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South Africa

44 announced deals involving South Africa, most recent first, with the firms that advised on each.

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Clifford Chance advises MTN Group on strategic partnership to accelerate AI-ready digital infrastructure across Africa 22 Oct 2026
Joint Venture Technology Clifford Chance 6 NAMED
Clifford Chance advises on US$2.3bn bridge financing and A$1.25bn take-out facility for Gold Fields’ acquisition of Gold Road 29 Dec 2025
Banking & Finance Mining & Metals Clifford Chance USD 2.30bn 14 NAMED
DLA Piper advises South Africa’s leading banks on SARB shareholding in PayInc 20 Nov 2025
M&A Financial Services DLA Piper 5 NAMED
Linklaters advises the underwriters on the IPO of Optasia, South Africa’s largest IPO in 2025 14 Nov 2025
Capital Markets & IPO Technology Linklaters ZAR 6.50bn 3 NAMED
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer advises Airlink on leasing agreement for 10 new Embraer aircraft 23 Oct 2025
Banking & Finance Transport & Logistics Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer 3 NAMED
Hogan Lovells advises MTN Zakhele Futhi on a ZAR 3 billion private placement of ordinary shares of MTN Group 23 Jun 2025
Capital Markets & IPO Telecoms & Media Hogan Lovells Cadwalader ZAR 3bn 2 NAMED
DLA Piper advises SolarAfrica Energy on the financing of its 114 MW SunCentral 1 PV Plant and Main Transmission Substation 26 Feb 2025
Project Finance Energy DLA Piper ZAR 2.20bn 6 NAMED
Hogan Lovells advises on the US$890 million equity offering by Varun Beverages 3 Dec 2024
Capital Markets & IPO Consumer & Retail Hogan Lovells Cadwalader USD 890m 7 NAMED
Hogan Lovells advises Literacy Capital plc on its minority investment in amplify5 7 Nov 2024
Private Equity & Buyouts Other Hogan Lovells Cadwalader 10 NAMED
DLA Piper advises FirstRand on HSBC South Africa transaction 5 Oct 2024
M&A Financial Services DLA Piper 15 NAMED
Linklaters advises Metair Investments on its contemplated disposal of Turkish Mutlu Group 19 Sept 2024
M&A Industrials & Manufacturing LinklatersWebber WentzelTaboglu Attorneys USD 110m 5 NAMED
DLA Piper advises IFC and Lenmed Hospital Group in expanding healthcare services 13 Aug 2024
Banking & Finance Healthcare & Life Sciences DLA PiperDLA Piper ZAR 200m 3 NAMED
DLA Piper advises ZZ2 and Mahela partnership on equity investment 5 Aug 2024
Venture Capital & Growth Agriculture & Food DLA Piper 7 NAMED
DLA Piper advises Haier Smart Home on ZAR2.45bn Electrolux South Africa subsidiary acquisition 25 Jul 2024
M&A Consumer & Retail DLA PiperWinstanley Inc. ZAR 2.45bn 13 NAMED
DLA Piper advises ES-KO and Phatisa on International Facilities Services (IFS) acquisition 16 Jul 2024
M&A Professional Services DLA Piper 13 NAMED
Freshfields advises ZF Chassis Modules on the financing of a joint venture with FoxConn 17 May 2024
Banking & Finance Industrials & Manufacturing FreshfieldsMcCarthy TétraultBowmans +2 16 NAMED
Dentons advises Energy Fuels on transformational acquisition of Base Resources 9 May 2024
M&A Mining & Metals Dentons AUD 375m 9 NAMED
DLA Piper advises Multichoice on USD1.9 billion takeover by Canal+ 11 Apr 2024
M&A Telecoms & Media DLA Piper USD 1.90bn 9 NAMED
DLA Piper advises on funding for South Africa’s largest wind farm 11 Apr 2024
Project Finance Energy DLA Piper ZAR 4bn 3 NAMED
Mayer Brown advises Travel Counsellors on acquisition of travel technology platform Planisto 18 Jan 2024
M&A Technology Mayer Brown 4 NAMED
Linklaters advises iCON Infrastructure on the acquisition of Alliance Medical 15 Oct 2023
M&A Healthcare & Life Sciences LinklatersWebber Wentzel GBP 910m 15 NAMED
Latham & Watkins Advises on Business Combination Between Powerfleet and MiX Telematics 13 Oct 2023
M&A Technology Latham & Watkins LLP 2 NAMED
Clifford Chance advises Capital Square Partners and Movate on acquisition of TSD Global 12 Oct 2023
M&A Clifford Chance 14 NAMED
Hogan Lovells advises FMO on its co-investment into Commercial Cold Holdings Limited 25 Aug 2023
Private Equity & Buyouts Real Estate Hogan Lovells Cadwalader 2 NAMED
Clifford Chance advises Actis on the US$1 billion sale of Africa’s second largest renewables company 22 Jun 2023
M&A Energy Clifford Chance USD 1bn 6 NAMED
Hogan Lovells advises FMO on its investment in Merensky Timber 11 May 2023
Venture Capital & Growth Agriculture & Food Hogan Lovells Cadwalader 4 NAMED
Dentons advises on the acquisition of Cardies by Card Factory 6 May 2023
M&A Consumer & Retail Dentons 3 NAMED
Baker McKenzie Advised RCL Foods on its ZAR 1.25 billion sale of Vector Logistics to A.P. Møller Capital 7 Apr 2023
M&A Transport & Logistics Baker McKenzieWebber Wentzel ZAR 1.25bn 3 NAMED
Herbert Smith Freehills advises Lufthansa Group on the sale of the global catering business 6 Apr 2023
M&A Hospitality & Leisure Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer 33 NAMED
Kirkland Advises Apex Group on Acquisition of Efficient Group 17 Mar 2023
M&A Financial Services Kirkland & Ellis 10 NAMED
Linklaters advises the secured creditors on the restructuring of approximately ZAR 7.3 billion of debt for Cell C Limited 13 Oct 2022
Restructuring & Insolvency Telecoms & Media Linklaters ZAR 7.30bn 6 NAMED
Dentons advises on launch of Circle K franchise in South Africa 28 Sept 2022
Other Hospitality & Leisure Dentons 2 NAMED
DLA Piper advises on Pan-African Starsight Energy and SolarAfrica Energy merger 26 Sept 2022
M&A Energy DLA Piper 14 NAMED
Clifford Chance advises Sinosteel on antitrust aspects of its acquisition of control of Samancor Chrome 19 Sept 2022
M&A Mining & Metals Clifford ChanceBowmans 2 NAMED
Hogan Lovells advises SOLA Group on the corporate aspects of its two 100 MW solar power projects in South Africa 13 Sept 2022
Energy & Infrastructure Energy Hogan Lovells CadwaladerPinsent Masons 4 NAMED
DLA Piper advises on the refinancing of Africa’s sole concentrated photovoltaic solar plant 2 Aug 2022
Banking & Finance Energy DLA Piper 4 NAMED
Clifford Chance advises Actis and Mainstream on the sale of Lekela Power in Africa’s biggest renewable energy deal 18 Jul 2022
M&A Energy Clifford Chance 7 NAMED
Dentons advises Draslovka on its acquisition of the sodium cyanide business from Sasol 20 Jul 2021
M&A Industrials & Manufacturing DentonsPwC USD 95m 21 NAMED
Linklaters advises arrangers and underwriters on the financing for Astorg’s acquisition of Corialis 2 Jun 2021
Banking & Finance Linklaters EUR 629m 8 NAMED
RPC advises Optio on acquisition of Northcourt, leading nuclear risk specialist 17 May 2021
M&A Insurance RPC 1 NAMED
DLA Piper advises Allied Electronics Corporation on disposal of UK subsidiary 11 Mar 2021
M&A Technology DLA PiperDLA Piper 7 NAMED
DLA Piper advises Syngenta on the acquisition of South African Sensako Group 17 Aug 2020
M&A Agriculture & Food DLA Piper 10 NAMED
Kirkland Advises Starwood Capital Group on Acquisition of 29.42% Stake in RDI REIT 30 Jun 2020
M&A Real Estate Kirkland & Ellis GBP 106m 5 NAMED
Linklaters advises Investec on the demerger and listing of its asset management business – Ninety-One 23 Mar 2020
Capital Markets & IPO Financial Services Linklaters 1 NAMED