Storm Arends

After completing our vacation programme and accepting an offer for Practical Vocational Training in 2018, Storm joined the firm as a Candidate Attorney in 2021. During her time as a Candidate Attorney, Storm gained experience in our Dispute Resolution, Employment Law, Oil & Gas and Corporate & Commercial practice areas.  In 2023, Storm was retained as an Associate in our Corporate & Commercial practice.

• Assisting with managing and conducting due diligence investigations and preparing due diligence reports.

• Drafting and reviewing commercial agreements such as sale of shares agreements, share purchase agreements, asset sale agreements, sale of business agreements, subscription agreements, marketing agreements, services agreements, technical feasibility funding agreements and consultancy agreements.

• Assisting various clients with company secretarial matters such incorporating companies and amending their existing memorandums of incorporation.

• Drafting bespoke memorandums of incorporations and shareholders agreements for various clients.

• Assisting various clients with company structuring and restructures and asset-for-share transactions in terms of section 42 of the Income Tax Act 58 of 1962 for onshore and offshore structures.

• Advising PPC Limited in respect of the disposal of its 51% of the issued share capital of CIMERWA PLC to National Cement Holding Limited.

• Assisting with Telesure Investment Holdings Proprietary Limited's sale of 100% of the issued share capital of 1Life Insurance Limited to Clientèle Limited in exchange for 26% of the issued share capital of Clientèle Limited.

• Assisting Vodacom Tanzania Public Limited Company in respect of the acquisition of 100% of Smile Communications Tanzania Limited.

• The Legal 500 EMEA 2025 recommended Storm for commercial, corporate/M&A.