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Private EquityWith 19 partners and more than 38 lawyers working in this area, Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr offers substantial private equity experience in all sectors and regions of South Africa. We regularly advise private equity institutions, management teams and acquisition finance providers on all aspects of private equity transactions, ranging from transactional advice relating to acquisitions and disposals, through to assistance with maintaining and improving value in currently-held investments. The transaction team typically includes seasoned lawyers practicing in the many areas of the law regularly needed to support M&A transactions. We have private equity specialists with a unique combination of skills spanning corporate law, funding and tax. Our experienced team provides the full range of services required for all stages of the investment cycle, including fund establishment, investment (early stage and expansion), buy-outs and portfolio transactions and exits. Our experience with management buy-outs means we provide informed advice on market practice enabling us to find tailor-made solutions for particular circumstances, whether the client is the financial investor or the management team. Our transactional experience allows us to advise financial investors on their eventual exit from a private equity investment, be it in a trade sale, a secondary buy-out, a listing or a virtual exit via a re-gearing. Our lawyers guide clients through the complexity of acquisition finance issues and help them deal with the requirements of South African corporate and tax law. Our association with DLA Piper gives us access to an international Private Equity Group of highly experienced lawyers with international perspective and local knowledge. This international group is the platform for the constant development of our lawyers (partners and associates) and allows for the exchange of latest information on market trends and innovative approaches. Our international Private Equity Group works together across national borders on a daily basis, which means we are able to deliver rapid results on cross-border instructions to our clients anywhere in the world. Extensive experience and recognised expertise Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr has been named as one of South Africa's leading law firms for structuring private equity transactions in the international Practical Law Company Cross-border Private Equity Handbook 2006 - 2009. Our CEO, Chris Ewing is widely recognised as a leading lawyer in the private equity field. Our top-ranked Private Equity, M&A, and Finance, Projects and Banking and Tax teams work seamlessly across multiple sectors. The firm's ability to deliver an integrated approach is highly valued by clients involved in private equity and financing activity, and in related asset classes such as infrastructure investment. Our service offering is further strengthened by other practices that can assist in the smooth execution of transactions, such as regulatory, competition/antitrust, environmental and employment, and our government affairs/public sector teams. Our services typically include:
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