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Samantha van Breda

Partner | Mergers & Acquisitions Fasken
Finding practical solutions to complex legal and business issues and delivering practical, client-focused advice helps clients make the right strategic decision.
Jurisdiction South Africa, 2007
Language(s) English
Office(s) Johannesburg
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Overview

Samantha van Breda is a corporate & commercial lawyer with a practice focus on mergers and acquisitions, insolvency and restructuring, and private M&A.

Advising local and multi-national corporations in primarily the mining and energy sectors, she is highly knowledgeable on structuring and restructuring of transactions, joint ventures, and empowerment deals.

With a decade of experience, clients rely on her expertise in drafting administrative law and company agreements, due diligence investigations, sale of business transactions, and JSE transactions.

Achievements

Client Work

  • Enel Green Power reaches financial close on three wind power projects of a combined capacity of 330MW, [Deal - Lenders], Portfolio project financing for the construction, operation and maintenance of 3 wind farms with a combined capacity of 330MW.
  • Advised on the hedging and equity financing for the largest South African concentrated solar power project, Redstone CSP, [Case - ACWA Power], Fasken South Africa’s Project Finance practice group advised on the hedging as well as the equity financing for the largest South African concentrated solar power project, Redstone CSP.
  • Enel, [Deal - Nedbank Limited, ABSA Bank Limited]
  • Impala Platinum Holdings acquires 15% interest and additional interest options in Waterberg project, [Deal - Impala Platinum Holdings Limited]
  • Advising Main Street 333, a majority shareholder in Exxaro Resources, [Deal - Confidential Client]
  • Advised in Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme, [Deal - Lenders]
  • Advising Alstom Transport Holdings SA Proprietary Limited on its acquisition of South African rail company CTLE, [Deal - Alstom Transport Holdings SA Proprietary Limited]
  • Advising Gibela Rail Transportation Proprietary, [Deal - Gibela Rail Transportation Proprietary Limited]
  • Advising Publicis Groupe Holdings BV on numerous acquisitions, [Deal - Publicis Groupe Holdings BV]

Career & Education

Education

  • LLB University of Cape Town
  • BA University of Cape Town

Memberships & Affiliations

  • Member Legal Practice Council of South Africa 2007

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