Roux van der Merwe > Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr > Johannesburg, South Africa > Lawyer Profile

Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr
1 PROTEA PLACE
SANDTON
JOHANNESBURG 2196
South Africa

Work Department

Corporate and Commercial

Position

Roux is a Director in our Corporate & Commercial practice. His areas of expertise include structuring, negotiating and implementing mergers and acquisitions, including related financing, black economic empowerment transactions, including related financing, joint ventures, company formations, listings, delistings and restructures, share incentive schemes, capital markets, vendor financing and advising on public and private enterprise  transactions  in general. Roux has extensive experience in cross-border private equity transactions in the financial services industry, as well as the information technology and property industries.

Career

After completing his articles Roux commenced his professional career in 2001 at Glyn & Marais Incorporated, a niche commercial law firm with offices in Sandton and Cape Town. He was appointed as a Partner in 2005. He joined Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr in January 2013 as a Director.

Languages

English. Afrikaans.

Education

  • BA (Law and Economics), LLB, University of Johannesburg (previously Rand Afrikaans University)
  • Year of admission as an attorney: 2001
  • Registered with the Legal Practice Council