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Mohammed Azad Saib

Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr

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Position: Director
Rating:
  • Notable practitioner
Bar Admissions:
South Africa
Practice Areas:
Capital markets : Debt
Jurisdictions:
Biography

Mohammed Saib is a Director in CDH's Banking, Finance & Projects practice. He has extensive experience acting as transactional counsel in various local and cross-border transactions for jurisdictions including Namibia, Botswana, Malawi, Tanzania, and Lesotho advising on, inter alia, programme establishments/updates, notes issuances, amendment and restatements (which include noteholder consent processes) and debt restructurings.

His experience also spans across the leverage finance desk to the extent that there are secured programmes and/or distressed lending transactions. Mohammed has advised South African state-owned entities and municipalities in relation to borrowings in terms of the Public Finance Management Act, the Municipal Finance Management Act, the Insurance Act and the Solvency Assessment and Management requirements. Mohammed has also advised on the issuance of regulatory capital issued under the requirements of the Banks Act.

Key practice areas
  • Banking
  • Capital markets: Debt
  • Restructuring and insolvency
Academic qualifications
  • LLB Law (Summa Cum Laude)
  • Practice Management Training Course 
  • Registered withthe Legal Practice Council
Bar Admissions
  • South Africa
Address:
1 Protea Place
Sandton
Johannesburg, 2196
Tel:+27(0)115621567 Email:Contact this practitioner Website:http://www.cliffedekkerhofmeyr.com