Uzair Bulbulia

Associate
Norton Rose Fulbright South Africa Inc

M:+27 63 661 8264

Johannesburg
South Africa
T:+27 11 685 8647
Johannesburg
South Africa
T:+27 11 685 8647

M:+27 63 661 8264

Uzair Bulbulia

Uzair Bulbulia

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Biography

Uzair is a corporate, mergers and acquisitions lawyer based in Johannesburg.  

He focuses on corporate law including transactional work and has undertaken a wide variety of corporate and commercial work for a variety of clients.  He has experience in drafting shareholder agreements, memoranda of incorporation and acquisition agreements.  He also undertakes corporate due diligence reviews and advises on warranty and indemnity insurance matters. 
Uzair joined Norton Rose Fulbright in 2020.

 

 


Professional experience

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• Bachelor of Commerce (University of the Witwatersrand)

• Bachelor of Laws (University of the Witwatersrand)

  • Acted for Lactalis in relation to the acquisition of the Cremora business from Nestlé South Africa.
  • Acted for Xero Limited (listed on the Australian Stock Exchange)  in relation to the acquisition of Syft, a leading global cloud-based reporting, insights and analytics platform for small businesses, accountants and bookkeepers.
  • AIG MEA Limited in relation to the disposal of its shareholding in AIG Kenya Insurance Company Limited to NCBA Group Plc (listed on the Nairobi Exchange).
  • Beyond Technologies South Africa Proprietary Limited in relation to the acquisition of its shares by Syntax Systems.
  • CFC Underwriting Limited in relation to providing buy-side warranty and indemnity insurance coverage in relation to the acquisition by Adenia Partners Limited of the entire issued share capital of The Courier Guy Proprietary Limited.
  • Euclid Transactional UK in relation to relative to providing buy-side warranty and indemnity insurance in relation to the disposal by Capitalworks Fund II SPV Partnership, represented by the trustees for the time being of The South African Investment GP Trust, in its capacity as the general partner of Capitalworks Fund II SPV Partnership, Capitalworks Private Equity Fund II L.P., represented by Capitalworks International Equity Partners GP II Limited, in its capacity as the ultimate general partner of Capitalworks Private Equity Fund II L.P., John Brian Robertson, the trustees for the time being of the R&C Management Trust, the trustees for the time being of the R&C Incentive Trust of 100% of their shareholding in Robertson and Caine Proprietary Limited and Robertson and Caine Properties Proprietary Limited, including their subsidiaries.
  • Euclid Transactional UK in relation to providing buy-side warranty and indemnity insurance coverage in relation to the disposal by Cooperman Family Holdings Proprietary Limited, Ahmed Ismail, First Hamilton Limited and Lian Limited of 100% of their shareholding in Danny's Auto Body Parts Proprietary Limited and Danny's Auto Property Holding Proprietary Limited.
  • Lambert Capital Proprietary Limited and Investec Bank Limited in relation to their exit of Invictus Education Group Proprietary Limited.
  • Acted for the management of Kagiso Asset Management relative to the sale by Kagiso Tiso Holdings of its entire shareholding in Kagiso Asset Management to Sinayo Capital Proprietary Limited.
  • Mosaic Insurance in relation to providing buy-side warranty and indemnity insurance coverage in relation to the subscription by Nedbank Group Limited of a controlling interest in Eqstra Investment Holdings Proprietary Limited.
  • Public Investment Corporation SOC Limited in relation to amendments to an Asset Management Agreement and a Shareholders Agreement.
  • Seldenrod Property Holdings Proprietary Limited in relation to the sale of their shares in Seldenrod Holdings Proprietary Limited to the Grit Rock Trust, Grit Rock Capital GP I Proprietary Limited and the VDW Trust.
  • Glencore Operations South Africa Proprietary Limited in relation to the sale by Umcebo Mining Proprietary Limited and Umcebo Properties Proprietary Limited relative to the sale of (i) the shares and claims that Umcebo Mining held in Steelecoal Proprietary Limited and Umcebo Grootpan Colliery Proprietary Limited and (ii) the property owned by Umcebo Properties described as, Portion 11 (portion of Portion 3) of the Farm Kaalplaats 453, Registration Division JS, Mpumalanga Province and Remaining Extent of Portion 2 of the farm Klippan 452, Registration Division JS, Mpumalanga Province, to Manngwe Mining Proprietary Limited.
  • TotalEnergies SE relative to a due diligence for (i) the sale of TotalEnergies Marketing South Africa's 36.36% shareholding in Natref Refinery and associated assets, including a 6% interest in the SBM offshore offloading buoy and 36.36% participation interest in the Natcos JV crude oil terminal to State Oil Limited, and (ii) the disposal of TEMSA's 100% interest in its Botswana subsidiary, and the wholesale and export businesses of the Natref Refinery to State Oil Limited.
  • Acted for the management of Kagiso Asset Management relative to the sale by Kagiso Tiso Holdings of its entire shareholding in Kagiso Asset Management to Sinayo Capital Proprietary Limited.
  • Acted for the Department of Public Enterprises of the Government of the Republic of South African relative to the sale of an equity interest in South African Airways to Takatso Consortium.
  • Acted for PPC Botswana Proprietary Limited relative to the disposal of its entire shareholding in PPC Aggregate Quarries Botswana Proprietary Limited to Danoher Botswana Proprietary Limited.
  • Acted for PPC South Africa Holdings Proprietary Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of PPC Limited (listed on the JSE), relative to the sale of its entire shareholding in PPC Lime Limited to Kgatelopele Lime Proprietary Limited.
  • Acted for Deere & Co (listed on the New York Stock Exchange) relative to the sale of its 31.37% interest in Bell Equipment Limited (listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange) to IA Bell.
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