Kevin Trudgeon

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 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 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 business rescue plan which entails the acquisition of 99% of the shareholding in Comair by a consortium of investors.
• Advised Peregrine Holdings Limited ("Peregrine") who received a non-binding expression of interest for the acquisition of the entire share capital of the company. Peregrine has since accepted the offer and as such is disposing of its entire share capital to the Acquirers (ZAR4.2 billion).
• Advised 4Racing Proprietary Limited ("4Racing") in concluding a series of agreements with Phumelela Gaming and Leisure Limited (in business rescue) ("PGL") and various other members of the PGL group of companies ("PGL Group"), in terms of which, 4Racing will acquire from PGL the horse racing, media production and distribution of horse racing products and tote betting business conducted by PGL and certain fixed odds betting licences and immovable properties from other members of the PGL Group.
• Advised on listings and capital raisings including BAT, Hammerson, Heriot, Exemplar, with underwriter representations in offerings by Capitec and others.
• Advising Edcon on the sale of its card business (ZAR10 billion).
• Represented MacSteel Global SARL BV ("MacGlobal") in the effective acquisition from ArcelorMittal South Africa ("AMSA") of AMSA's 50% interest in Macsteel International Holdings BV ("MIHBV") for $220m. MIHBV was joint venture between AMSA and MacGlobal.