General M&A and Private Equity

• Representation of Saudi Aramco on its acquisition of a 50 percent interest in Blue Hydrogen Industrial Gases Company (BHIG), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Air Products Qudra, itself a joint venture between Air Products and Chemicals Inc and Vision Invest.
• Representation of Saudi Agricultural and Livestock Investment Company (SALIC), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Public Investment Fund (PIF), the sovereign wealth fund of Saudi Arabia, on the agreement to increase its ownership stake in Olam Agri Holdings Limited (Olam Agri) from 35.4 percent to 80.01 percent for approximately US$1.78 billion, with a call option to acquire the remaining 19.99 percent within three years.
• Representation of CAA Sports, a division of leading entertainment and sports agency Creative Artists Agency (CAA), on its acquisition of Portas Consulting, a premier global management consulting firm.
• Representation of Goldman Sachs in relation to Walmart's ZAR6.4 billion acquisition of Massmart Holdings Limited.
• Representation of private equity firm Advencap in the joint venture formed between it, Digital Bridge and SOHO Square through the merger altnet companies BRSK and Netomnia to create a GBP1.1 billion combined entity.
• Representation of US Fiber Investments Limited in its fund formation and investment into the USA.
• Representation of Ripple Fiber, a fiber optic internet provider based in Charlotte, North Carolina, in. its partnership with Post Road Group, an alternative investment firm focused on digital infrastructure and real estate.
• Representation of Open Fiber USA in its acquisition of Hyper Fiber, including the strategic joint venture with the management team of Hyper Fiber.
• Representation of a private equity group in the disposal of its shares in a significant network infrastructure building and wholesale company in the United Kingdom.
• Representation of a private equity group in its acquisition of a significant minority shareholding in an Indian company specializing in FTTH, fiber, small cell hosting and virtualized networks.
• Representation of Absa Bank (Mauritius) Limited in its acquisition of the domestic Wealth and Personal Banking and Business Banking business of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Ltd.
• Representation of the bondholders of London Stock Exchange listed Petra Diamonds plc in relation to its proposed capital restructuring, (including advising on the corporate, and Black Economic Empowerment compliance aspects of the proposed restructuring insofar as it impacts the bondholders' rights and security).
• Representation of Brightbridge Real Estate Limited in its ZAR1.75 billion acquisition of all of the shares and claims on loan held by Rand Merchant Holdings in Atterbury Europe.
• Representation of Atterbury Europe Holding BV in relation to a EU375 million transaction where Pareto Limited acquired a 25% shareholding in Atterbury Europe Holding BV.
• Representation of Emira Property Fund in its successful takeover of Transcend Property Fund.
• Representation of Anchor Group Limited with respect to their scheme of arrangement, which resulted in a repurchase of its shares from its shareholders and a subsequent delisting from the JSE and A2X.
• Representation of Johannesburg-based Tecsa (Pty) Limited (owned by Westbrooke Investments), in the sale of its business to refrigeration wholesaler Beijer Ref AB, a Swedish listed entity.
• Representation of Pelagic Resources PTE Ltd in relation to its subscription for shares in JSE-listed Bauba Resources Limited.
• Representation of the Kiara Health group on its acquisition of Novartis' South African pharmaceutical manufacturing business, which was awarded "BEE Deal of the Year" by DealMakers in 2021.
• Representation of the Kiara Health group in respect of the acquisition by JSE listed Imperial Logistics African Regions Proprietary Limited of a 49% shareholding in the Kiara Health group.
• Representation of Zamani Capital (Pty) Limited in relation to its investment into Growthpoint Healthcare Property Holdings (RF) Limited, an unlisted healthcare real estate investment trust (REIT) launched by Growthpoint Properties Limited – the largest property investment holding company listed on the JSE.
• Representation of Zip Co Limited, a company listed on the Australian Stock Exchange, in its multi-million dollar acquisition of the entire issued share capital of a global instalment technology platform, PartPay Limited, providing exposure to four key jurisdictions, namely New Zealand, South Africa, the United Kingdom and the United States of America.
• Representation of Cartrack Holdings Limited in relation to its listing on the JSE.

Mining

• Representation of Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd in relation to its copper exploration joint venture with Abdulrahman Saad AlRashid & Sons Co and Gold & Minerals Company LLC in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
• Representation of the international deal managers, Barclays Capital Inc and Absa Bank Limited, in relation to the launch of a tender process by JSE-listed, global precious metal mining group Sibanye-Stillwater, to repurchase a portion of its corporate and convertible bonds.
• Representation of Pallinghurst Resources Limited in its successful hostile takeover of Gemfields PLC for a purchase consideration in excess of £200 million.
  Representation of Sedibelo Resources on US capital market process.
• Representation of Sedibelo Platinum Mines Limited and Pallinghurst Resources Limited in relation to the consolidation of various mining assets across the Western Limb of the Platinum belt in South Africa.
• Representation of Sedibelo Platinum Mines Limited in relation to the Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa Limited's subscription for a 16.2% shareholding.
• Representation of Pallinghurst Group in relation to a CA$600 million equity investment in Nemaska Lithium Inc to finance the Wabouchi Project, a lithium and electrochemical plant in Quebec, Canada by way of a CA$200 million private placement and a rights issue offering up to CA$400 million.
• Representation of MC Mining in relation to their flagship Makhado Project including in relation to their hard coking offtake agreement with ArcelorMittal South Africa.
• Representation of MC Mining Limited in relation to its ZAR1.3 billion takeover proposal for the entire share capital of Universal Coal plc, an ASX listed coal-mining company.
• Representation of MC Mining Limited via its subsidiary Baobab Mining & Exploration, in relation to the acquisition of two key properties (Lukin and Salaita) required for its Makhado hard coking and thermal coal project.
• Representation of MC Mining Limited in relation to its ZAR1.3 billion takeover proposal for the entire share capital of Universal Coal plc, an ASX listed coal-mining company.
• Representation of Tharisa plc in relation to its listing on the JSE.