Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr, Sandton Office, Global

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Profile

Provided by Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr

Managing Partners:Brent Williams (South Africa) and Sammy Ndolo (Kenya)

Chairperson:Tim Fletcher

Number of partners: 140 (approximately)

Number of lawyers: 250 (approximately)

Languages:Afrikaans and English

Firm Overview:

We are a full service law firm - with an extensive reach across Africa - consisting of more than 250 lawyers and a track record spanning over 170 years.

We provide experienced legal support and an authentic knowledge-based and cost-effective legal service for clients looking to do business in key markets across Africa. Our Africa practice brings together the resources and expertise of leading business law firms across the continent that have direct experience acting for governments, state agencies and multinational organisations. This combined experience across the continent produces an extensive African capability. We also partner with other professional disciplines such as audit, business consulting or corporate finance disciplines to provide a seamless and integrated solution for projects that have a multi-disciplinary dimension.

We focus on a number of key sectors which are active and thriving in Africa, including Mergers & Acquisitions; Agriculture, Aquaculture & Fishing; Commercial Real Estate; Consumer Goods, Services & Retail; Energy and Power; Oil & Gas; Financial Institutions, Services & Fintech; Business Rescue, Restructuring & Insolvency; Government & State-owned Entities; Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals; Hospitality & Leisure; Gambling & Regulatory Compliance; Industrials, Manufacturing & Trading; Infrastructure, Transport & Logistics; Mining & Minerals; Private Equity; and Technology & Communications.

Main Areas of Practice:

Capital Markets - Debt & Equity:

Peter Hesseling (Equity) and Jacqueline King (Debt)

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Competition:

Contact:Chris Charter

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Corporate & Commercial Law:

Contact:Ian Hayes

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Dispute Resolution:

Contact:Rishaban Moodley