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Peter Hesseling
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Lawyers profile | Global 2026: Corporate/M&A, Capital Markets: Equity
Peter Hesseling
Ranked in 2 Practice Areas
2

Band 2

Corporate/M&A

South Africa

13 Years Ranked

3

Band 3

Capital Markets: Equity

South Africa

4 Years Ranked

About

Provided by Peter Hesseling

Global

Practice Areas

Corporate & Commercial

Consumer Goods, Services & Retail

Mergers & Acquisitions

The Companies Act

Listings, Stock Exchanges & Public Documents

Career

Peter Hesseling is a Director of our Corporate & Commercial practice, and Joint Head for our Commercial Real Estate sector. He is a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. Peter has extensive experience in capital markets transactions, local and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, private equity transactions, company law, REITs, corporate restructuring, transaction structuring, black economic empowerment, the investment industry (including the design and implementation of fund structures for various asset classes), various types of financing, selected areas of tax law, and insolvency law.

Publications

Available here:

https://www.cliffedekkerhofmeyr.com/en/news/index.html?contact=/en/people/peter-hesseling.html

Chambers Review

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Chambers Global Guide

Corporate/M&A - South Africa

2
Band 2
Individual Editorial
Peter Hesseling is an experienced M&A and corporate finance lawyer with a particularly strong track record. He is regularly retained for advice on BEE transactions, delistings, corporate restructuring and equity raising.
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Capital Markets: Equity - South Africa

3
Band 3
Individual Editorial
Peter Hesseling is well placed to advise on capital raisings and accelerated bookbuilds. He is also active on high-profile domestic and cross-border share acquisitions, offers and delistings.
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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Peter Hesseling is a strong commercial lawyer.

Corporate/M&A respondent
Chambers Global Guide

Peter Hesseling is able to keep a cool head in difficult matters and be very pragmatic.

Corporate/M&A respondent
Chambers Global Guide

Peter Hesseling has an incredible grasp of the law, is commercial and gets along very well with the counterparties.

Capital Markets: Equity respondent
Chambers Global Guide

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