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SAFM Market Update: Cross Trainer Enters Business Rescue
Dr. Eric Levenstein, Director and Head of our Insolvency & Business Rescue practice area, had a discussion with Jimmy Moyaha of SAFM about the markets reaction to Cross Trainer going under business rescue and the current status of the business rescue mechanism in South Africa.
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Part 2: The “One-Shot” Pre-Merger Consultation in South Africa. Preparation, Risk, and the Question no-one is asking
by Ahmore Burger-Smidt, Director and Head of Regulatory Confidentiality and gun-jumping - the tension at the heart of the process [...]
Payments Revolution: what every PSP operating in South Africa needs to know right now
By Natalie Scott, Director and Head of Sustainability South Africa's payment landscape is undergoing its most significant transformation in decades. [...]
Part 1: The “One-Shot” Pre-Merger Consultation in South Africa. What it means for your Deal
by Ahmore Burger-Smidt, Director and Head of Regulatory A new procedural reality On 13 February 2026, the Competition Commission published [...]
Your SPV is an accountable institution … now what?
by Janice Geel - Associate, reviewed by Natalie Scott - Director and Head of Sustainability Special purpose vehicles ("SPVs") have [...]
Morocco’s Belated AFCON Triumph: A Legal Analysis of Articles 82, 83 and 84
by Brendan Olivier, Director and Daniel Gewer, Associate Introduction The dust had barely settled on the chaotic scenes witnessed during [...]
The End of an Era? Key Considerations arising from the South African Reserve Banks’ Consultation Paper on the Cessation of the Prime Lending Rate
by Janice Geel, Associate, reviewed by Natalie Scott, Director and Head of Sustainability In February 2026, the South African Reserve [...]
