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What we say about the firm's legal practice in South Africa

Banking and finance

Within Banking and finance, White & Case LLP is a third tier firm,

Global finance giant White & Case LLP International Lawyers is especially strong in projects, where it could claim to be the premier global brand. Six partners in Johannesburg, who work closely with London, enjoy entrenched relations with international banks. US securities partner Gabor Molnar is experienced acting for South African private equity businesses, and in 2008 advised Starcomms, including shareholders ECP and Actis, on a Nigerian share issue.

Corporate and M&A Johannesburg

Within Corporate and M&A Johannesburg, White & Case LLP is a third tier firm,

Steve Raney at White & Case LLP International Lawyers small Johannesburg office handles corporate finance and PPPs, with a niche in environmental law, for the firm’s global clients. Raney acted for steel company Duferco Group on its $160m of the vanadium business of Highveld Steel, and advised Goldman Sachs Special Situation Group on its acquisition of a minority shareholding in MTN Nigeria.

Mining

Within Mining, White & Case LLP is a first tier firm,

Tenneke Heersche co-heads White & Case LLP International Lawyers global Mining and Metals Group, and draws on the firm’s impeccable international natural resources sector credentials. This firm is top of the list for the most complex and ground-breaking deals. Clients include BHP Billiton, Anglo Platinum and International Mineral Resources. In 2008, Heersche’s team represented Rio Tinto on the establishment of an aluminium smelter in the Coega Industrial Development Zone.

Projects and infrastructure

Within Projects and infrastructure, White & Case LLP is a first tier firm,

As one of world’s premier projects practices, White & Case LLP International Lawyers has an unsurpassed record acting for both sponsors and lenders on all kinds of energy and infrastructure deals. Tanneke Heersche is a mining specialist, and her team’s recent pan-African credentials include representing Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (Vale) as sponsor on the $2.1bn Moatize coal development project in Mozambique, and State Land Development Company, a Mauritian government company, on the $150m Highlands Project. In South Africa itself, the firm advises Eksom on various matters, including PPPs.

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