SOUTH AFRICA Law and Practice Contributed by: Michael Katz, Matthew Morrison, Madison Liebmann and Sinovuyo Damane, ENS
ENS is Africa’s largest law firm. With over 600 spe - cialist practitioners, it has the capacity to deliver on clients’ requirements across all major industries and the African continent. The corporate commer - cial team is the largest in Africa and services leading clients across the full spectrum of business mergers and major deals. It has the capacity to work simul - taneously on many substantial M&A deals. The firm prides itself on its deep expertise and extensive ex -
perience in advising on the legal aspects of doing business in Africa, through its in-depth knowledge of the complexities and nuances of the legal and regulatory frameworks in each country, and across borders. ENS has practitioners qualified to practise English and French law and has extensive experience in OHADA law. Their direct access to high-end, pro - fessional contacts across Africa assures consistent quality and world-class service.
Authors
Michael Katz is chairperson of ENS, specialising in corporate and commercial law, including advising on M&A, competition law, tax law,
Madison Liebmann is a senior associate at ENS. She specialises in general corporate law, M&A, and financial services law and regulation. Madison has advised privately owned companies, JSE-listed companies
privatisation and deregulation, project finance and non-recourse financing, public-private partnerships, empowerment ventures, and banking and financial markets. Michael has been involved in many large M&A transactions, both in South Africa and cross-border. He has also been involved in some high-profile hostile bids. Michael has published numerous articles, chapters and papers on legal and fiscal topics, including co-authoring the Butterworths Company Law Precedents (four volumes) and South Africa’s contribution to the United Nations’ and Harvard University’s Corporate Law Tools Project. banking and insurance sector), as well as general commercial law, private equity and BEE transactions. Matthew’s experience includes advising listed companies, retail and investment banks, insurance companies and government institutions, as well as a number of private companies and individuals. He provides coverage opinions to both underwriters and policyholders, and also has experience in the field of warranty and indemnity insurance. He is recorded on the roll of solicitors in the Supreme Court of England and Wales. Matthew Morrison is an executive at ENS. He specialises in corporate M&A, financial services law and regulation (with a focus on M&A in the
and financial institutions, and her experience includes drafting and negotiating a range of commercial agreements and conducting complex legal due diligence investigations. Madison also has several years’ experience in debt capital markets, including securitisations, as well as general debt finance, preference share funding and banking and securities law. Madison is a member of the Law Society of the Northern Provinces in South Africa.
Sinovuyo Damane is an associate designate at ENS. She has experience in general corporate law, M&A, financial services law and regulation and general corporate governance. Her experience includes
conducting due diligence investigations, drafting commercial agreements, and being involved in advising JSE-listed and unlisted companies in local and cross-border transactions.
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