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Provided by Pitso Kortjaas
Pitso Kortjaas is a partner in Baker McKenzie's Banking & Finance Practice Group in Johannesburg. He has experience in both finance and debt capital markets and advises domestic and international banking, corporate and public sector clients.
He has represented and advised lenders (both local and international financial institutions), borrowers, arrangers, dealers and issuers on general corporate law matters and finance and debt capital markets transactions, which include structured finance, leveraged finance, real estate finance, acquisition finance, medium term note programmes, inward listings, convertible, exchangeable, and standalone bond transactions, including government bonds, combinations of debt and equity transactions, high yield bonds, secured bonds and securitisations.
Pitso also advised on the first sustainability-linked loan in South Africa, the continent’s first sustainability-linked bond on the JSE, as well as the first green bond listing on the JSE by a municipal entity in Africa. Prior to joining Baker McKenzie, Pitso was a partner at a large South African law firm and joint head of its Consumer Goods, Services & Retail sector.
Law Society of South Africa
University of the Witwatersrand (Certificate, Economics for Law) (2011)
University of the Witwatersrand (Certificate, Banking and Financial Markets Law) (2010)
University of the Witwatersrand (LLB) (2008)
Provided by Chambers
Pitso Kortjaas holds a clientele that is constituted of major banks in South Africa. He provides lenders with a full range of advice in relation to financing mandates.
Provided by Chambers
Pitso Kortjaas is a pleasure to collaborate with and I appreciate his hands-on approach in managing deals. His proactive involvement adds great value.
Pitso is an astute and technically competent lawyer. He delivers great client service, is client focused and is passionate about his craft.
Pitso's responsiveness and turnaround time are quite impressive. His understanding of the intricacies of our commercial risks helps in finding effective solutions to these risks.
He is a consummate professional with a strong eye for detail. He puts the client first, which instils a lot of confidence. His solutionist approach to complicated matters is a strong value-add.
Pitso Kortjaas is a pleasure to collaborate with and I appreciate his hands-on approach in managing deals. His proactive involvement adds great value.
Pitso is an astute and technically competent lawyer. He delivers great client service, is client focused and is passionate about his craft.
Pitso's responsiveness and turnaround time are quite impressive. His understanding of the intricacies of our commercial risks helps in finding effective solutions to these risks.
He is a consummate professional with a strong eye for detail. He puts the client first, which instils a lot of confidence. His solutionist approach to complicated matters is a strong value-add.