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Pierre Swart, Partner | Banking & Finance

Pierre Swart

Partner | Banking & Finance Fasken
Language(s) English, Afrikaans
Office(s) Johannesburg
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Overview

Pierre Swart is a partner in Fasken’s Banking and Finance practice. 

Pierre has extensive experience in the complete spectrum of DCM and global finance activities, advising on DCM products, structured, trade and commodity finance as well as the establishment of market infrastructures. He was the lead partner in establishing the first bond programme for a Chinese issuer in South Africa.

Pierre’s experience extends to all areas of debt and equity funding, including bilateral and syndicated loans, taking security, preference shares, corporate bonds and asset backed financing. He also has extensive experience of debt work outs and corporate restructurings, traditional and synthetic securitisation structures, invoice discounting and debt factoring, leverage and acquisition finance, property and real estate funding, financial regulatory as well as structured trade and commodity finance work.

Achievements

Client Work

  • Agrarius Sustainability Engineered (RF) Limited granted approval to list a new R300 million tranche of sustainability-linked asset-backed Shariah sukuk notes on the JSE, [Deal - Agrarius Sustainability Engineered], New tranche of sustainability-linked asset-backed Shariah sukuk notes for Agrarius Sustainability Engineered.
  • Agrarius Sustainability Engineered list and issue a R100 million tap note on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, [Deal - Agrarius Sustainability Engineered], Tap note issuance and listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.
  • Fasken advises Agrarius Sustainability Engineered and 27four Investment Managers on the JSE listing of a R10 billion Shari’ah compliant, sustainability-linked asset-backed note programme, [Deal - Agrarius Sustainability Engineered], Fasken advised Agrarius Sustainability Engineered and 27four Investment Managers on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange Limited listing of a R10 billion Shari’ah compliant, sustainability-linked asset-backed note programme in the agriculture sector value chain.

Career & Education

Education

  • Higher Diploma, Tax Law Rand Afrikaans University
  • LLM, Corporate Law University of South Africa
  • LLB University of Port Elizabeth
  • B Comm, Law University of Port Elizabeth

Memberships & Affiliations

  • Member SA REIT Association 2023 to present
  • Member Legal Practice Council of South Africa 2000
  • Member South African Securitisation Forum

Knowledge

Publications

Speaking Engagements

  • Alliance Advisors and The Cape Town Stock Exchange's ESG Webinar Series: Part 2 Social, 3/17/2022
Panellist Alliance Advisors and The Cape Town Stock Exchange's ESG Webinar Series: Part 2 Social

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