Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr (CDH) is a South African firm with a pan-African focus. Founded in 1853, it has grown to its current state through mergers and now employs more than 350 lawyers across offices in Johannesburg, Cape Town, and Stellenbosch. The firm advised on acquisition financing, project financing, bond and note issues, energy and mining projects, secondary share offerings, acquisitions and mergers.
The firm advised Retailability and its subsidiaries on the disposal to Pepkor Trading and its subsidiaries of 462 retail stores in South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Lesotho and eSwatini.
The firm is advising
Old Mutual on funding the development of a 13.5MW hydro generation plant in Eswatini known as the Middle Lusutfu Hydropower electricity project.
The firm advised Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa (IDC) and
Standard Bank on all aspects of a ZAR 2 billion bond issuance.
Central Energy Fund, Standard Bank of South Africa, MTN, Redefine Properties, and Trident Energy
Fragomen.
"Johan De Lange from Banking, Finance & Projects at Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr advised on the complex transaction which included different class of funders, from Development Finance Institutions and an Australian Bank.” - Banking and Finance Client
“Experienced financing team and the ability to tap expertise across different sectors in the market offering the best service to the clients. Works well under pressure and complex deals. It has been a great source of support for Ashburton Legal to ensure our legal risks are managed on credit investments.” - Banking and Finance Client
“Deep knowledge, responsiveness, and tactical execution.” - M&A Client
“Good relationship management, good turnaround time, team is commercial, and mandates are properly managed.” - M&A Client
“Value-add and Communication.” - M&A Client
“The team is dynamic, solutions driven and have quick turnaround times.” - M&A Client
“Very professional, great advice, great to work with.” - M&A Client
“Great industry-specific knowledge; highly responsive team that is easy to work with.” - M&A Client
“Dedication and responsiveness.” - Project finance Client
“The team have exceptional knowledge, and they are always able to call on someone who is a specialist in the field.” - Restructuring Client
“He is solutions driven, always calm and has a depth of knowledge.” - Andre de Lange
“Very professional, great solutions, great to work with, efficient.” - Andre de Lange
“Highly knowledgeable, good attention to detail, great response and turnaround time.” - Dane Kruger
“His knowledge of our business is deep, and he matches that with outstanding core knowledge in the work we need him for.” - David Thompson
“Excellent knowledge of our business, has a great team working for him, ability to explain complex legal matters, ability to find solutions to complex issues.” - Ian Hayes
“He is able to distill very complex issues into manage complex situations.” - Johan de Lange
“Engagement and quality advice.” - Mashudu Mphafudi
“Mohammed is the lead partner for the Ashburton engagement; he brings depth of experience to the deals and provides comfort that our legal position will be protected. He is always accessible, which is key given the tight deadlines for our deals." - Mohammed Saib
“She rounds up the team as necessary and gets goal congruence within the team.” - Zakiya Shaik
“Communicates well and meets deadlines.” - Zakiya Shaik
