acted for numerous private equity clients.

- He assists private equity clients mainly on corporate aspects and M&A transactions. Although not his key focus, he has funds formation experience. Over the years he has worked in a range of sectors along with his private equity clients, some of which include, financial services, real estate, infrastructure and consumer products.

University of Cape Town, South Africa

Bachelor of Laws (LLB),

1998

University of Cape Town, South Africa

Bachelor of Arts

1995

Commercial, Corporate and M&A, Tier 4

Legal 500, South Africa

2025

Commercial, Corporate and M&A, Tier 4

Legal 500, South Africa

2024

Corporate/M&A, Band 4

Chambers & Partners, South Africa

2025