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

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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 VALUE DISCLOSED TEAM NAMED
DLA Piper advises South Africa’s leading banks on SARB shareholding in PayInc 20 Nov 2025
M&A Financial Services DLA Piper TEAM 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 VALUE DISCLOSED TEAM 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 TEAM 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 VALUE DISCLOSED TEAM 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 VALUE DISCLOSED TEAM NAMED
Hogan Lovells advises on the US$890 million equity offering by Varun Beverages 3 Dec 2024
Capital Markets & IPO Consumer & Retail Hogan Lovells VALUE DISCLOSED TEAM NAMED
Hogan Lovells advises Literacy Capital plc on its minority investment in amplify5 7 Nov 2024
Private Equity & Buyouts Other Hogan Lovells TEAM NAMED
DLA Piper advises FirstRand on HSBC South Africa transaction 5 Oct 2024
M&A Financial Services DLA Piper TEAM NAMED
Linklaters advises Metair Investments on its contemplated disposal of Turkish Mutlu Group 20 Sept 2024
M&A Industrials & Manufacturing LinklatersWebber WentzelTaboglu Attorneys VALUE DISCLOSED TEAM NAMED
Linklaters advises Metair Investments on its contemplated disposal of Turkish Mutlu Group 19 Sept 2024
M&A Industrials & Manufacturing LinklatersWebber WentzelTaboglu Attorneys VALUE DISCLOSED TEAM NAMED
DLA Piper advises IFC and Lenmed Hospital Group in expanding healthcare services 13 Aug 2024
Banking & Finance Healthcare & Life Sciences DLA PiperDLA Piper VALUE DISCLOSED TEAM NAMED
DLA Piper advises ZZ2 and Mahela partnership on equity investment 5 Aug 2024
Venture Capital & Growth Agriculture & Food DLA Piper TEAM 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. VALUE DISCLOSED TEAM NAMED
DLA Piper advises ES-KO and Phatisa on International Facilities Services (IFS) acquisition 16 Jul 2024
M&A Professional Services DLA Piper TEAM NAMED
Freshfields advises ZF Chassis Modules on the financing of a joint venture with FoxConn 17 May 2024
Banking & Finance Industrials & Manufacturing Freshfields Bruckhaus DeringerMcCarthy TétraultCreel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez +2 TEAM NAMED
Dentons advises Energy Fuels on transformational acquisition of Base Resources 9 May 2024
M&A Mining & Metals Dentons VALUE DISCLOSED TEAM NAMED
DLA Piper advises Multichoice on USD1.9 billion takeover by Canal+ 11 Apr 2024
M&A Telecoms & Media DLA Piper VALUE DISCLOSED TEAM NAMED
DLA Piper advises on funding for South Africa’s largest wind farm 11 Apr 2024
Project Finance Energy DLA Piper VALUE DISCLOSED TEAM NAMED
Mayer Brown advises Travel Counsellors on acquisition of travel technology platform Planisto 18 Jan 2024
M&A Technology Mayer Brown TEAM NAMED
Linklaters advises iCON Infrastructure on the acquisition of Alliance Medical 15 Oct 2023
M&A Healthcare & Life Sciences LinklatersWebber Wentzel VALUE DISCLOSED TEAM NAMED
Latham & Watkins Advises on Business Combination Between Powerfleet and MiX Telematics 13 Oct 2023
M&A Technology Latham & Watkins LLP TEAM NAMED
Clifford Chance advises Capital Square Partners and Movate on acquisition of TSD Global 12 Oct 2023
M&A Clifford Chance TEAM NAMED
Hogan Lovells advises FMO on its co-investment into Commercial Cold Holdings Limited 25 Aug 2023
Private Equity & Buyouts Real Estate Hogan Lovells TEAM 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 VALUE DISCLOSED TEAM NAMED
Hogan Lovells advises FMO on its investment in Merensky Timber 11 May 2023
Venture Capital & Growth Agriculture & Food Hogan Lovells TEAM NAMED
Dentons advises on the acquisition of Cardies by Card Factory 6 May 2023
M&A Consumer & Retail Dentons TEAM 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 VALUE DISCLOSED TEAM 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 TEAM NAMED
Kirkland Advises Apex Group on Acquisition of Efficient Group 17 Mar 2023
M&A Financial Services Kirkland & Ellis TEAM 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 VALUE DISCLOSED TEAM NAMED
Dentons advises on launch of Circle K franchise in South Africa 28 Sept 2022
Other Hospitality & Leisure Dentons TEAM NAMED
DLA Piper advises on Pan-African Starsight Energy and SolarAfrica Energy merger 26 Sept 2022
M&A Energy DLA Piper TEAM 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 TEAM 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 LovellsPinsent Masons TEAM NAMED
DLA Piper advises on the refinancing of Africa’s sole concentrated photovoltaic solar plant 2 Aug 2022
Banking & Finance Energy DLA Piper TEAM NAMED
Clifford Chance advises Actis and Mainstream on the sale of Lekela Power in Africa’s biggest renewable energy deal 19 Jul 2022
M&A Energy Clifford Chance TEAM 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 TEAM NAMED
Dentons advises Draslovka on its acquisition of the sodium cyanide business from Sasol 20 Jul 2021
M&A Industrials & Manufacturing DentonsPwC VALUE DISCLOSED TEAM NAMED
Linklaters advises arrangers and underwriters on the financing for Astorg’s acquisition of Corialis 2 Jun 2021
Banking & Finance Linklaters VALUE DISCLOSED TEAM NAMED
RPC advises Optio on acquisition of Northcourt, leading nuclear risk specialist 17 May 2021
M&A Insurance RPC TEAM NAMED
DLA Piper advises Allied Electronics Corporation on disposal of UK subsidiary 11 Mar 2021
M&A Technology DLA PiperDLA Piper TEAM NAMED
DLA Piper advises Syngenta on the acquisition of South African Sensako Group 17 Aug 2020
M&A Agriculture & Food DLA Piper TEAM NAMED
Kirkland Advises Starwood Capital Group on Acquisition of 29.42% Stake in RDI REIT 30 Jun 2020
M&A Real Estate Kirkland & Ellis VALUE DISCLOSED TEAM 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 TEAM NAMED