Thato Sentle

Thato started as a Candidate Attorney at Allen & Overy (South Africa) LLP and went on to be a Vacational Student at ENSafrica and Webber Wentzel. He joined CDH as an Associate. Thato was promoted to Senior Associate in 2024.

• Thato's experience includes advising major domestic and international banks in project finance deals and debt financing deals. The deals would range from oil and gas to mining, renewable energy and even aircraft financing in some instances. He has also participated in multijurisdictional due diligences and engaged local counsel in jurisdictions where his firm had no presence.

• Absa Bank Limited (acting through its Corporate and Investment Banking division) in relation to a USD8,000,000 revolving credit facility provided to an African stock leasing entity. 

• Absa Bank Limited (acting through its Corporate and Investment Banking division) in relation to a ZAR900,000,000 credit facility provided to a South African pharmaceutical entity.

   

• Absa Bank Limited (acting through its Corporate and Investment Banking division) in relation to a ZAR150,000,000 revolving credit facility provided to a South African minibus taxi entity. 

• Absa Bank Limited (acting through its Corporate and Investment Banking division) in relation to the amendment and restatement of the ZAR3,500,000,000 credit facility provided to an African based telecommunications entity. 

   

• FirstRand Bank Limited (acting through its Rand Merchant Bank division) in relation to the amendment and restatement of the ZAR1,500,000,000 revolving credit facility provided to a South African platinum mining house.   

   

• Nedbank Limited on a ZAR483,000,000 credit facility provided to one of South Africa’s up and coming coal mining houses. 

• The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited in relation to a  EUR300,000,000 term loan facility to an East African government entity.   

   

•  The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited in relation to the amendment of the ZAR3,500,000,000 term and revolving facilities agreement previously provided to a South African real estate entity.

• The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited in relation to a ZAR1,500,000,000 term facility provided to a Guernsey entity.

• The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited in relation to the amendment and restatement of a term credit facility previously advanced to an American investor owned power utility.