It has been noted by some partners that Bell Dewar is a firm that does not figure too much in M&A, but its deal flow does reflect steady activity and some interesting deals in 2011.The firm is noted for its resources expertise in this area and this is borne out, with a team led by director Nicola Jackson advising ArcelorMittal SA, on its first acquisition of a mining asset, Coza Mining, which owns a prospecting right for iron ore, in May 2011....
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It has been noted by some partners that Bell Dewar is a firm that does not figure too much in M&A, but its deal flow does reflect steady activity and some interesting deals in 2011.
The firm is noted for its resources expertise in this area and this is borne out, with a team led by director Nicola Jackson advising ArcelorMittal SA, on its first acquisition of a mining asset, Coza Mining, which owns a prospecting right for iron ore, in May 2011.
Another deal entailed the team working with Bakwena Ba-Mogopa Traditional Community, a company that is in a venture with Xstrata South Africa in which the pair share earnings and pool operations. The Community acquired a 26% interest in the Rhovan Vanadium mine in the North West Province in April 2011.
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Bell Dewar has a competition practice led by Stephen Langbridge, a highly respected antitrust practitioner, but partners remark that there is not much of a team around him."Bell Dewar has no dedicated team really, so it merits that ranking there," comments a peer....
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Bell Dewar has a competition practice led by Stephen Langbridge, a highly respected antitrust practitioner, but partners remark that there is not much of a team around him.
"Bell Dewar has no dedicated team really, so it merits that ranking there," comments a peer.
Be that as it may, Langbridge, alongside Neil McKenzie, has been doing a lot of work, including advising on regulatory matters for mining companies and, in its biggest mandate, representing ArcelorMittal South Africa in litigation proceedings before the Competition Tribunal and Appeal Court in connection with allegations of cartel conduct being perpetrated in the steel sector. This case is still awaiting judgement.
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