Practice Areas:
M&A
Jurisdictions:
Biography
Roux van der Merwe is a Partner in Schindlers's Corporate & Commercial practice. His areas of expertise include structuring, negotiating and implementing M&As, including related financing, black economic empowerment transactions, including related financing, joint ventures, company formations, listings, delistings and restructures, share incentive schemes, capital markets, vendor financing and advising on public and private enterprise transactions in general. Roux has extensive experience in cross-border private equity transactions in the financial services industry, as well as the information technology and property industries
Recent transactional highlights
- Advised the existing shareholders of We Buy Cars on the investment by Transaction Capital of a 49% interest in We Buy Cars.
- Advised Excellerate Property Services on the merger of its business with CBRE.
- Advised Actis PE fund on its disposal of Ghana Home Loans Bank to FNB.
- Advised Chroma Capital on its acquisition of Pioneer Slots.
- Advised Apis partners on its acquisition of Efficient Group Limited and WiGroup.
Practice areas
- Asset finance
- M&A
- Private equity
- Project development
Sector specialisations
- Financial services
- Government and public policy
- Real estate
- Tech and telecoms
Bar admissions
- South Africa
Academic qualifications
- BA (Law and Economics), LLB, University of Johannesburg (previously Rand Afrikaans University)
- Year of admission as an attorney: 2001