Yushanta Rungasammy

Practice Areas

Commercial

Corporate/M&A

Professional Memberships

Member of the Legal Practice Council

Publications

- Why the Precious Metals Act is failing SA’s economy | Modern Mining | 27 May 2026

- Why M&A deals in green minerals and renewables are the new measure of business success in Africa | Crown Publications | 17 February 2026

- Navigating the gendered complexities of South Africa’s financial landscape | Lifestyle & Tech | 13 August 2025

- Key sectors in South Africa: What to expect in 2025 | Mail & Guardian | 10 February 2025

Awards

Education

Languages Spoken

English

Work Highlights

- Yushanta is a Director and Co-Head of the Corporate and Commercial team at CMS South Africa, with over 17 years of experience.

- She advises both domestic and international clients in relation to general corporate, commercial and contract work, cross-border and international transactions including upstream and downstream private equity and BEE structuring and mergers & acquisitions.

- Her practice covers a variety of industries, including financial institutions & services, hospitality & leisure, mining and commodities and private equity. She regularly conducts and project-manages legal due diligence investigations across these industries.

- Yushanta has also worked across many jurisdictions in Africa, including Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, and Lesotho and has experience with working with Indian and Chinese clients.

- She has been recognised by Best Lawyers, Woza Women in Law, Chambers & Partners, and Legal 500.

Experience

- African Parks Network - assisted as the lead legal advisors with a last-minute ‘lifeline’ in a major purchase and rhino rewilding project for 2,000 African rhinos.

- Exxaro Resources Limited – acting as legal advisers on the disposal of Exxaro’s equity interest in Exxaro Coal Central Proprietary Limited and it’s Leeuwpan Coal Mine operation. We are assisting with various legal works streams relating to the transaction process; as well as the drafting of (and will be assisting with the negotiation of) the transactions documents.

- One of Africa’s leading financial services group - in connection with the restructure of its investment management and insurance division. The restructure formed part of the implementation of a new operating model of the financial services group in line with its new African focused strategy.

- SummerPlace Equity Fund 1 (represented by its fund manager, SummerPlace Equity Partners) - on the acquisition of 44% of the issued shares in Old School Cool from the seller for an amount of ZAR 2 million.

- Kleoss Fund I - as represented by its advisor Kleoss Capital on its acquisition of a direct equity interest in Dartcom SA, a specialist distributor and service provider in the telecommunication industry.