Capital Markets: Debt
Global Guide 2024 : South Africa
Band 2
Email address
[email protected]Contact number
+27 11 535 8000About
Provided by Werksmans Attorneys
Debt Capital Markets:
Our team has extensive experience in the debt capital markets field and regularly advises arrangers, dealers, corporate issuers, parastatals and rating agencies on bond issues, domestic medium-term note programmes and high-yield bonds, also advising local banks in respect of their European note programmes. In the securitisation field, only a small number of synthetic securitisations have been undertaken in South Africa; all of them involving our banking & finance lawyers.
Equity Capital Markets:
Werksmans has a long and illustrious track record in relation to ECM transactions relating to both domestic and foreign entities which are listed or seek to list in South Africa.
Werksmans provides an all-encompassing suite of services covering all areas of Equity Capital Market transactions. Such services include, but are not limited to, listings (whether primary or secondary), rights issues, SPAC listings, off-market disposals, category acquisitions and disposals, schemes of arrangements and general corporate actions undertaken by listed entities from time to time.
Chambers Review
Werksmans Attorneys has a robust team with a deep understanding of DCM and a loyal client following. The law firm is particularly skilled at advising on the establishment and refinancing of note programmes, including asset-backed, unsecured, step-rate and floating-rate notes. The department represents a number of South Africa’s investment banks as well as corporations, investment funds and special purpose vehicles in their capacity as issuers. It also has experience handling multi-jurisdictional mandates.
Work Highlights
- Werksmans advised SuperDrive Investments (RF) on the issuance of further notes and the redemption of certain notes under its ZAR10 billion asset-backed programme.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The legal advice we have received from Werksmans has always been very strong across multiple different specialties."
"The team ensured that we had the best advice and the best outcome. You can send them any question at any time and you will get an appropriate and well-thought-out response."
"The legal advice we have received from Werksmans has always been very strong across multiple different specialties."
"The team ensured that we had the best advice and the best outcome. You can send them any question at any time and you will get an appropriate and well-thought-out response."
Notable Practitioners
Richard Roothman is a skilled DCM expert who regularly assists financial investors, funds and SPVs with the establishment of note programmes, including MTN and asset-backed issuances. Based in Johannesburg, he heads the banking and finance department at the firm.
"Richard Roothman is a very experienced lawyer."
Tracy-Lee Janse van Rensburg has a growing practice in the debt capital markets space, primarily advising issuers and arrangers on asset-backed note programmes.
"She is very strong in terms of commercial vision and client service, and our go-to person on a very wide variety of matters."
Ranked Lawyers at
Werksmans Attorneys
South Africa
Members
Provided by Werksmans Attorneys
Astrid Berman
Brian Price
Eliott Wood
Gerhard Johannes
Kevin Trudgeon
Paul Tindle
Tracy-Lee Janse van Rensburg
Ze'ev Blieden