André de Lange

André began his career as a Candidate Attorney in 1993 at Hofmeyr van der Merwe Inc. (now Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr) in Johannesburg. In 1998, he was appointed as a Director.

• Involved in a number of prominent merger and take-over transactions, including transactions effected by schemes of arrangement, and hostile take-overs.

• Involved in a number of listings of companies on the JSE and the alternative exchange of the JSE.

• • Advising a number of large listed company groups in complying with the Companies Act, King IV and King V.

• Advised Remgro in their facilitation of Mediclinic's acquisitions of interests in Spire and Al Noor in the United Kingdom.

• Advised Remgro in the issue of exchangeable bonds listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.

• Advised Remgro in their R9billion rights issue.

• • Advised Mediclinic in the acquisition by Remgro and Mediterranean Shipping Company of joint control over Mediclinic and the delisting of Mediclinic from the London Stock Exchange and the JSE.

• Providing private hospital regulatory advice to Mediclinic, including representing Mediclinic in the Competition Commission's Healthcare Market Inquiry and in their submissions and responses in respect of the proposed National Health Insurance.

• Advised Mediclinic in the acquisitions of a number of hospitals and related facilities and businesses in South Africa.

• Advised PSG Group in its unbundling of its shareholding in Capitec Bank and the subsequent unbundling of substantially all PSG Group' listed investments to its shareholders, and the delisting of PSG Group from the JSE.

• Advised Volaris (a subsidiary of Canadian Constellation Software) in its acquisition of control over JSE listed Adapt IT.

• Advised Swiss incorporated and listed Richemont in the termination of its depositary receipt programme on the JSE and the listing of it’s A shares and A warrants as a secondary listing on the JSE.

• Advised We Buy Cars in their pre-listing capital raising and ultimate listing on the JSE.

• Advised Terrasan Group Limited in the sale of the greater part of its business to Sea Harvest.

• Advised Primary Health Properties PLC (a company with a primary listing on the London Stock Exchange and a secondary listing on the JSE) in its acquisition of control over Assura plc (similarly, a company with a primary listing on the London Stock Exchange and a secondary listing on the JSE).

• Advised the Jannie Mouton Stigting and Curro Holdings Limited in the acquisition by the Jannie Mouton Stigting of all the shares in Curro and the subsequent delisting of Curro from the JSE and its conversion into a non-profit company and registration as a public benefit organization.

• Advised Senwes Limited in its public share offering to Senwes' clients participating in Senwes' AgriRewards Scheme.

• The Legal 500 EMEA 2025 recommended Andre in commercial, corporate/M&A
• The Legal 500 EMEA 2022 recommended Andre in banking & finance.
• IFLR1000, 2020 edition André received the following recognition: “He provided a very high level of output. He has excellent turnaround times and is excellent at proposing solutions.” “He is experienced, knowledgeable, calm and precise.”