Stephan Lochner
Phone +27 11 535 8345
Email slochner@werksmans.com
Location Johannesburg
Name / Surname Stephan Lochner

Stephan Lochner

Director

Stephan Lochner advises in the Corporate Mergers & Acquisitions, Capital Markets and Mining & Resources practice areas. He specialises in general mergers and acquisitions, mining transactions, cross-border transactions, listings/flotations and black economic empowerment transactions. A Director since 2011, Stephan holds a BCom (Law) and an LLB from Stellenbosch University and Universiteit Leiden in The Netherlands.

Years of Experience: 20 years

  • Corporate Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Mining & Resources

Commercial

  • Corporate Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Capital Markets
  • Mining

  • Advised Walletdoc on its acquisition by Capitec.
  • Advised Metrofile Holdings on its take private transaction by way of scheme of arrangement.
  • Advised the Vitol Group in relation to its acquisition of shares in Engen Limited from Petronas. This transaction 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 a scheme of arrangement. This transaction was shortlisted by DealMaker's in the category, Deal of The Year (2023).
  • Advised numerous local and international mining and resource companies in relation to acquisitions, disposals, listings and operational agreements.
  • Advised Peregrine Holdings Limited in respect of a takeover offer by CapitalWorks. This transaction was named DealMaker's Deal of the Year in the category: Private Equity Deal of The Year (2020).
  • Advised 4Racing in respect of its acquisition of the business of Phumelela Gaming and Leisure Limited. This transaction was named DealMaker's Deal of the Year in the category: Business Rescue Deal of The Year (2020).
  • Advised Brother Enterprises in respect of its acquisition of the entire issued share capital of Lanxess CISA Proprietary Limited.
  • Advised MTN in a number of multi-billion Rand transactions.
  • Advised Epangelo Mining in respect of its acquisition of an equity stake in the Swakopmund Uranium project.
  • Advised Intercement in respect of the restructuring of its South African operations.
  • Acted for Ichor in its subscription for 29.99% of the shares in Universal Coal plc.
  • Advised Kropz plc in respect of its listing on AIM.
  • Advised Edcon on its card transaction with ABSA Bank and various outsourcing arrangements with Accenture.

  • 2011: Director
  • Admitted as an Attorney: 2006
  • LLB, Stellenbosch University and Universiteit Leiden, Netherlands
  • BCom (Law) Stellenbosch University

  • Named as a recommended lawyer in Commercial, Corporate M&A by the Legal500 (2024)
  • Named as a recommended lawyer in Mining M&A by the Legal500 (2017 and 2020)
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