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Investment funds
‘Miles ahead of the rest’, Norton Rose South Africa provides ‘brilliant service’ to clients including Absa Alternative Asset Management, AIG Global Emerging Markets, CDC Group and RMB Asset Management. Practice head Lance Roderick recently advised Catalyst Principal Partners on establishing Catalyst Fund I, a fund focused on investments in East African services and consumer goods. Gareth Weston gives ‘impeccable service’, and has ‘very good industry knowledge’.
Webber Wentzel is a leader in the private equity space, with a strong focus on mining and infrastructure investments. The group recently advised Decorum Capital Partners on establishing NAMF II mining fund, and acted for African Infrastructure Investment Managers on the closing of African Infrastructure Fund 2. Other clients include Actis, Ethos Private Equity, TRG Management, Chayton Capital, New Africa Mining Fund and Investec Private Equity. John Bellew and Nicole Paige are pre-eminent in the field.
Bowman Gilfillan impresses with its ‘excellent service’, ‘quick responses’, ‘excellent knowledge’ and ‘tailored advice’, and is recommended particularly for its expertise in collective investment schemes, including UCITS and mutual funds. London-based fund managers looking to distribute their funds in South Africa, or forming funds that are focused on sub-Saharan Africa, make up a large proportion of its client base. There has also been a line of recent work for Japanese REITs. Practice head Francisco Khoza is ‘outstanding and knowledgeable’.