The appointment will bolster the firm’s M&A practice in the region.
The appointment will bolster the firm’s M&A practice in the region.
Global law firm DLA Piper announced yesterday (15 July) the hire of corporate director Lorica Elferink, who has joined the firm’s Johannesburg office from African law firm ENS. She has also previously held roles at South African firms Ramsay Webber and Cluver Markotter.
In her practice, Elferink specialises in securities and company law, corporate law and governance. Advising domestic and international clients across the consumer goods, insurance, food and retail, and financial services sectors, she has strong experience in takeovers, mergers and demergers, restructurings, joint ventures, listings, private acquisitions and equity raises.
Elferink has been involved in a series of significant M&A transactions in South Africa. She has advised brewing company Distell on its R 40 billion acquisition by Heineken and investment holding company Remgro on its distribution by specie to its shareholders of all shares held in logistics company Grindod. Further, she provided counsel to financial services company Sanlam on its R 3.7 billion partial offer for shares in AfroCentric Investment Corporation.
“Excited” at Elferink’s arrival, head of DLA Piper’s South Africa corporate practice, Peter Bradshaw, commented: “Our M&A practice continues to gain considerable traction, earning us a strong reputation in the South African market. We are excited to have Lorica join our team, as she brings a wealth of knowledge and experience, with a shared commitment to helping our clients achieve their ambitions – locally, regionally and globally.”
In the past 18 months, DLA Piper has made a number of senior appointments in South Africa. This includes Jonathan Singh and Charles Smith in corporate; At van der Merwe and Nick Grootes in finance; and Megan Sturgeon in litigation and regulatory.
Further afield, recent hires include litigation partner Tanya Greene, who joined the firm’s Los Angeles office in July, and the real estate trio comprising New York-based partners Dennis Kiely and Heather Horowitz and Washington, DC-based counsel Alex Kaplan, who joined the firm in May.
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Publish date : 2024-07-15 23:00:00
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