Josh Da Costa
Josh Da Costa is an Associate in our Corporate & Commercial practice. Josh advises on all areas of corporate and commercial law including, among other things, corporate governance issues, local and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions, formation, structuring and restructuring of companies, and complex due diligence investigations. Josh also regularly advises on corporate finance (debt and equity) as well as project finance and project development.
About Josh
About Josh
Josh completed his articles at Norton Rose Fulbright in 2023, before joining Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr as an Associate Designate in 2024. He was admitted as an Attorney of the High Court of South Africa in 2025. Josh has experience in all areas of corporate and commercial law including, among other things, local and cross-border mergers and acquisitions and private equity transactions, as well as banking and finance law including corporate bilateral and syndicated lending and project finance.
Credentials
Credentials
Education
- BCom in Management Studies (major in Economics), University of Cape Town (2018)
- LLB (cum laude), Stellenbosch University (2021)
- Admission as an Attorney: 2025
Memberships
- Loan Market Association (LMA)
Languages
Languages
- English
About Josh
Josh completed his articles at Norton Rose Fulbright in 2023, before joining Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr as an Associate Designate in 2024. He was admitted as an Attorney of the High Court of South Africa in 2025. Josh has experience in all areas of corporate and commercial law including, among other things, local and cross-border mergers and acquisitions and private equity transactions, as well as banking and finance law including corporate bilateral and syndicated lending and project finance.
Credentials
Education
- BCom in Management Studies (major in Economics), University of Cape Town (2018)
- LLB (cum laude), Stellenbosch University (2021)
- Admission as an Attorney: 2025
Memberships
- Loan Market Association (LMA)
Languages
- English
Experience
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 funds, in what was, at the time, Africa's biggest renewable energy deal, making Infinity Power the largest renewable energy company in Africa.
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).
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