Clem Daniel
Clem Daniel is a Director of our Corporate & Commercial practice, has an unusually broad range of experience as a lawyer and has extensive experience in negotiating and drafting a wide range of commercial transactions and arrangements. His experience includes litigation and major commercial transaction experience, the latter primarily in mergers, acquisitions, funding transactions, corporate affairs, private equity and outsourcing. He has been recognised internationally by Chambers as a leading lawyer with the ability to "pull together…knowledge and the ability to draft well with absolute willingness."
About Clem
About Clem
Clem has practiced continuously as a lawyer for more than twenty years and was a partner at both his previous law firms. He joined Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr in 2010 as a Director.
Credentials
Credentials
Education
- BA LLB, Rhodes University
- Year of admission as an attorney: 1996
- Registered with the Legal Practice Council
Languages
Languages
- English
About Clem
Clem has practiced continuously as a lawyer for more than twenty years and was a partner at both his previous law firms. He joined Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr in 2010 as a Director.
Credentials
Education
- BA LLB, Rhodes University
- Year of admission as an attorney: 1996
- Registered with the Legal Practice Council
Languages
- English
Experience
Private equity funds
Establishing various private equity funds, including catalyst black economic empowerment funds.
Acquisition transactions
Acting extensively in acquisition transactions in the African sphere, including structuring and implementing acquisition structures subsequently widely used as model in other transactions and acting as the lead for one of the parties in a ZAR 90bn private equity acquisition.
BEE transactions
Acting as lead counsel in multiple black economic empowerment transactions for various clients.
Listed companies
Acting as counsel in major acquisitions between listed companies.
Licensing arrangements
Acting as lead counsel in relation to complex and high value licensing arrangements and related acquisitions, as well as a number of complex group restructures.
Shareholder and Director disputes
Acting as lead legal strategist in various complex shareholder and director related disputes as well as non-litigious dispute resolution.
Private and public sector
Building outsourcing models for both the private and public sector environments which nearly a decade later are still in use by both private and public sector entities.
Joint-venture arrangement
Acting as lead counsel in negotiating a major Africa wide joint-venture arrangement between and NYSE listed organisation and an African retail multinational.
News
Shining in a slow M&A market
Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr (CDH) was recognised by DealMakers for the ninth successive year, at last week’s annual DealMakers Awards, as the local law firm that has consistently advised...
M&A activity levels could increase during 2018
Political optimism and new global M&A forces contribute to positive outlook
Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr rankings in Chambers Global 2014
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.
Education & Training
We support education and training clients on acquisition, financing, governance and organisational matters.