Mishka Ramraj
Phone +27 11 535 8442
Email mramraj@werksmans.com
Location Johannesburg
Name / Surname Mishka Ramraj

Mishka Ramraj

Associate

Mishka Ramraj is an Associate within the Project Finance, Energy & Infrastructure and Banking & Finance practice areas. Prior to entering practice with Werksmans Attorneys, Mishka earned a Bachelor of Laws degree (summa cum laude) from the University of KwaZulu-Natal.

In her role as Associate I in the Commercial Department, Mishka brings her expertise to bear on a wide range of corporate law matters including project finance transactions, leveraged finance transactions, asset acquisitions, limited recourse financing, issuance of debt instruments and public private partnerships. Mishka has also worked extensively within the renewable energy sector, with a particular focus on the financing of renewable energy projects. Prior to her role as Associate I in the Commercial Department, Mishka worked within the Litigation Department, with an emphasis on Dispute Resolution.

  • Banking & Finance
  • Disputes
  • Infrastructure & Energy

  • Project Finance
  • Energy and Infrastructure
  • Banking and Finance
  • General Commercial

  • The Steinhoff Group in proceedings against Markus Jooste and Andries Benjamin La Grange seeking the recovery of remuneration paid to Messrs Jooste and La Grange pursuant to the accounting irregularities discovered within the Steinhoff Group. The claims in this regard aggregate to in excess of ZAR 600 million and € 16 million, 2023
  • The Steinhoff Group in proceedings against Stephanus Johannes Grobler seeking the recovery of remuneration paid to him pursuant to the accounting irregularities discovered within the Steinhoff Group. The claims in this regard aggregate to almost ZAR 240 million and approximately € 1,7 million, 2023
  • Sponsors in relation to the financing, development, engineering and construction of, respectively, the renewable energy Wind Generation Facilities referred to as the Umsinde Emoyeni Wind Farm and the Khangela Emoyeni Wind Farm having a generation capacity of approximately 140MW each, 2024
  • Sponsors in relation to the financing, development, engineering and construction of the renewable energy Wind Generation Facility referred to as the Ishwati Emoyeni Wind Farm, having a generation capacity of approximately 140MW, the first renewable energy project of its size, in South Africa, which featured an Energy Trader as its Offtaker, 2024
  • Lender Consortium consisting of the Standard Bank of South Africa Limited, firstrand Bank Limited and Nedbank Limited in relation to a multi-property property finance transaction in terms of which the Lender Consortium advanced crucial funding to a property holding company in order to consolidate and reorganize debts in relation to the key property assets held by the broader group within which this holding company operated, 2024
  • Latham & Watkins LLP in relation to the South African leg of a notes' issuance by Sappi Paper Holdings, 2025
  • Clifford Chance Germany in relation to the financing provided by Erste Group Bank AG to an offshore Borrower, which financing was secured by a South African obligor, 2025

  • Bachelor of Laws (summa cum laude), University of KwaZulu-Natal , 2022

  • Awarded the Phatshoane Henney Group Honour Medal for having earned her Bachelor of Laws degree summa cum laude, with an average of above 80% during the course of her degree, University of KwaZulu-Natal (2023).
  • Awarded the Shunmugam N Memorial Prize for having earned the highest aggregate in Human Rights, Constitutional Law, Administrative Law and Criminal Procedure, University of KwaZulu-Natal (2023).
  • Awarded the Anand Nepaul Prize for the Best Criminal Procedure Student, University of KwaZulu-Natal (2022).
  • Awarded the James Scott Wylie Trust Prize for Top Performing Third Year Students, University of KwaZulu-Natal (2021).
  • Awarded the Dean's Commendation Award for having achieved an aggregate of above 75%, University of KwaZulu-Natal (2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022).
  • Awarded Certificates of Merit for each module in respect of which she was one of the Top 3 highest performing students, including Environmental Law, Administrative Law, Bioethics, Criminal Procedure, Jurisprudence, Specific Offences, International Law, Criminal Law & Classical Civilizations, University of KwaZulu-Natal (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022).
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