Vivek Ramsaroop
Vivek Ramsaroop is a Director in our Corporate & Commercial practice. Vivek has extensive experience in all aspects of M&A, and in particular private equity and venture capital transactional work, having practiced at top-tier American, European and African law firms.
About Vivek
About Vivek
Vivek joined CDH in 2023 as an Excutive Director and become Director in 2024.
Credentials
Credentials
Education
- Bus Sci Economics Honours, UCT
- LLB, UCT
Languages
Languages
- English
About Vivek
Vivek joined CDH in 2023 as an Excutive Director and become Director in 2024.
Credentials
Education
- Bus Sci Economics Honours, UCT
- LLB, UCT
Languages
- English
Experience
Esquared
Advised Esquared on investments in Nucleus Group and Pele Green Energy.
Infrastructure fund
Advised prominent Africa-focused infrastructure fund on fund raise and restructuring.
Multinational telecoms company
Advised multinational telecoms company in relation to EMEA fintech JV.
Carlyle
Advised Carlyle on exit from Tessara to Agrofresh.
Capitalworks
Advised Capitalworks in relation to investment in Petmin.
African software companies
Advised a16Z in relation to acquisition of African software companies.
US PE fund majority investor
Advised prominent US PE fund majority investor in multi-jurisdictional auction process in a regulated SA sector.
Advised Hg
Advised Hg in the following transactions; acquisition alongside TA Associates in IFS and WorkWave businesses - $10 billion; and acquisition of 50% stake in Waystone alongside Montagu ~ $1.4 billion.
Revalize
Acquisition of Revalize ~ EUR750m. This was a US deal that involved a coinvestment alongside TA Associates.
News
ESG and corporate compliance: Adapting to disclosure and sustainability requirements
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) refers to a set of criteria used to evaluate a company’s performance beyond financial metrics, focusing on its impact on the environment,...
The implications of South Africa’s G20 presidency on FDI and deal-making in South Africa’s economy
South Africa assumed the Group of Twenty (G20) presidency on 1 December 2024 and will hold this role until 30 November 2025; positioning itself to influence global economic policies...
