We advise on critical corporate and M&A transactions utilising our lawyers' vast exposure and knowledge in this area. Where necessary in relation to the nature of a transaction, we partner other experts and business professionals to form critical teams with all-encompassing and relevant diversity.
We regularly advise on high profile deals for a number of prominent clients across our key industry sectors, particularly in the fields of financial institutions, energy and infrastructure, and mining and commodities. We maintain a broad set of skills across corporate acquisitions law acting for various companies in a variety of transactions, including sales of shares joint ventures and corporate synergies.
Our experience in corporate merger law, particularly in respect of due diligence, is highly regarded within the African market and we continue to provide advice on this area to South Africa’s largest corporations.

Our areas include:

  • share sales
  • corporate structures and structures of transactions and their implementation
  • employment law issues arising out of transactions
  • the regulatory aspects of transactions, including Exchange Control, Competition and Tariff Commission filings, the Securities Regulation Code and the listings requirements of the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange.
  • tax structuring and implications
  • M&A document drafting
  • due diligence investigations and reports
  • joint ventures
  • sales of businesses and assets
  • schemes of arrangement
  • structuring private equity transactions

Other Practice Areas


Corporate Governance

BTC Law Chambers’s corporate governance lawyers serve as seasoned crisis counsellors to corporate clients in high-profile and often high-risk situations.

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International Trade

BTC Law Chambers, as an International Trade Law firm has its Trade Law Team representing local and foreign companies on all aspects of trade.

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Corporate Mergers & Acquisition Transactions

We advise on critical corporate and M&A transactions utilising our lawyers' vast exposure and knowledge in this area.

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Special Economic Zones

The firm has strategically positioned its knowledge and expertise in Special Economic Zones in line with the government.

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Banking and Structured Finance

BTC is leading in terms of advising clients on banking, project financing, debt restructuring, foreign investments and recapitalisation.

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Mining and Energy

Our team forms a crucial component of our client’s wider Africa energy businesses and interests.

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The Managing Partner Says

We offer broad experience to a range of clients with our knowledge of key industry sectors.