Jess Reid
Jess Reid is a Director in our Corporate & Commercial practice.

About Jess
About Jess
Jess joined Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr as a Candidate Attorney in 2014 and was appointed as an Associate in 2016. Jess was promoted to Senior Associate in 2019 and currently works under the auspices of Ludwig Smith. Jess was appointed Director in 2022.
Credentials
Credentials
Education
- Registered with the Legal Practice Council
- Com Law (Accounting & Financial Management), University of Pretoria (cum laude)
- LLB, University of Pretoria (cum laude) – Top Final Year LLB student
- LLM Corporate Law, University of Witwatersrand (cum laude)
- Admitted Attorney, Notary & Conveyancer
- Registered Tax Practitioner
About Jess
Jess joined Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr as a Candidate Attorney in 2014 and was appointed as an Associate in 2016. Jess was promoted to Senior Associate in 2019 and currently works under the auspices of Ludwig Smith. Jess was appointed Director in 2022.
Credentials
Education
- Registered with the Legal Practice Council
- Com Law (Accounting & Financial Management), University of Pretoria (cum laude)
- LLB, University of Pretoria (cum laude) – Top Final Year LLB student
- LLM Corporate Law, University of Witwatersrand (cum laude)
- Admitted Attorney, Notary & Conveyancer
- Registered Tax Practitioner
Experience
Acting for both lenders and borrowers
Specialised experience in leveraged and asset finance, restructuring, BEEE finance and acquisition finance transactions, acting for both lenders and borrowers.
Formation of investment vehicles
Advising on the formation of investment vehicles and the structuring of tax efficient funding packages for banks and private equity vehicles, with a particular specialisation in preference shares and equity participation instruments.
Bespoke commercial agreements
Drafting of bespoke commercial agreements, preference share funding agreements, debt facility agreements, security documents and bespoke memoranda of incorporation and advising on various aspects of the Companies Act and Income Tax Act in a finance context.
Regularly acts for banks
Regularly acts for the Standard Bank of South Africa Limited, Nedbank Limited, FirstRand Bank Limited, Investec Bank Limited, Futuregrowth Asset Management Limited, Grindrod Bank Limited and the Old Mutual Life Assurance Company of South Africa in relation to various finance transactions.
News

Immediate execution in respect of security over movables is still alive and well
The concept of parate executie or immediate execution is the right of a creditor to realise the security provided to it without first obtaining the permission of the courts.

Section 45 financial assistance: The pitfalls, perils, and importance of getting it right as highlighted by the recent Steinhoff court case
In The Sound of Music , we are reminded in the song Do-Re-Mi to “ start at the very beginning, a very good place to start ”. When it comes to discussing financial assistance in terms...

The validity of market flex provisions revisited
A market flex clause is designed to provide funders with the flexibility to change the pricing and/or the structure of a financing package if there is a change in market conditions....

Indemnities and simulation in the context of preference share funding
Preference shares serve as a popular funding alternative to debt facilities, given the cost benefit they present to the company issuing the instrument. This arises from the fact that,...
Market recognition
Legal 500 EMEA 2021-2023 recommended Jess as a rising star for banking and finance.
IFLR 1000 2022 ranked Jess as rising star for Banking.
DealMakers 2020 Private Equity Deal of the Year - Acquisition of Peregrine by Capitalworks.

Market recognition
Legal 500 EMEA 2021-2023 recommended Jess as a rising star for banking and finance.
IFLR 1000 2022 ranked Jess as rising star for Banking.
DealMakers 2020 Private Equity Deal of the Year - Acquisition of Peregrine by Capitalworks.
Expertise

Corporate & Commercial Law
Our strong legal team is well versed in legislative matters and provides support across all commercial disciplines.

Debt Capital Markets
We support banking groups and international banks on their debt capital markets requirements.

Financial Services
CDH’s lawyers works with clients in financial services to help them achieve their commercial aims.