Banking & Finance
Global Guide 2024 : South Africa
Band 4
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+27 (0) 87 210 0711About
Provided by CMS South Africa
The market recognised team, led by Riza Moosa & Bridgett Majola, is known for its versatility & agility, offering wide-ranging experience that progress transactions rather than impeding them. They are well positioned for legal advice on projects of any size and complexity.
From general corporate lending to acquisition and leveraged finance, capital markets, derivatives & securitisations to real estate finance &corporate recovery, they can help clients achieve the best business outcome, both locally & across jurisdictions.
Their clients range from banks and other financial institutions, financial services providers, private equity investors & arrangers, from Small to Medium Enterprises to international corporations in South Africa & across Africa. They are fully aligned with CMS' sector strategy, giving them deep insight into the commercial and legal issues facing the market.
They advise on the full range of banking and finance:
- acquisition finance
- asset finance
- asset management
- capital markets & derivatives
- collective investment schemes
- commodity & trade finance
- debt structuring, restructuring, business rescue & insolvency
- financial markets law & legislation including banking legislation
- funds
- general banking & investment structures
- Islamic finance
- lending & syndicated lending
- leveraged finance
- mining & resource finance
- preference share finance
- project finance
- public-private partnerships
- structured products
- structuring & financing of BEE transactions
Chambers Review
CMS represents a range of borrowers and lenders, including major South African banks and international development finance institutions. The group has considerable expertise in project financing and debt restructuring, among other matters. It has additional capabilities across its network of global offices, on which the South African practice can draw.
Work Highlights
- CMS advised Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa on several matters, including providing emergency funding with a value of ZAR285.3 million as part of a flood relief programme intended to stabilise the South African raisin production industry.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"They are very knowledgeable, efficient and professional. They specialise in corporate, commercial and banking law and have an excellent track record."
"They are very knowledgeable, efficient and professional. They specialise in corporate, commercial and banking law and have an excellent track record."
Notable Practitioners
Head of CMS's South African banking and finance practice Riza Moosa handles a range of financing and refinancing matters, acting for both commercial banks and development finance institutions. His experience includes emergency relief finance as well as fund finance matters.
"Riza is renowned in the South African finance law market as a subject matter expert. His expertise and sharp mind continue to provide calm direction on complex matters, both to clients and counterparties alike."
Bridgett Majola is an increasingly prominent lawyer based in Johannesburg who focuses her practice on various forms of debt finance, including corporate loans and mezzanine facilities. She also advises on the financing aspects of significant energy projects.
"Bridgett is very pragmatic and her approach is solutions-oriented."
"Bridgett ensured that all of our commercial prerequisites and requirements were not only incorporated into the transaction agreements, but were understood by all counterparties."