Services
Corporate & Commercial Practice
We believe in partnering with our client’s vision and being solution-orientated to your unique challenges. While commercial work may often be complex, we focus on a simplified, innovative and result driven approach through personalised services. Although we believe that prevention is better than cure, we will assist you in resolving commercial disputes in the most efficient and cost effective way.
We offer value-added services in the following areas of law:
- Structuring commercial transactions such as share sales, sale of business and assets, asset for shares transactions
- Mergers, acquisitions & takeovers and intra-group transfers
- Advice on appropriate corporate structures
- Due diligence investigations
- Drafting of all related commercial agreements and other documentation
- Commercial litigation and arbitration proceedings
- Advising on best practices in corporate governance
- Contract management
Agricultural Business
We advise a number of agricultural businesses (both local and abroad) on appropriate corporate structures for business initiatives and transactions.
We understand the delicate balance between protecting the long term interest of primary producers and the unlocking of value for investors in the agricultural sector.
We offer value-added services in the following areas:
- Co-operative law
- Mergers, acquisitions & takeovers and intra-group transfers
- Restructuring and division of family businesses
- Supply, marketing and distribution agreements
- Joint venture agreements
BEE Advisory Services
We understand that every client has unique challenges, opportunities, requirements and budgets. We provide refined and concrete solutions to assist companies in attaining the appropriate BEE recognition levels. While we favour broad-based strategies that enable a fair transition of economic opportunities through ownership structures, we collaborate with your current BEE advisors and team of service providers to ensure optimisation of your BEE rating.
We offer value-added services in the following areas:
- Restructuring and ownership share structures
- Sale of business and assets
- Enterprise and supplier development restructuring
- Advise on socio economic development spending
Property Law & Notarial Services
Through strategic partnerships we provide a wide range of services in all aspects of commercial and residential property transactions and conveyancing, including advice on property development and building contracts. We provide specialised advice and services on transactions relating to agricultural land. Being an admitted notary of the High Court we can also provide related services for these special contracts and documents.
We offer value-added services in the following areas:
- Transfer of fixed properties (conveyancing)
- Registration of private mortgages and notarial bonds
- Registration of servitudes, long leases and related notarial services
- Providing advice on and litigation in respect of all property-related matters
Wills, Estates & Trusts
While pursuing the demanding challenges of business and wealth creation, our wills, estates and estate planning are often left behind. We will assist you in a personalised and understanding way through these personal matters to ensure that the needs and desires of the future generation is properly provided for through the protection of your assets.
We offer value-added services in the following areas:
- Administration of deceased estates
- Formation and registration of different types of trusts
- Complimentary notarial practice, including antenuptial contracts and documentation authentication
- Estate planning
