Rudolph du Plessis
Rudolph du Plessis
Biography
Rudolph is a corporate, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) lawyer based in Johannesburg.
He focuses on private and public mergers and acquisitions and equity capital raising transactions.
Rudolph has particular expertise in cross-border M&A transactions and regularly advises foreign companies on investment in South Africa. In this regard Rudolph has acted for various multi-nationals in transactions in South Africa and elsewhere in Africa.
Rudolph has almost 30 years’ experience doing domestic work for South African clients and work for multi-nationals and South African clients investing in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Rudolph also advises a number of JSE listed companies on corporate governance and the South African Companies Act.
Professional experience
Representative experience
Representative experience
- Old Mutual on the listing on the JSE as part of the managed separation of Old Mutual PLC (acting for Bank of America Merrill Lynch as financial adviser and SA sponsor)*
- Stanlib and Stanlib Infrastructure Investment Fund II on their investment in two solar project companies in South Africa (being Mulilo Renewable Energy Solar PV De Aar and Mulilo Renewable Energy Solar PV Prieska)*
- Stanlib and Stanlib Infrastructure Investment Fund II on its acquisition of a majority stake in Solar Capital De Aar, a 75MW solar photovoltaic project procured under round 2 of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Procurement Programme in South Africa*
- Barclays on the domiciliation/restructuring of AngloGoldAshanti, and listing on the NYSE in September 2023*
- Legae Peresec on the acquisition and creation of South Africa’s largest securities business – ZAR 760 million price*
*Experience prior to joining Norton Rose Fulbright
Education
Education
- B Juris, LLB, Northwest University (1995)
- LLM (Corporate Law), University of Johannesburg (2004)
Admissions
Admissions
- Admitted as an attorney in South Africa
- Notary Public 2000
Memberships and activities
Memberships and activities
- Law Society of South Africa
Languages
Languages
- English
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