Akhona Mdunge
Akhona Mdunge is a Senior Associate in our Corporate & Commercial practice.
About Akhona
About Akhona
Akhona began his career as a Candidate Attorney at Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr in 2020. Akhona was promoted to the position of Associate in our Corporate & Commercial practice effective 2022 and to Senior Associate effective April 2025.
Credentials
Credentials
Education
- LLB, University of Pretoria
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Year of Admission: 2022
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Registered with the Legal Practice Council
Languages
Languages
- English
- isiZulu
About Akhona
Akhona began his career as a Candidate Attorney at Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr in 2020. Akhona was promoted to the position of Associate in our Corporate & Commercial practice effective 2022 and to Senior Associate effective April 2025.
Credentials
Education
- LLB, University of Pretoria
-
Year of Admission: 2022
-
Registered with the Legal Practice Council
Languages
- English
- isiZulu
Experience
Advised SuperSport International (Pty) Ltd on the sale of its Premier Soccer League club, SuperSport United, to Siwelele FC (Pty) Ltd. As part of this transaction, we ran a competitive sale process to identify the preferred bidder and prepared and negotiated the agreements required to implement the sale.
Acted as South African legal adviser to Life Healthcare Group Holdings Limited in regard to the disposal by its UK subsidiary of its interests in Life Molecular Imaging Limited to Lantheus Radiopharmaceuticals UK Limited for a purchase consideration of approximately R13,9 billion.
Advised Airlink on the agreement reached for Qatar Airways to acquire a 25% stake in Airlink.
Advised the logistics company Nucleus Supply Chain Group on the (i) restructuring of the shareholding within its group of companies and, as part of the same transaction, (ii) introduction of a minority B-BBEE investor into the shareholding structure of its South African holding company by way of acquisitions of shares from existing shareholders.
Advised the Azelis Group on the introduction of a minority B-BBEE shareholder into the shareholding structure of its South African holding company by way of a subscription for shares. As part of this transaction, we undertook a due diligence investigation into potential B-BBEE investors with a specific focus on their B-BBEE credentials, their ability to fund the acquisition as well as their alignment with the values of the Azelis Group for purposes of the Azelis Group identifying a suitable B-BBEE partner and understanding the ease of execution of the transaction with each potential investor.
Advised the Calulo Group, a B-BBEE investment partner, on the disposal of its minority shareholding in two renewable energy companies to new B-BBEE investors by way of a sale of shares.
Providing corporate and commercial advice to companies directly and indirectly owned by traditional communities.
Providing general corporate and commercial advice and preparing legal opinions.
Drafting resolutions authorising companies to enter into loan and ancillary security agreements.
company incorporations and the registration of external companies; the deregistration of companies; the filing of annual returns and beneficial ownership and interest disclosures; and company hijacking reversal filings.
Preparing and submitting major B-BBEE transaction notifications to the B-BBEE Commission.
News
Community oversight in corporate structures
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Don’t rely on a holding company to unscramble the egg
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