Lara Bezuidenhoudt
Global Guide 2024
Band 2 : Projects & Energy
Band 2
About
Provided by Lara Bezuidenhoudt
Practice Areas
Lara Bezuidenhoudt is a partner in our Johannesburg office and highly regarded for her skills in Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) and project finance, specifically, infrastructure development financing in the transport, energy, telecommunications and mining sectors.
Lara has been at the forefront of advising on public/private infrastructure development in Africa.
Practising for more than 20 years in South Africa, one of the leading countries on the African continent in the law, policies and systems established for PPPs, she advises lenders, sponsors and government agencies.
Within this field, the inherent scale, complexity and risk, requires a special mix of expertise and innovation in the approach to development, procurement, financing and completing of projects; Lara’s hands-on private and public sector experience provides industry participants with the depth of knowledge and insights they require.
Chambers Review
Global
Lara Bezuidenhoudt leads the firm's projects and finance department and is well regarded for her experience across project finance mandates. She acts on behalf of government agencies, as well as lenders and sponsors, covering a variety of sectors including energy and mining.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Lara Bezuidenhoudt demonstrates significant knowledge of the market from both a legal and technical perspective. She is very responsive and always available when required."
"She is impressive. The quality of her work is commendable."
"She is strong and knowledgeable. She is a really good negotiator and understands issues."
"Lara Bezuidenhoudt demonstrates significant knowledge of the market from both a legal and technical perspective. She is very responsive and always available when required."
"She is impressive. The quality of her work is commendable."
"She is strong and knowledgeable. She is a really good negotiator and understands issues."