Josh Da Costa

Josh completed his articles at Norton Rose Fulbright in 2023, before joining Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr as an Associate in 2024. He was admitted as an Attorney of the High Court of South Africa in 2025.

• Advised the AIIM managed IDEAS Fund and its affiliated entities on the restructuring of the IDEAS Fund and all its underlying renewable energy and infrastructure assets to constitute an integrated renewable energy platform known as Anthem, which is one of South Africa's largest Independent Power Producers, and which included advising the IDEAS Fund on the introduction of Mahlako Energy Fund and Norfund as investors in Anthem.

• Advised Rejem-Linton JV (a joint venture between Rejem Property Development and Linton Projects) on the disposal of its equity stake in the Newmarket Sub-acute Hospital Facility to the Nurture Healthcare Group.

• Advised Old Mutual Private Equity on its headline acquisition of a majority shareholding in the pan-African education group Honoris United Universities, which included advising on a UK-law governed Warranty Deed.

• Advised the African Infrastructure Investment Managers managed IDEAS Renewable I Fund, on the disposal of its equity stake in three REIPPPP projects, namely Jeffreys Bay Wind Farm and the Kalkbult and Linde Solar PV Farms.

• Advised Middle Lusutfu Hydropower Proprietary Limited, African Clean Energy Developments Proprietary Limited, Energy Infrastructure Managers South Africa Proprietary Limited, and the African Infrastructure Investment Managers managed IDEAS Infrastructure II Fund on the successful financial close of the 13.5MW Lower Maguduza Hydro Power Scheme project, a first-of-its-kind hydroelectric renewable energy project in Eswatini.

• Advised Prescient Investment Management Limited (acting as agent on behalf of Prescient Clean Energy and Infrastructure Debt Fund) in relation to a secured facility provided to Witberg RROT Proprietary Limited in relation to the development of the 108MW Witberg Wind Farm.

• Part of the cross-border team that advised Infinity Power in connection with its acquisition of the entire shareholding of Lekela Power, an Africa-based wind power platform, from a consortium led by Actis and Mainstream.

• Advising a number of clients in relation to ongoing secondary transactions in the renewable energy sector in South Africa.

• Advising various developers, sponsors and project companies in relation to various ongoing project development and project finance transactions in the renewable energy sector in South Africa.

• Conducting a number of complex due diligence investigations in various industries and sectors in South Africa.

• Advised Futuregrowth Asset Management (Pty) Ltd relation to multiple secured senior and mezzanine debt facilities provided to the Africrest group of companies in connection with the financing of new property developments across South Africa.

• Advised a Mauritius-based global fund manager (as Lender) in relation to two cross-border secured multi-tranche term facilities provided to a global juice group (as Borrower).

• Advised a US-based hedge fund (managed by a UK-based global impact investment management company) (as Lender) in connection with a cross-border secured credit facility provided to a South African-based receivables finance company (as Borrower).

• Advised a Luxembourg-incorporated reserved alternative investment fund (managed by a US-based global impact investment manager) (as Lender) in connection with a South African law governed secured debt facility (with related English law governed security documents) provided to a South African vehicle rental company (as Borrower).

• Advised a UK-based global impact investment management company (as Lender) in connection with a South African law governed term loan facility provided to a South African-based manufacturer of trailers and tankers for local and international markets (as Borrower).