Kevin Trudgeon
Location Johannesburg
Name / Surname Kevin Trudgeon

Kevin Trudgeon

Director

Kevin Trudgeon is a director in the Commercial Department and has a broad range of commercial experience embodying all aspects of mergers & acquisitions, corporate finance, private equity, governance, flotations and financing.

Years of Experience: 31 years

  • Corporate Mergers & Acquisitions

Commercial

    • Corporate Mergers & Acquisitions
    • Corporate Finance
    • General Commercial Law

Advised / Represented / Acted on behalf of:

    • Vivo Energy PLC in relation to the acquisition of Engen. This deal was shortlisted by DealMaker's in the category, Deal of The Year (2023).
    • Advised ADC on the M&A aspects STANLIB Infrastructure Investments acquisition of a minority stake marking a significant strategic investment in the region’s digital infrastructure sector. Nominated for PE Deal of the year – Dealmakers 2026.
    • Advised the independent board of Liberty Two Degrees on its ZAR1.8 billion take private transaction by way of scheme of arrangement. This deal was shortlisted by DealMaker's in the category, Deal of The Year (2023).
    • Advised Investec Limited on the exit from its property management business in a disposal worth ZAR900 million.
    • Advised Textainer Group Holdings Limited on South African aspects of its take-private transaction and delisting from the JSE (value US$7,4 billion).
    • Advising the independent board of Clover on its take-private by Milco (ZAR5 billion).
    • Advised Comair Limited (in business rescue at the time of transaction) in relation to the transaction contemplated by the
  • Admitted as an Attorney, 1997
  • LLB, University of the Witwatersrand, 1995
  • BA, University of the Witwatersrand, 1993

Consistently recognised in international ratings and awards. Named:

  • as a recommended lawyer in M&A Africa - Private Practice Powerlist (2024), by Legal 500
  • as a leading lawyer in Corporate/M&A (2010, 2019 – 2022 and 2025 – 2026) by Chambers Global: The World’s Leading Lawyers for Business
  • leading individual in Commercial, Corporate and M&A by Legal 500 (2011 – 2021)
  • leading lawyer in Mergers and Acquisitions by IFLR1000: The Guide to the World's Leading Financial Law Firms and ranked as a "highly regarded" practitioner for Private Equity and M&A (2018 – 2022 | 2025). Also recognised as a "highly regarded" practitioner in the mining sector (2018 – 2021, 2024 – 2025)
  • shortlisted as DealMaker of the Year in the 2019 Annual DealMakers Awards
  • as a leading lawyer in M&A and Governance in the International Who's Who of Capital Market Lawyers (2018)
  • recommended lawyer for M&A in Who's Who Legal
  • recognised by Best Lawyers for his expertise in Banking & Finance Law, Corporate Law and Mergers & Acquisition Law (2020)
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