Menachem Gudelsky

After graduating cum laude from the University of Johannesburg, Menachem joined Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr as a Candidate Attorney in 2021. Menachem was appointed as an Associate in our Corporate and Commercial practice in 2023 and was admitted as an Attorney of the High Court of South Africa in the same year.

• Advised the AIIM managed IDEAS Fund and its affiliated entities on the restructuring of the IDEAS Fund and all its underlying renewable energy and infrastructure assets to constitute an integrated renewable energy platform known as Anthem, which is one of South Africa's largest Independent Power Producers, and which included advising the IDEAS Fund on the introduction of Mahlako Energy Fund and Norfund as investors in Anthem.

• Advised a start-up company in South Africa on simultaneous investments by two South African investment firms (via subscription), one UK-based fund (via loan) and one EU-based company (via a convertible loan), in respect of servicing an e-hailing app entering the South African market.

• Advised an investment firm on a purchase of a minority shareholding in one of the largest SA-based renewable energy companies, which develops, owns and operates solar and wind projects.

• Advising the founders of technology start-ups incorporated in Delaware.

• Advising local and multinational clients.

• Menachem has experience advising local and multinational clients on mergers and acquisitions, due diligence investigations, corporate reorganisations and restructures, bespoke commercial contracts, Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment, corporate governance and Companies Act and FICA compliance. He has specialised knowledge of the South African regulatory landscape, with a focus on the mining, aviation, film, industrial and logistics sectors.

• Menachem has experience in transactional work, such as drafting the transaction documents and assisting with closing of deals.

• Advised on several mergers and acquisitions in the unlisted space, including corporate actions including, share buy-backs, corporate restructuring and rights offers, as well as general commercial, corporate and regulatory issues.

• Conducting legal due diligence investigations and drafting due diligence reports and assisting with company secretarial work, including the formation of private companies, drafting of resolutions and other company constitutional documents.