Taryn Potter

Advises on:

• Mergers and acquisitions
• Commercial, Industrial and residential property transactions and lease arrangements
• Due diligence investigations
• Listings, International and cross-border transactions
• Acquisitions and management/leverage buy-outs
• Corporate finance and structuring
• Restructuring of corporate entities
• Employee incentivization plans
• Incorporation of profit and non-profit companies

Advised / Represented / Acted on behalf of:

• Franke Holding AG in relation to its disposal of Defy Appliances Pty Ltd to Ardutch BV
• Clover Industries Ltd in respect of their listing on the JSE
• Mix Telematics Ltd in respect of their listing on the NYSE
• JP Morgan and Standard Bank (as underwriters) in respect of the Murray and Roberts rights offer
• as South African legal counsel to Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Sanlam (as joint bookrunners) in respect of the Capitec Bank Holdings Ltd rights offer
• Basil Read Holdings Ltd in relation to its disposal of TWP Holdings Pty Ltd to Worley Parsons Ltd
• Cargo Carriers Ltd in respect of their disposal of interests in Zambia and Namibia
• The Solutions Team in respect of their acquisition of shares in Vavasati Brand Logistics (Pty) Ltd
• the J&J Group in relation to their exit from Macquarie
• Vavasati Brand Logistics Pty Ltd in relation to their BEE restructuring
• Investec Bank Ltd and Investec Property Pty Ltd on various commercial property transactions
• The seller of the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Johannesburg
• Westbrooke Asset Management (and group entities) in respect of the establishment of various section 12J structures and related property transactions
• West Property Fund, West Property Group and West Capital in respect of numerous acquisitions and corporate restructurings
• Various seller entities in the sale of Hidden Valley Wine Estate
• the majority shareholder of a South African energy company (under business rescue) in the acquisition by an undisclosed purchaser
• Real Estate and Land Company Pty Ltd on various commercial property transactions
• The Fruit Farm Group South Africa Pty Ltd in respect of multiple acquisitions
• Various Private Golf Estates in respect of their Memoranda of Incorporation and Estate Rules
• Teraoka Pty Ltd in respect of corporate restructurings and unbundlings
• Avedia Energy in the acquisition of its shares by a state-owned subsidiary in the energy sector
• Global Produce RSA and various seller entities in respect of a share purchase agreement and sale of business agreement
• Cosmo Sisi in its acquisition of a letting enterprise from Redefine
• the sellers of a private game lodge, Woestalleen, within Welgevonden Game Reserve
• CGE (Centre for Gynae Endoscopy) in relation to a share acquisition
• Fanderwest Holdings in the disposal of its shares
• Tourvest Duty Free in a share acquisition
• Vitalab Inc in a share repurchase transaction
• Pacific Paramount in the sale of its commercial rental enterprise in the Cape Town CBD
• Monday Trust in the disposal of its shares in a well-known seafood restaurant at the V&A Waterfront
• SA Property in the sale of its business to Watchprop
• Pacific Paramount in respect of its acquisition of a shopping centre from Aucor Corporate
• The sellers in respect of the shares held in Barracuda Holdings, a company reputably established in the market of cybersecurity technology
• Blend Property Group in an internal restructuring
• Blend Property Group on the sale of voco The Bank Hotel, Rosebank to Kasada
• De Waterkant Health in a share acquisition in respect pf Trust Dentistry
• SKN Prop in relation to two acquisitions of letting enterprises from Mendol Investments 1
• Citiq Prepaid in a share acquisition of a metering service provider
• Silver Lakes in various real estate agreements involving land which will operate as a shopping centre
• The President Hotel on various commercial property transactions and corporate governance matters
• Apollon Property Fund in relation to its acquisition of commercial immovable property