Rudolph du Plessis

Partner

Johannesburg Africa Group

Rudolph is an experienced Corporate and M&A lawyer specialising in private and public M&A and equity capital raising transactions.

Based in Johannesburg, Rudolph is a well-established and respected practitioner in the South African M&A market. Having practised for more than 25 years, Rudolph's has seen a split between domestic work for South African clients, work for multinationals investing in South Africa and Sub-Saharan work for domestic and multinational clients. Rudolph advises a number of JSE listed companies on corporate governance and the South African Companies Act.

Rudolph specialises in private and public M&A and equity capital raising transactions. Rudolph advises corporates, banks and private capital investors. He also has particular expertise in cross-border M&A transactions and regularly advises foreign companies on investment in South Africa.

Rudolph is ranked by Chambers Global as a leading lawyer for Corporate and M&A in South Africa and has advised South African and international clients for more than 25 years.

Background

Rudolph is an admitted attorney and notary public in South Africa. Rudolph holds a B Juris and LLB degrees from the Northwest University in South Africa and an LLM (Corporate Law) from the University of Johannesburg.

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IHS Holding on its acquisition of over 5,000 telecommunication towers in South Africa from the MTN Group
Stanlib and Stanlib Infrastructure Investment Fund II on their investment in two solar project companies in South Africa (being Mulilo Renewable Energy Solar PV De Aar and Mulilo Renewable Energy Solar PV Prieska
Stanlib and Stanlib Infrastructure Investment Fund II on its acquisition of a majority stake in Solar Capital De Aar, a 75MW solar photovoltaic project procured under round 2 of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Procurement Programme in South Africa
CFAO (a subsidiary of Toyota Tsusho) in its acquisition of Steinhoff's Unitrans business in South Africa
Lagardère Active Radio International on its disposal of 20% of radio business Jacaranda FM and 49% of multi-media sales house Mediamark for an estimated price of ZAR 263 million (closed in February 2019)
Diageo on the disposal of United National Breweries, its sorghum beer business in South Africa, to Delta Corporation Limited (awaiting regulatory approvals)
Legae Peresec on the acquisition and creation of South Africa's largest securities business – ZAR 760 million price (closed in February 2019)
FutureGrowth, Stanlib, WIPHold and Mergence on the possible acquisition of a majority stake in AFGRI's grain silo infrastructure portfolio and grain business (closed in March 2019)
Old Mutual on the listing on the JSE as part of the managed separation of Old Mutal PLC (acting for Bank of America Merrill Lynch as financial adviser and SA sponsor)