Mashudu Mphafudi > Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr > Johannesburg, South Africa > Lawyer Profile
Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr Offices
1 PROTEA PLACE
SANDTON
JOHANNESBURG 2196
South Africa
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Mashudu Mphafudi
Work Department
Finance and Banking
Position
Mashudu Mphafudi is Director and Head of our Finance & Banking practice. He provides business legal services in most areas of finance (debt and equity), projects finance, corporate finance, private equity transactions, corporate and commercial law. He has extensive experience with various financial institutions, which he represents in a variety of transactions in banking and finance related mandates.
Career
Mashudu joined Hofmeyr (now Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr) as a Candidate Attorney in 2001. He was appointed as an Associate in 2003 and promoted to Senior Associate in 2006. Mashudu became a Director 2007 and currently an active member of the Executive Committee of Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr.
Languages
English
Education
- BJuris
- LLB
- LLM
- HDip (Labour Law), University of Johannesburg
- HDip (Company Law) Certificate (Competition Law), University of the Witwatersrand, Certificate in Banking and Finance
- Year of admission as an attorney: 2003
- Registered with the Legal Practice Council
Lawyer Rankings
South Africa > Banking and finance
Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr’s banking and finance team stands out for being ‘commercial and pragmatic with excellent industry knowledge‘. Cross-border mandates form a key pillar of the practice, and the group is well known for its strength in handling debt and equity capital markets and financial restructuring matters. Mashudu Mphafudi, who heads the department, represents financial institutions in corporate and project finance matters, and is well-versed in acting for agriculture, infrastructure, renewable energy and mining clients. Pitso Kortjaas has experience advising on structured and leveraged finance, securitisations and sustainability-linked facilities. Ludwig Smith
, Jess Reid, and Michael Bailey play important roles in the practice. Jenni Darling left the firm in March 2023.