Siyabonga Nyezi

Siyabonga Nyezi

Associate
Jurisdiction South Africa, 2024
Language(s) English, Xhosa
Office(s) Johannesburg
Contact
Business +27 11 586 6063
Email snyezi@fasken.com
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Overview

Siyabonga has experience in mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructures and general corporate commercial law. He has assisted in transactions for local and international, listed and unlisted clients in a number of industries. He has conducted due diligence investigations and done advisory work on transactions across multiple jurisdictions.

He also performs work falling under the domain of the Project Finance practice group and is part of a team that advises lenders and borrowers in renewable energy projects and assists with reviewing project documents. 

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Education

  • LLB University of South Africa
  • B Comm, Management Studies and Economics University of Cape Town

Memberships & Affiliations

  • Member Legal Practice Council of South Africa 2024

Knowledge

  • Director removal and procedural fairness: An update on the Mdumela case, 10/31/2024
  • Lost-email, lost cause: The use of e-mail for service in Companies Tribunal proceedings, 9/19/2024
  • Recent developments in shareholder protection, 8/30/2024
glass building Bulletin Director removal and procedural fairness: An update on the Mdumela case In this case, one director (the “Applicant”) unsuccessfully applied to the Tribunal for an order to remove her co-director (the “Respondent”) as a director of a company in which they were joint and equal shareholders. Read more
shadows of people walking across street Bulletin Lost-email, lost cause: The use of e-mail for service in Companies Tribunal proceedings With the advent of electronic communication over the last few decades, e-mail has become the most common method of communication in business. The notice clauses of most contracts make provision for parties to send notices to each other via e-mail. Proceedings before the Companies Tribunal (“Tribunal”) are no different; where parties often use e-mail in instances where a notice has to be delivered to a respondent. Read more
Sunset over mountain with hiker Bulletin Recent developments in shareholder protection In any commercial enterprise with multiple shareholders, disputes are bound to arise. Such disputes may result in the interests of some shareholders being unfairly prejudiced. Section 163 of the Companies Act 71 of 2008 (the “Act”) plays a critical role in safeguarding the interests of shareholders against such prejudice. Read more

Publications

  • Navigating seller risk in share-for-share transactions, 11/15/2024
  • Recent developments in shareholder protection, 8/15/2024
Article, Co-Author Navigating seller risk in share-for-share transactions DealMakers Read more
Article, Co-Author Recent developments in shareholder protection DealMakers Read more

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