Storm Arends
Storm Arends is an Associate in our Corporate & Commercial practice.
About Storm
About Storm
After completing our vacation programme and accepting an offer for Practical Vocational Training in 2018, Storm joined the firm as a Candidate Attorney in 2021. During her time as a Candidate Attorney, Storm gained experience in our Dispute Resolution, Employment Law, Oil & Gas and Corporate & Commercial practice areas. In 2023, Storm was retained as an Associate in our Corporate & Commercial practice.
Credentials
Credentials
Education
- LLB, University of Johannesburg
- Year of admission as an attorney: July 2023
- Registered with the Legal Practice Council
Languages
Languages
- English
About Storm
After completing our vacation programme and accepting an offer for Practical Vocational Training in 2018, Storm joined the firm as a Candidate Attorney in 2021. During her time as a Candidate Attorney, Storm gained experience in our Dispute Resolution, Employment Law, Oil & Gas and Corporate & Commercial practice areas. In 2023, Storm was retained as an Associate in our Corporate & Commercial practice.
Credentials
Education
- LLB, University of Johannesburg
- Year of admission as an attorney: July 2023
- Registered with the Legal Practice Council
Languages
- English
Experience
Due diligence investigations
Assisting with managing and conducting due diligence investigations and preparing due diligence reports.
Commercial transactional agreements
Drafting and reviewing commercial agreements such as sale of shares agreements, share purchase agreements, asset sale agreements, sale of business agreements, subscription agreements, marketing agreements, services agreements, technical feasibility funding agreements and consultancy agreements.
Company secretarial matters
Assisting various clients with company secretarial matters such incorporating companies and amending their existing memorandums of incorporation.
Memorandums of incorporations
Drafting bespoke memorandums of incorporations and shareholders agreements for various clients.
Company restructures
Assisting various clients with company structuring and restructures and asset-for-share transactions in terms of section 42 of the Income Tax Act 58 of 1962 for onshore and offshore structures.
PPC Limited
Advising PPC Limited in respect of the disposal of its 51% of the issued share capital of CIMERWA PLC to National Cement Holding Limited.
Telesure Investment Holdings
Assisting with Telesure Investment Holdings Proprietary Limited's sale of 100% of the issued share capital of 1Life Insurance Limited to Clientèle Limited in exchange for 26% of the issued share capital of Clientèle Limited.
Vodacom Tanzania
Assisting Vodacom Tanzania Public Limited Company in respect of the acquisition of 100% of Smile Communications Tanzania Limited.
News
The need to know of “casual vacancies”
The stability of a company’s board of directors is vital in maintaining good corporate governance. This stability may be challenged where unforeseen circumstances, such as death, sudden...
Directors’ duties as they approach the abyss
A director is required at all times to act in the best interests of the company. “ Company ” in this context, is widely considered to be the present and future shareholders of the...
The story of the Vrrr Pha (Volkswagen Golf) gone wrong
It is trite in law that a company is a separate juristic entity. This means, among other things, that the debts of the company cannot be regarded as the debts of its shareholders or...
Call for public comments on the Upstream Petroleum Resources Development Bill
In our previous alert , we discussed the outcome of the meetings held by the Portfolio Committee on Mineral Resources and Energy (Portfolio Committee) insofar as it relates to the...
Next steps for the Upstream Petroleum Resources Development Bill
As we approach the one-year mark since the introduction of the Upstream Petroleum Resources Development Bill (UPRD Bill) in the National Assembly, we are starting to see traction for...
Market recognition
- The Legal 500 EMEA 2025 recommended Storm for commercial, corporate/M&A.
Market recognition
- The Legal 500 EMEA 2025 recommended Storm for commercial, corporate/M&A.
