Willem Jacobs > Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr > Johannesburg, South Africa > Lawyer Profile
Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr Offices
1 PROTEA PLACE
SANDTON
JOHANNESBURG 2196
South Africa
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Willem Jacobs
Work Department
Corporate and Commercial
Position
Willem Jacobs is a Director in our Corporate & Commercial practice. Willem led the Corporate & Commercial team for 11 years before stepping down to focus on the day to day running of his practice. He also serves on the firm’s Executive, Fincom and Africom Committees. As evidenced through market recognition, Willem is regarded as one of South Africa’s foremost M&A specialists. Willem’s areas of expertise are corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, private equity, black economic empowerment transactions, and structuring and restructuring of businesses.
Career
Willem began his career as a Candidate Attorney at Cliffe Dekker and Todd (now Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr) in 1995. He became Director in 1999.
Languages
English
Education
- BCom Law, LLB, Dip (Insolvency), HDip (Tax), University of Johannesburg
- Year of admission as an attorney: 1997
- Registered with the Legal Practice Council
Lawyer Rankings
South Africa > Commercial, corporate and M&A
(Hall of Fame)The ‘very practical‘ corporate team at Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr has ‘a deep understanding of the South African legal, regulatory and commercial landscape‘, and also garners praise for having ‘an immense amount of experience in closing M&A transactions across various jurisdictions‘. Practice head Ian Hayes
handles the full gamut of corporate and commercial work, and advises a roster of blue-chip clients in the telecoms, retail and mining sectors on corporate finance, M&A, takeovers, private equity transactions and restructurings, to name a few areas of expertise. Willem Jacobs is highly regarded for his M&A expertise, and is well known for advising on complex, cross-border transactions. The ‘well-informed‘ Vivien Chaplin acts for mining sector clients, and Jaco Meyer has ‘in-depth knowledge and understanding of his field and provides insightful, expert advice‘. Dane Kruger and Roxanna Valayathum also play important roles in the practice group.
Lawyer Rankings
- Commercial, corporate and M&A South Africa
- Hall of Fame South Africa > Commercial, corporate and M&A