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Ian Hayes

Director
National Practice Head: Corporate and Commercial
Ian Hayes

Summary Profile

Ian Hayes is a Director and National Head of the firm's Corporate and Commercial practice. Ian has assisted numerous international and domestic corporations in merger and acquisition transactions, take-overs and formation and initial structuring of new business entities. Ian's areas of expertise are mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions, general corporate finance, take-overs, formation and initial structuring of new business entities and general health care law.

Career

Ian began his career as a Candidate Attorney at Cliffe Dekker (now Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr) in 1991. He was appointed as an Associate in 1993, promoted to Senior Associate in 1994 and became a Director in 1995.

Education/Qualifications

BA LLB, University of the Witwatersrand
Year of admission: 1993

Experience

Advised Ampath (South Africa's largest pathology group) on the acquisition by it of 50% of its service and logistical entity from Netcare Litd (Netcare) (transaction value R1 billion)
Advised Harmony Gold Mining Company Ltd (Harmony) on its attempted unsolicited take-over of Goldfields Ltd (transaction value R50 billion)
Member of the team advising Absa Capital Private Equity (Pty) Ltd and Vantage Capital Kwikspace Investments (Pty) Ltd (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Vantage Capital Group (Pty) Ltd) on the acquisition by Clidet No 803 (Pty) Ltd of the entire issued share capital of Kwikspace Modular Buildings Ltd (Kwikspace) and the subsequent de-listing of Kwikspace (transaction value R850 million)
Member of the team advising Randfontein Estates Ltd (a wholly owned subsidiary of Harmony) (Randfontein) on the acquisition by Pamodzi Resources Fund I of a controlling interest in the Cooke operations owned by Randfontein and the establishment of Rand Uranium (Pty) Ltd (transaction value US$328 million)
Member of the team advising Tourism Investment Holdings Ltd (Tourvest) on the acquisition of the entire issued share capital of Tourvest by a consortium consisting of Guma Tourism (Pty) Ltd, Old Mutual Life Assurance Company (South Africa) Ltd, the Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa Ltd and certain members of Tourvest's management (transaction value R1,7 billion)
Member of the team advising BHP Billiton Energy Coal South Africa (Pty) Ltd in the disposal of Koornfontein Mine to a Black Economic Empowerment consortium (transaction value R424 million)
Member of the team advising Illovo Sugar Ltd (Illovo) on the sale of 51% of the issued share capital of Illovo to Associated British Foods plc (transaction value R3,8 billion)
Member of the team advising Netpartner Investments Ltd (Netpartner) on the acquisition by Netcare Ltd of 54% of Netpartner (transaction value R780 million)
Advised three of South Africa's largest pathology groups on the merger of their practices and service and property entities, resulting in the creation of South Africa's largest pathology service company
Advised Harmony on its capital raising project involving the issue of shares and warrants at an aggregate issue price of R1,16 billion
Advised Harmony on its issue of R1,2 billion senior unsecured bonds, being the first issue of bonds by a South African gold mining company
Advised Harmony on its issue of R1,7 billion convertible bonds
Advised Harmony on its acquisition of:
othe entire issued share capital of Randfontein
othe Elandsrand and Deelkraal gold mines from Anglogold
oAnglogold's Free State gold mining assets
othe St. Helena gold mine from Goldfields
o35% of Anglovaal Mining Ltd from Anglo American
othe entire issued share capital of Avgold Ltd
o29% of the issued share capital of Western Areas Ltd
Advised Harmony on its merger with African Rainbow Minerals Gold Ltd

Accolades/Achievements

Chambers Global 2009 Ian Hayes provides commercially oriented advice and "a phenomenally quick turnaround time" for M&A work, especially in the resources arena
IFLR1000 Guide to the World's Leading Financial Law Firms 2010: lists Ian as a Leading Lawyer in Mergers and Acquisitions.
Best Lawyers International 2008 and 2009: South Africa ranks Ian in Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions
Legal 500 EMEA 2009: Corporate and M&A and Mining mention Ian Hayes remains at the helm, whose 'service provided is of an extremely high quality, practical, to the point and no-nonsense'.
Chambers Global 2008: Corporate/M&A rates Ian as Band 2. Chambers says: The "knowledgeable, reliable and charismatic" Ian Hayes 'heads up the corporate team and is one of the firm's mining experts.''
Legal 500 EMEA 2008: Corporate and M&A mention "The team, is headed by the well-respected Ian Hayes (who's 'very good at finding practical and workable solutions to legal and regulatory challenges'.)."
Chambers Global Guide: The World's Leading Lawyers for Business, 2007, Ian Hayes is another "commercially strong lawyer, who interviewees appreciate for his 'competence and quality of work he delivers - something that is reflected in his drafting.'

Areas of Expertise

Company Law
Corporate and Commercial
Corporate Governance
Listings, Stock Exchange and Public Documents
Mergers and Acquisitions
Mining and Minerals
Private Equity

 

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