Advising a bidder on draft agreements in respect of the acquisition of a coal mine.
Advising various mining companies on the acquisition of prospecting rights/mining rights or shares in the company that holds such rights.
Advising on the acquisition of various gypsum mines as a sale of business.
Advising a well-known mining company listed on the JSE in an asset for share transaction.
Advising on share exchange transactions.
Advising, negotiating, drafting and vetting of transactional agreements for both local and international clients, which either involved the purchase of shares in a company or the incorporation of a SPV and the transfer of a mining/prospecting right into the SPV.
Advising on various acquisition of mining/prospecting rights in the coal and chrome sector.
Advising, negotiating and drafting of coal supply and offtake agreements as well as drafting opinions and providing advice when a coal supplier is in breach of its obligations.
Representing a client to defend an AFSA arbitration with a claim of US$5m relating to a cross-border merger and acquisition involving approvals from the South African Reserve Bank.
Representing a client in arbitration relating to a transaction that failed due to a change in Reserve Bank directive.
Assisting a mining company and its related companies to commence with business rescue proceedings, restructuring the business, implement a business rescue plan, and successfully terminate their respective business rescue proceedings.
Advising on implementation of business rescue proceedings and working together with the technical team and business rescue practitioner during business rescue proceedings.
Advising on regulatory aspects relating to a debt restructure as local counsel to an international law firm.
Advising an international commodity company on a pre-payment facility repayable via manganese ore offtake from various mining operations.
Advising and drafting of agreements for the acquisition of exclusive prospecting licenses in Namibia.
Involved in negotiations of a complex transaction on behalf of a well-known international group that was selling one of its Nigerian subsidiaries. Part of the business was sold as a sale of business and the remainder, together with the shares of the company, was sold simultaneously to a third party.
Advising on management buy-out of a well-known insurance company (a subsidiary of a UK company), involving a mixture of SA and UK law.
Acting for clients in Zambia, Namibia, Zimbabwe, DRC, Nigeria, and the UK.
Advising on and drafting of section 11 applications, which involved either the transfer of a controlling interest in a company or the transfer of a mining/prospecting right to a new legal entity.
Advising and drafting of section 102 applications.
Advising and successfully objecting to an appeal lodged against the decision of the DMRE to grant our client a prospecting right.
Advising clients and attending to PAIA applications.
Assisting various clients with obtaining dates for execution of rights and attending to the notarial execution of rights and registrations at MPTRO.
Liaising with DMRE on behalf of clients in respect of appeals, granting of rights, executions, response to section 93 notices, etc.
Advising on restructure to comply with black ownership requirements.
Advising and commenting on offtake agreements for coal, acting on behalf of seller or purchaser.
Liaising with communities and the creation of trusts to further Mining Charter requirements.
Advising and assisting clients with prospecting right and/or mining right applications and submission to the DMRE.
Assisting clients with resolving issues raised by the Minerals and Petroleum Titles Registration Office to have mining/prospecting rights registered.
