Our track record
Part of a team that assessed and concluded a direct equity investment as part of a leveraged buyout transaction. Total project size amounted to R4.5 billion.
Direct equity transaction into a sub-Saharan African unsecured lending entity.
Follow-on equity investment to fund a planned capital expenditure for an underlying investment.
Initiated a partial exit of a fund’s interest in a large, listed, unsecured player to a B-BBEE party.
Divestiture of a construction and buildings platform of a prominent listed South Africa construction company to a B-BBEE consortium. This transaction resulted in a direct equity investment as well as high yielding debt facilitation to other B-BBEE parties in the transaction structure.
Assessment and approval of a high yield debt instrument to B-BBEE players. Funding assisted in the BEE partners consolidating a B-BBEE interest in a listed financial services company.
Restructuring of a South African listed Bank & subsequent merger of various financial services institutions into one unlisted conglomerate.
Leveraged buyout and delisting of one of South Africa’s largest Agricultural companies.
Structured Investment Product (Facilitated B-BBEE Ownership in a listed Property company).
Direct equity transaction into a Sub-Saharan African & South American Financial Services entity.
Restructuring of a South African listed Bank & subsequent merger of various financial services institutions into one unlisted conglomerate.
Structured Investment Product for an unlisted SMME operating in the IT and Education sectors.
Transaction manager tasked with coordinating and managing the various activities of parties in a B-BBEE transaction. The consortium is looking to consolidate equity stakes in eight separate renewable energy assets into one SPV.
Project lead on a 27 MW solar PV project with a private mining company that was awarded preferred bidder status.
Mandated to a Prominent B-BBEE Family office to assist with all aspects of their portfolio, identification of opportunities, divestments, capital raising, due diligence, transaction structuring and execution.
Deal structuring, due diligence, and capital raise for R2 billion Retail mall investment.
Deal structuring, due diligence, and capital raise for a multibillion media acquisition.
Due Diligence and Capital Raise for acquisition of B-BBEE stake in a listed Retail stock.
A leading philanthropic organisation in relation to the establishment of the private equity fund.
A family office and advisory business on the establishment of private equity fund with a focus on media and entertainment.
- Part of a team that assessed and concluded a direct equity investment as part of a leveraged buyout transaction. Total project size amounted to R4.5 billion.
- Direct equity transaction into a sub-Saharan African unsecured lending entity.
- Follow-on equity investment to fund a planned capital expenditure for an underlying investment.
- Initiated a partial exit of a fund’s interest in a large, listed, unsecured player to a B-BBEE party.
- Divestiture of a construction and buildings platform of a prominent listed South Africa construction company to a B-BBEE consortium. This transaction resulted in a direct equity investment as well as high yielding debt facilitation to other B-BBEE parties in the transaction structure.
- Assessment and approval of a high yield debt instrument to B-BBEE players. Funding assisted in the BEE partners consolidating a B-BBEE interest in a listed financial services company.
- Restructuring of a South African listed Bank & subsequent merger of various financial services institutions into one unlisted conglomerate.
- Leveraged buyout and delisting of one of South Africa’s largest Agricultural companies.
- Structured Investment Product (Facilitated B-BBEE Ownership in a listed Property company).
- Direct equity transaction into a Sub-Saharan African & South American Financial Services entity.
- Restructuring of a South African listed Bank & subsequent merger of various financial services institutions into one unlisted conglomerate.
- Structured Investment Product for an unlisted SMME operating in the IT and Education sectors.
- Transaction manager tasked with coordinating and managing the various activities of parties in a B-BBEE transaction. The consortium is looking to consolidate equity stakes in eight separate renewable energy assets into one SPV.
- Project lead on a 27 MW solar PV project with a private mining company that was awarded preferred bidder status.
- Mandated to a Prominent B-BBEE Family office to assist with all aspects of their portfolio, identification of opportunities, divestments, capital raising, due diligence, transaction structuring and execution.
- Deal structuring, due diligence, and capital raise for R2 billion Retail mall investment.
- Deal structuring, and capital raise for a R2 billion JV in the affordable housing space.
- Deal structuring, due diligence, and capital raise for a multibillion media acquisition.
- Due Diligence and Capital Raise for acquisition of B-BBEE stake in a listed Retail stock.
- A leading philanthropic organisation in relation to the establishment of the private equity fund.
- A family office and advisory business on the establishment of private equity fund with a focus on media and entertainment.
Chambers, South Africa, 2020
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