Webber Wentzel has been included in the International Financial Law Review's (IFLR) 2024 Africa Awards shortlist. The firm has been shortlisted in categories which include: Deals of the Year, Teams of the Year, Law Firm of the Year and National Law Firm of the Year. The firm's Managing Partner, Sally Hutton, has also been shortlisted in the IFLR Women DealMakers Hall of Fame category.
This recognition is a testament to the firm's renowned and exceptional banking & finance and corporate legal advice for clients across Africa. The categories Webber Wentzel has been shortlisted for include:
Deals of the Year
This showcases the firm's expertise in matters such as Heineken's acquisition of Distell Group and Namibian Breweries Group, Sanlam-Allianz' Joint Venture and the Mediclinic International transaction. These deals were cross-border transactions where Webber Wentzel worked with multiple firms (local and international), across various jurisdictions to co-ordinate the African legal aspects of these deals.
Teams of the Year - these shortlists evidence the firm's:
- Extensive experience in advising on M&A matters spanning across Africa.
- Outstanding innovation and deep expertise in Capital Markets related-services such as unwinding cross-holding structures, stock exchange listings and residential mortgage-backed securities programmes.
- Exceptional legal advisory services across Banking & Finance (Loans) and its role as counsel in complex and high-profile transactions, including mezzanine funding, and lender mandates.
- Depth of experience, expertise and talent in key Private Equity services such as transactional (M&A), fund formation, finance and tax for various sectors in Africa.
- Renowned expertise in Projects, particularly relating to expansions and power purchase agreements for gas-to-power projects and upstream work in the oil and gas sector.
The firm has also been shortlisted for Africa Law Firm of the Year and South Africa Law Firm of the Year respectively.
"This recognition demonstrates Webber Wentzel's passion for legal innovation and reinforces our commitment to exceeding client expectations" - Christo Els, Senior Partner.
The winners will be announced at an awards ceremony that will take place on Thursday, 11 April 2024.
