Helgard Janse van Rensburg > Adams & Adams > Pretoria, South Africa > Lawyer Profile

Adams & Adams
LYNNWOOD BRIDGE, 4 DAVENTRY STREET,
LYNNWOOD MANOR,
PRETORIA
South Africa

Work Department

Commercial Law

Position

Partner | Commercial Attorney

Career

Helgard has extensive experience in local and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions, corporate reorganisations, transaction structuring, general corporate matters, black economic empowerment and property developments.

Helgard specialises in commercial real estate and routinely acts for public and private property developers, property and asset management companies, REITs and private equity firms in respect of a wide range of transactions, including joint ventures (co-ownerships), developments, leases, sales of properties and sales of rental enterprises.

Helgard’s real estate experience spans various sectors of the industry, including healthcare, student accommodation, retail, offices, industrial and mixed use. Helgard has advised multiple clients on the disposal and acquisition of real estate portfolios and rental enterprises (including shopping centres, medical facilities and student housing portfolios). Helgard has also represented several local and multinational companies in negotiating their head office leases in South Africa and drafts, negotiates and reviews commercial lease agreements on a regular basis.

He frequently carries out comprehensive due diligence investigations for prospective purchasers of shares, businesses and properties.

Helgard’s recent experience also includes a number of cross-border, private equity transactions in terms of which he carried out due diligence investigations and drafted and negotiated the transaction agreements on behalf of international private equity firms.

Languages

English; Afrikaans

Memberships

  • Legal Practice Council (LPC) – Member

Education

  • Academic Record
    • Advanced Company Law, Certificate of Competence – University of the Witwatersrand | 2015
    • LLB – University of Stellenbosch | 2011
    • BCom Law – University of Stellenbosch | 2009

     

  • Qualifications
    • Admitted Attorney | 2014

Lawyer Rankings

South Africa > Real estate

Adams & Adams‘ real estate and property law practice ‘possesses a wealth of knowledge across various complex real estate transactions‘. The ‘highly skillful and knowledgeable‘ group is very experienced in advising on commercial real estate mandates, and the department is equally strong at advising on conveyancing work; the two teams work in tandem to assist property developers, REITs, property and asset managers, investment companies, and major South African financial institutions with a broad spectrum of matters. Roelof Grové specialises in property law; he co-heads the department with commercial real estate expert Helgard Janse van Rensburg.