Tobie Jordaan
Tobie Jordaan is a Director in our Dispute Resolution practice and Head of our Business Rescue, Restructuring & Insolvency sector. He focuses mainly on business rescue, business restructuring, insolvency and corporate recovery.
With a sound knowledge and ever-deepening pool of experience in business rescue, liquidation and insolvency law, Tobie is regularly instructed to represent business rescue practitioners, secured and unsecured creditors as well as investors acquiring assets from entities in business rescue, liquidators, trustees, curators, major banks, financial institutions and corporate entities.
Since his admission as an attorney, he has practiced exclusively as a business rescue and insolvency attorney. His strengths include his pragmatic and straight-up advice.
Tobie's experience covers a broad range of industry sectors, which include energy, mining and commodities, retail, telecommunications and agriculture.

About Tobie
About Tobie
Tobie joined Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr as a Candidate Attorney in 2009. He was appointed as an Associate in 2011 and was promoted to Senior Associate in 2013. Tobie was promoted to Director in 2016.
Credentials
Credentials
Education
- BComm (Law), University of Stellenbosch
- LLB, University of Stellenbosch
- Advanced Diploma in Insolvency Law, University of Pretoria cum laude
- Year of admission as an attorney: 2011
- Registered with the Legal Practice Council
Memberships
- SARIPA (South African Restructuring and Insolvency Practitioners Associations)
- Executive Committee of the SARIPA Young Bloods
- Insol International
About Tobie
Tobie joined Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr as a Candidate Attorney in 2009. He was appointed as an Associate in 2011 and was promoted to Senior Associate in 2013. Tobie was promoted to Director in 2016.
Credentials
Education
- BComm (Law), University of Stellenbosch
- LLB, University of Stellenbosch
- Advanced Diploma in Insolvency Law, University of Pretoria cum laude
- Year of admission as an attorney: 2011
- Registered with the Legal Practice Council
Memberships
- SARIPA (South African Restructuring and Insolvency Practitioners Associations)
- Executive Committee of the SARIPA Young Bloods
- Insol International
Experience
Business rescue proceedings
- Assisting business rescue practitioners in business rescue proceedings.
- Advising creditors on opposing business rescue proceedings.
- Representing secured and unsecured creditors in business rescue proceedings.
- Advising business rescue practitioners and/or potential investors on the disposal of distressed assets as mandated by creditors through an adopted business rescue plan.
Drafting
- Drafting post-commencement finance agreements.
- Drafting of liquidation and sequestration applications and litigation arising from the liquidation of companies.
- Drafting of applications for the extension of liquidators' powers.
Distressed debts
Representing the Land and Agricultural Development Bank of South Africa in a matter pertaining to the contested recovery of distressed debts totaling R250m and enforcing available securities relating to a farming operation in the North West Province.
Liquidation
Representing a BBBEE investment partner focused primarily in the energy sector in the liquidation of a construction company in the Eastern Cape. The shareholding of the construction company was acquired through a business rescue process.
ABSA and Standard Bank
Representing ABSA and Standard Bank in various business rescue and insolvency matters.
Business rescue practitioners
Acting for the business rescue practitioners of Silver Lake Trading 447 (Pty) Ltd. Silver Lake is a major coal mining company conducting its operations in Ermelo, Mpumalanga.
Acquisition of distressed assets
Representing an investor in the acquisition of distressed assets and business operations of certain motor vehicle dealerships which were placed under business rescue.
Business rescue
Representing a leading South African based Private Equity Fund Manager on a potential acquisition of the ongoing business of a branded cosmetics and household production company which was placed under business rescue.
Provisional liquidation
Representing the liquidators of Marico Chrome Corporation (Pty) Ltd (in provisional liquidation) in negotiating and concluding a mining contractor agreement as well as the disposal of the mining operations and mining equipment.
Business rescue proceedings
Representing a major creditor in respect of a contested recovery in the business rescue proceedings of Evraz Highveld Steel and Vanadium.
News

Risk it for the biscuit: Opportunities for Private Equity in Business Rescue
Private equity firms have long been known for their ability to strategically identify and act on opportunities where others may not see them, and business rescue is no exception. In...

Practical considerations when enforcing pledges and cessions of shares
When providing funding to a borrower, lenders will typically require some form of collateral or security as credit support for the funding to be provided. One form that the security...

The call should come from inside the house: Some clarity on when judgments involving a company under business rescue can be rescinded
In the recent case of CNA Operations (Pty) Ltd and others v Anglowealth Sharia (Pty) Ltd and others (CNA Operations) the Gauteng Local Division of the High Court (the Court) provided...

Business Rescue, Restructuring & Insolvency Newsletter: Volume 25 | Navigating business rescue, restructuring and insolvency during COVID-19
Just as we started gearing ourselves towards closing up this tremendously challenging year by booking our December holidays, our phones started pinging with those dreaded EskomSePush notifications...

Draft Companies Amendment Bill, 2021: what you need to know regarding the proposed amendments to Chapter 6
The recently published Draft Companies Amendment Bill, 2021 proposes the following changes to the business rescue legislative framework.

From Crisis to Opportunity: Harnessing African Investment through Restructuring

Turnaround Talks | Unpacking the Comair saga
Director and Head of our Business Rescue, Restructuring & Insolvency sector Tobie Jordaan, with Directors, Lucinde Rhoodie, Belinda Scriba, Roxanne Webster, and Associate Nseula Chilikhuma...

High Court's decision to place Comair under provisional liquidation
"Are you going to see your money again?", Morning Live host Leanne Manas says that’s the question on everyone's mind following the High Court's decision to place Comair under provisional...

WEBINAR | Navigating Business Rescue, Restructuring & Insolvency during COVID-19 | Part 2
Topics discussed included the impact of COVID-19 on South African economy, Directors’ liability when trading in financially distressed or insolvent circumstances, current legislative...

WEBINAR | Navigating Business Rescue, Restructuring & Insolvency during COVID-19
Our Business Rescue, Restructuring & Insolvency team hosted an insightful webinar which discussed essential points to be considered by businesses in financial distress, together with...

Can business rescue assist in avoiding the illusion of false optimism
Tobie Jordaan, Head of our Business Rescue, Restructuring & Insolvency sector was on Michael Avery's show on Fine Music Radio.

The recent judgment of CNA and Others v Anglowealth Sharia (Pty) Ltd and Others
In this edition of CDH's Business Rescue, Restructuring and Insolvency sector's podcast series, Tobie Jordaan, Lucinde Rhoodie, Muwanwa Ramanyimi and Jessica Osmond are joined by senior...

The stumbling blocks in the twilight zone
The recent Montic Dairy v Mazars judgment which was handed down last week has caused quite a stir in the insolvency sector.

Labour Appeal Court’s recent judgment which pertains to the business rescue of SAA
Tobie Jordaan, Director and Head of the Business Rescue, Restructuring & Insolvency Sector and Anli Bezuidenhout, Senior Associate in the Employment practice discuss the Labour Appeal...

Business Rescue and retrenchments during COVID-19
Listen as we discuss business rescue and retrenchments during COVID-19
Recognition
2020-2023
Chambers Global
Chambers Global 2022-2023 ranked Tobie Band 4 in Restructuring/Insolvency. In 2020 & 2021 he was ranked as 'Up and Coming' in Restructuring/Insolvency.

Chambers Global
Chambers Global 2022-2023 ranked Tobie Band 4 in Restructuring/Insolvency. In 2020 & 2021 he was ranked as 'Up and Coming' in Restructuring/Insolvency.
Expertise

Dispute Resolution
Our lawyers work together with clients to find business-oriented dispute resolution solutions.

Business Rescue, Restructuring & Insolvency
We have an experience team that can balance our clients' needs with the pragmatic realities they face.

Agriculture, Aquaculture & Fishing
We use our expertise across our disciplines to support our clients' growth and sustainability in the agriculture, aquaculture, and fishing sectors.