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Ian Hayes

Practice Head, Director

Ian Hayes is a Director and the Head of our Corporate & Commercial practice. As evidenced through market recognition, Ian is regarded as one of South Africa's foremost M&A specialists. His areas of expertise include mergers and acquisitions, private equity, corporate finance, capital markets and structuring and restructuring of businesses.

+27 (0)11 562 1593+27 (0)83 326 4826
ian.hayes@cdhlegal.comJohannesburg
Ian Hayes

About Ian

About Ian

Ian commenced his articles at Cliffe Dekker & Todd in 1991 and remained with the firm until September 2012. Ian moved onto ENSafrica as Director, joint head and subsequently joint business unit leader of the corporate commercial department. Ian rejoined CDH in 2021.  In June 2023 he was appointed as the Head of the Corporate & Commercial practice.

Credentials

Credentials

Education

  • BA, University of the Witwatersrand
  • LLB, University of the Witwatersrand
  • Leadership in Professional Service Firms, Harvard Business School
  • Admitted as an attorney of the High Court of South Africa

Languages

Languages

  • English
  • Afrikaans

About Ian

Ian commenced his articles at Cliffe Dekker & Todd in 1991 and remained with the firm until September 2012. Ian moved onto ENSafrica as Director, joint head and subsequently joint business unit leader of the corporate commercial department. Ian rejoined CDH in 2021.  In June 2023 he was appointed as the Head of the Corporate & Commercial practice.

Credentials

Education

  • BA, University of the Witwatersrand
  • LLB, University of the Witwatersrand
  • Leadership in Professional Service Firms, Harvard Business School
  • Admitted as an attorney of the High Court of South Africa

Languages

  • English
  • Afrikaans

Experience

Adcock Ingram

Advised Adcock Ingram on the disposal of 53.47% of the entire issued share capital of Ayrton Drug Manufacturing.

Bakgatla Ba Kgafela Tribe

Advised the Bakgatla Ba Kgafela Tribe on its disposal of shares in Bakgatla Pallinghurst JV, and advised them on its disposal of shares in Itereleng Bakgatla Minerals Resources to Pilanesberg Platinum Mines.

Business Connexion

Advised Business Connexion on the acquisition by Telkom of the entire issued share capital of Business Connexion.

Capitalworks

Advised Capitalworks and certain senior management and executives of Much Asphalt on the acquisition of the business of Much Asphalt from Murray & Roberts. 

RMB Ventures and Capitalworks

Advised RMB Ventures, Capitalworks and certain senior management and executives of Ocon Brick, Technicrete and Rocla on the acquisition of the businesses of those entities from Murray & Roberts. 

Ethos and RMB Ventures

Advised a consortium led by Ethos and RMB Ventures on the acquisition of the Waco Group on its acquisition of the RTT Group.

RTT Group

Advised Ethos on its acquisition of the RTT Group.

Grindrod

Advised Grindrod on its acquisition of the entire issued ordinary share capital of Racec by way of a scheme of arrangement.

Harmony

Advised Harmony on the disposal of Evander Gold Mines to Pan African Resources, and on its acquisition of full ownership of the Hidden Valley mine in Papua New Guinea.

Kleoss and Leaf Capital

Advised Kleoss and Leaf Capital on the acquisition of a controlling interest in TrenStar.

Mpact

Advised Mpact on its acquisition of a controlling interest in Detpak South Africa on its listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.

Transpaco

Advised Transpaco on its acquisition of East Rand Plastics.

Vodacom

Advised Vodacom on its acquisition (abandoned) of Neotel; on its acquisition of an indirect 34.94% interest in Safaricom from Vodafone, and advised Vodacom Tanzania on its IPO and listing on the Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange.

Wescoal

Advised Wescoal on its acquisition of Keaton Energy.

Edcon

Advised Edcon on its various restructurings. He also advised the Business Rescue Practitioners of Edcon on the disposal of Edcon's Edgars and Jet businesses in South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Lesotho and Eswatini.

Sibanye-Stillwater

Advised Sibanye-Stillwater on its acquisition of the Sandouville nickel hydrometallurgical processing facility in Normandy, France from Eramet SA, and on its proposed acquisition of the Santa Rita nickel mine and the Serrote copper mine, both located in Brazil.

News

The need to know of “casual vacancies”

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...
Beneficial ownership: An update on beneficial ownership registration filings
Corporate & Commercial Law

Beneficial ownership: An update on beneficial ownership registration filings

Beneficial ownership filings have become a prominent administrative requirement since the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) implemented beneficial ownership filing...
Looking through the telescope: Companies Amendment Bill on beneficial ownership
Corporate & Commercial Law

Looking through the telescope: Companies Amendment Bill on beneficial ownership

The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition published the draft Companies Amendment Bill, 2021 (" Bill ") which proposes several amendments to the Companies Act No. 71 of 2008...

All articles by Ian

Market recognition

  • Chambers Global 2021 - 2024 ranked Ian in Band 1 for corporate/M&A.
  • The Legal 500 EMEA 2015–2024 included Ian in the ‘Hall of Fame’ for commercial, corporate/M&A.
  • The Legal 500 EMEA 2022–2024 recommended Ian in the ‘Hall of Fame’ for mining.
  • The Legal 500 EMEA 2022 recommended Ian for banking & finance.
  • IFLR1000 2021–2024 ranked Ian as highly regarded in capital markets: debt, capital markets: equity, energy and infrastructure, M&A, and private equity.

Market recognition

  • Chambers Global 2021 - 2024 ranked Ian in Band 1 for corporate/M&A.
  • The Legal 500 EMEA 2015–2024 included Ian in the ‘Hall of Fame’ for commercial, corporate/M&A.
  • The Legal 500 EMEA 2022–2024 recommended Ian in the ‘Hall of Fame’ for mining.
  • The Legal 500 EMEA 2022 recommended Ian for banking & finance.
  • IFLR1000 2021–2024 ranked Ian as highly regarded in capital markets: debt, capital markets: equity, energy and infrastructure, M&A, and private equity.

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