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Corporate Structuring

Advice and support regarding effective corporate structuring, entity formation and restructuring, taxation related aspects, reorganizing business assets, mergers and acquisitions, takeovers, joint ventures, private equity, corporate unbundling, share structuring, securities, financing, due diligences, commercialization and all related agreements and documentation.

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Fanie Botes

Consultant, Commercial Department

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George

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044 874 1140

086 615 9449

083 284 3493

Merger retrenchments or operational cuts – Where’s the line?

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When is a retrenchment truly merger-related? The Constitutional Court’s ruling in the Coca-Cola case reshapes the debate on job cuts... and business survival.

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The proposed Vodacom-Maziv merger, combining the largest mobile operator with a key fibre player, highlights the delicate balance between competition... and public interest in mergers.

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Merging the pieces when transactions become indivisible

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On 28 June 2024, the Competition Commission published Draft Guidelines under section 79(1) of the Competition Act to address its... approach towards 'indivisible transactions.' These guidelines are aimed at providing clarity on how multiple transactions can be evaluated as a single merger filing. In this article, we explore the key elements of the Dra

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Trustee administrative duties under the spotlight

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With new reporting obligations on trustees and SARS intensifying its submission requirements in respect of trust tax returns, no trustee... can afford to ignore the administrative duties imposed upon them in terms of common law and statutory law. In this article we briefly list some of the main administrative duties falling to any trustee.

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Trustee responsibilities have become even heavier

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Electric vehicle tax incentives hold business opportunities

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A notable aspect of the recent Budget speech by Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana was the introduction of a local... electric vehicle production incentive, heralding the long-awaited strategic support for this in the motor industry and aligning South Africa with the growing international focus on electric vehicles and the phasing out of internal co

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An introduction to mergers and acquisitions in South Africa

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Mergers and Acquisitions or ‘M&As’ have become integral components of South Africa’s corporate landscape and play a crucial role in... economic growth and development. In this article, we explore the legal framework and key considerations surrounding M&A transactions in South Africa by looking at the regulatory environment, c

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Tax Evasion vs Tax Avoidance!

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Every day South Africans pay tax, whether it be for VAT charged on basic goods, fuel levies, or the dreaded... estate duty on passing. It is safe to say that with taxes lurking around every corner, it is not unforeseen that a person would look into ways to validly limit one’s tax exposure. This brings to front and centre the question of what is

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Merger retrenchments or operational cuts – Where’s the line?

27 February 2025

When is a retrenchment truly merger-related? The Constitutional Court’s ruling in the Coca-Cola case reshapes the debate on job cuts... and business survival.

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Vodacom-Maziv merger blocked: competition vs public interest

05 February 2025

The proposed Vodacom-Maziv merger, combining the largest mobile operator with a key fibre player, highlights the delicate balance between competition... and public interest in mergers.

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Merging the pieces when transactions become indivisible

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Trustee administrative duties under the spotlight

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Trustee responsibilities have become even heavier

26 June 2024

The Trust Property Control Act 57 of 1988 (“TPCA”) provides the framework for the effective and efficient operation of a... trust. The Act confers a range of statutory duties on trustees when appointed, which duties have recently been extended by the General Laws (Anti-Money Laundering and Combating Terrorism Financing) Amendment Act 22 of 2022 (“Amendment Act”) which amended the TPCA. In this article, we unpack the duties that form part of the responsibilities which are assumed when a trustee is appointed.

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Electric vehicle tax incentives hold business opportunities

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An introduction to mergers and acquisitions in South Africa

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Who may access the financial statements of a private company?

10 January 2023

It is often thought that the financial statements of a private company are like the name implies ‘private’. But how... private is this ‘private’ and who has right of access to such financial information?

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