Johan de Lange

Johan started his focus on banking and finance transactional work whilst working at [Allen & Overy,] a leading 'Magic Circle' law firm in London.  On his subsequent return to Johannesburg, he established, and for several years headed, one of the leading Johannesburg banking and finance practices at another South African 'top four' commercial law firm.  His general business background benefits from experience gained during other phases of his career at [Arthur Andersen,] an international audit firm and [Coronation Capital,] an investment bank in Johannesburg and, more recently, [Prime Kapital,] a commercial property developer and investor based in Bucharest. Johan joined CDH in September 2023.

• Johan's legal transactional experience extends to those areas where finance law interfaces with taxation, mergers and acquisitions and bank and financial institution regulation.  

• Represented banks and institutional lenders on several landmark financing transactions, including on the financing of the V&A Waterfront's commercial real estate portfolio, the restructure and refinancing of the senior.

• the financing of the Amakhala Emoyeni wind farm (the largest in South Africa).

• The restructure and refinancing of the Lonmin, Neotel and Edcon groups, as well as syndicated loan and preference share facilities for the Steinhoff group.

• High-yield and payment-in-kind debt capital structures of the AfriSam group as well as the Peermont Global group

• The financing of the Khi Solar One, Kaxu Solar One and Xina Solar One concentrated solar plants of Abengoa (comprising cutting edge solar trough and solar tower technologies).

• The financing of the Amakhala Emoyeni wind farm (the largest in South Africa).

• The Legal 500 EMEA 2025 recommended Johan for projects & infrastructure.
• IFLR1000 2024 - 2025 highly regarded Johan as a leading lawyer in Restructuring and Insolvency, Banking, Project Finance, Capital Markets: Debt, and Capital Markets: Equity.
• Chambers Global 2011 - 2018 ranked Johan in Band 1 for Banking & Finance
• Legal 500 EMEA 2012 - 2018  ranked Johan as a "Leading Individual" for Banking & Finance
• IFLR1000 2010 - 2018  ranked Johan as a "Leading Lawyer" for Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, Restructuring and Insolvency, Energy and Infrastructure, Project finance.
• Africa Legal Awards 2014 Banking, Finance and Restructuring Team of the Year 2014 for Peermont Global’s R16bn capital restructure