Charl Williams
Charl Williams is a Director of our Corporate & Commercial practice. He advises on all aspects of South African corporate and commercial law including listings, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, establishment of new businesses, property-related transactions, and broad-based black economic empowerment transactions.
About Charl
About Charl
Charl's post qualification experience includes the acquisition of knowledge and expertise in dealing with various client matters in different sectors, including, Mergers and Acquisitions, The Companies Act, Private Equity, Insurance Law, Administrative and Public Law, Corporate Investigations, Black Economic Empowerment and Regulatory.
Charl joined Hofmeyr (now Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr) as a Candidate Attorney in 1998. He was appointed as an Associate in 1999, and became a Director in 2005.
Credentials
Credentials
Education
- BA (Law), LLB, University of the Western Cape
- LLM (Company and Tax Law), University of Cape Town
- Year of admission as an attorney: 1999
- Registered with the Legal Practice Council
About Charl
Charl's post qualification experience includes the acquisition of knowledge and expertise in dealing with various client matters in different sectors, including, Mergers and Acquisitions, The Companies Act, Private Equity, Insurance Law, Administrative and Public Law, Corporate Investigations, Black Economic Empowerment and Regulatory.
Charl joined Hofmeyr (now Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr) as a Candidate Attorney in 1998. He was appointed as an Associate in 1999, and became a Director in 2005.
Credentials
Education
- BA (Law), LLB, University of the Western Cape
- LLM (Company and Tax Law), University of Cape Town
- Year of admission as an attorney: 1999
- Registered with the Legal Practice Council
Experience
Brimstone Investment Corporation
Advised Brimstone Investment Corporation in regard to its black economic empowerment transactions with Nedbank and Old Mutual Group plc.
Spearhead Property Group
Advised the then listed Spearhead Property Group in relation to its ‘takeover’ by Redefine Income Fund.
Medi-Clinic
Advised Medi-Clinic Corporation in regard to its broad-based black economic empowerment initiative, and subsidiaries in regard to the establishment of Medi-Clinic Properties.
Africa Life Assurance Company Limited
Advised on the establishment of Lion of Africa Life Assurance Company Limited (long-term insurance) and Lion of Africa Insurance Company Limited (short-term insurance) and on-going provision of insurance law related services to both entities.
Minority shareholder
Advised a minority shareholder to successfully obtain the first court order in the Republic of South Africa to declare a transaction invalid in terms of section 75 of the Companies Act, 2008.
Kerridge Commercial Systems Limited
Advised Kerridge Commercial Systems Limited (UK) on its acquisition of IQ Retail Proprietary Limited.
Brimstone Investment Corporation Limited
Advised Brimstone Investment Corporation Limited on its buy-out of Kagiso Strategic Investments' stake in Sea Harvest Holdings Proprietary Limited.
Brimstone Investment Corporation and Sea Harvest Holdings
Advised Brimstone Investment Corporation Limited and Sea Harvest Holdings Proprietary Limited in connection with Sea Harvest Group's acquisition of a controlling interest in Mareterram Limited, a company listed on the Australian Securities Exchange.
Brimstone Investment Corporation
Assisted Brimstone Investment Corporation Limited on the listing of Sea Harvest Corporation Limited.
News
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Expertise
Corporate & Commercial Law
Our strong legal team is well versed in legislative matters and provides support across all commercial disciplines.
Mergers & Acquisitions
CDH’s lawyers balance legal knowledge with commercial understanding to support our clients’ best interests.
The Companies Act
CDH is well positioned to help your company ensure compliance with the legislation. We also offer training tailored to your business needs to help you meet your obligations.
Public Law
We have experience across key areas of public law and understand the relevant legal and policy frameworks.
Insurance Law
Our lawyers combine detailed knowledge of the law with a commercial awareness of the industry.
Agriculture, Aquaculture & Fishing
We use our expertise across our disciplines to support our clients' growth and sustainability in the agriculture, aquaculture, and fishing sectors.
Government and State-Owned Entities
We provide a comprehensive service that can be applied to all aspects of public law.
Listings, Stock Exchanges & Public Documents
We act for a number of top listed companies and offer a full suite of services to public companies.