Dries Hoek is a Director in our Tax & Exchange Control practice. He is an expert in all aspects of tax law with a particular interest in the tax issues that flow from mergers and acquisitions, with over ten years' experience advising South African and international companies on domestic and cross-border transactions. Dries has extensive experience in conducting due diligence reviews, the appraisal of acquisition and disposal transactions, financial modelling and providing clients with general corporate tax planning and advisory.
Dries qualified as a Charted Accountant in 2004 and practiced in Deloitte’s M&A Tax department. He later joined Webber Wentzel in 2007, where he was appointed as a Director in 2010. Dries joined Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr as a Director in 2015.
Credentials
Credentials
Education
Chartered Accountant (SA)
BCom Accounts (Honours), University of Pretoria
Higher Diploma in Tax law, University of Johannesburg
Memberships
SAICA (member since 2004)
About Dries
Dries qualified as a Charted Accountant in 2004 and practiced in Deloitte’s M&A Tax department. He later joined Webber Wentzel in 2007, where he was appointed as a Director in 2010. Dries joined Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr as a Director in 2015.
Credentials
Education
Chartered Accountant (SA)
BCom Accounts (Honours), University of Pretoria
Higher Diploma in Tax law, University of Johannesburg
Memberships
SAICA (member since 2004)
Experience
Dries has experience advising South African and international companies on:
Domestic and cross-border transactions
South African corporate tax planning
Mergers and acquisitions including empowerment transactions and an interest in transactions within the mining sector
Corporate reorganisations and restructurings
Employee incentive schemes
Design private equity buyouts, including debt pushdown and management participation structures
