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David Pinnock

Joint Sector Head, Director

David Pinnock is a Director in our Corporate & Commercial practice and Joint Sector Head for our Private Equity sector. David specialises in mergers and acquisitions and has experience in a wide range of transactional work (both public and private equity). David also has broad experience in corporate finance and other corporate and commercial work.

+27 (0)11 562 1400
david.pinnock@cdhlegal.comJohannesburg
David Pinnock

About David

About David

David started his career as a candidate attorney at Cliffe Dekker and Todd (now Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr) in 1997. He was appointed as an associate in 1999, senior associate in 2000 and became a director in 2001.

Credentials

Credentials

Education

  • BA LLB, University of the Witwatersrand
  • Year of admission as an attorney: 1999
  • Registered with the Legal Practice Council

Languages

Languages

  • English

About David

David started his career as a candidate attorney at Cliffe Dekker and Todd (now Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr) in 1997. He was appointed as an associate in 1999, senior associate in 2000 and became a director in 2001.

Credentials

Education

  • BA LLB, University of the Witwatersrand
  • Year of admission as an attorney: 1999
  • Registered with the Legal Practice Council

Languages

  • English

Experience

Vumatel

Advised the shareholders of Vumatel on the multi-billion rand disposal of Vumatel to CIVH, a subsidiary of Remgro

Sun International

Advised Sun International on its attempted R9.5 billion acquisition by Sun International of the Peermont Group. The transaction failed to obtain the necessary regulatory approvals.

Sun International

Advised Sun International on the R2.1 billion acquisition by Tsogo Sun of a 40% stake in Sun International's SunWest (Grandwest Casino) and Worcester operations and the partial exit of Grand Parade Investments Limited.

Sun International

Advised Sun International in its R663 million staggered disposal of controlling interests in its Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, Swaziland and Zambia hotel businesses to Minor International Public Company Limited (listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand).

IEP Group

Advised IEP Group, formerly the private equity investments business of Investec Bank, on a series of integrated transactions with Khulasande Capital and the shareholders and management of each of the Goscor Group of Companies, Concord Cranes, Prowalco, Uni-Span Holdings and Afrit to create industrial services holding group, InServe.

IEP Group

Advising IEP Group, Khulasande Capital and the shareholders and management of each of Idwala Industrial Holdings, Ferro Industrial Products. Chlor-Alkali Holdings (CAH) and CJP Chemicals, in a series of integrated transactions to create an industrial chemicals holding group, Synchem.

IEP Group

Advised IEP Group on a series of integrated transactions with the shareholders of its various portfolio companies to create the Bud Group.

IEP Group

Advised IEP Group in its multi-billion rand acquisition of Idwala Industrial Holdings, a leading South African miner and producer of industrial minerals and lime, from a private equity consortium. Idwala was vended into Synchem.

Investec Bank

Advised the private equity division of Investec Bank on various acquisitions and disposals, the bulk of the portfolio now forming the Bud Group.

News

Light on the Horizon: Following subdued M&A activity in 2023
Corporate & Commercial Law

Light on the Horizon: Following subdued M&A activity in 2023

David Pinnock, Director in the Corporate & Commercial practice was featured in the JSE Magazine where he discussed Light on the Horizon: Following subdued M&A activity in 2023, there's...
Rogue directors counting the grains in the hourglass
Corporate & Commercial Law

Rogue directors counting the grains in the hourglass

There are many famous quotes about the passage of time, and miscreant directors may well be pondering a number of these in light of recent developments regarding the time-barring of...
Reconsidering pre-emptive rights clauses in the context of “package deals”
Corporate & Commercial Law

Reconsidering pre-emptive rights clauses in the context of “package deals”

The case of Plattekloof RMS Boerdery (Pty) Ltd v Dahlia Investment Holdings (Pty) Ltd (667/2021) ZASCA 182 is a recent appeal heard by the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) involving a...
Distributions: More than meets the (i)
Corporate & Commercial Law

Distributions: More than meets the (i)

Section 46 of the Companies Act 71 of 2008 (Act) is clear on the requirements that must be met before a company may make a distribution – a company must not make any proposed distribution...
A board’s discretion to call meetings of shareholders
Corporate & Commercial Law

A board’s discretion to call meetings of shareholders

Under section 61 of the Companies Act 71 of 2008 (Companies Act), only the board of a company, or any other person specified in the company’s Memorandum of Incorporation (MOI) or rules,...

All articles by David
The Art of Corporate Revival: Exploring Effective Turnaround Tools & Strategising
Corporate Debt, Turnaround & Restructuring

The Art of Corporate Revival: Exploring Effective Turnaround Tools & Strategising

CDH hosted a panel discussion titled "The Art of Corporate Revival: Exploring Effective Turnaround Tools & Strategising."
From Crisis to Opportunity: Harnessing African Investment through Restructuring
Corporate Debt, Turnaround & Restructuring

From Crisis to Opportunity: Harnessing African Investment through Restructuring

All videos by David

Market recognition

  • Chambers Global 2017–2024 ranked David in Band 1 for private equity.
  • The Legal 500 EMEA 2020–2023 recommended him as a leading individual for commercial, corporate/M&A.
  • The Legal 500 EMEA 2016–2019 recommended him for commercial, corporate/M&A.
  • IFLR1000 2018–2022 recommended David as a notable practitioner in private equity, and M&A. 

Market recognition

  • Chambers Global 2017–2024 ranked David in Band 1 for private equity.
  • The Legal 500 EMEA 2020–2023 recommended him as a leading individual for commercial, corporate/M&A.
  • The Legal 500 EMEA 2016–2019 recommended him for commercial, corporate/M&A.
  • IFLR1000 2018–2022 recommended David as a notable practitioner in private equity, and M&A. 

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