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Position: Director
Rating:
  • Market leader
Bar Admissions:
South Africa
Practice Areas:
Capital markets : Debt
Capital markets : Equity
Private equity
M&A
Energy and infrastructure
Jurisdictions:
Industry Sectors:
Energy
Healthcare
Mining
Social infrastructure
Languages:
English
Biography

Ian Hayes is a Director and the Head of our Corporate & Commercial practice. As evidenced through market recognition, Ian is regarded as one of South Africa's foremost M&A specialists. Ian' areas of expertise include mergers & acquisitions, private equity, corporate finance, capital markets and structuring and restructuring of businesses.

Recent transactional highlights
  • Advised Adcock Ingram on the disposal of 53.47% of the entire issued share capital of Ayrton Drug Manufacturing.
  • Advised the Bakgatla Ba Kgafela Tribe on its disposal of shares in Bakgatla Pallinghurst JV.
  • Advised the Bakgatla Ba Kgafela Tribe on its disposal of shares in Itereleng Bakgatla Minerals Resources to Pilanesberg Platinum Mines.
  • Advised Business Connexion on the acquisition by Telkom of the entire issued share capital of Business
  • Connexion by way of a scheme of arrangement in terms of section 114 of the Companies Act.
Practice areas
  • M&A
  • Private equity
Sector specialisations
  • Financial services
  • Healthcare
  • Industrials
  • Pharma and life sciences
  • Tech and telecoms
Bar admissions
  • South Africa 
Academic qualifications
  • BA, University of the Witwatersrand
  • LLB, University of the Witwatersrand
  • Leadership in Professional Service Firms, Harvard Business School
Address:
Johannesburg
Tel:+27 11 562 1593 Email:Contact this practitioner Website:https://www.cliffedekkerhofmeyr.com/en/people/ian-hayes.html