Mr Jonathan Behr > Werksmans Attorneys > Johannesburg, South Africa > Lawyer Profile
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THE CENTRAL, 96 RIVONIA ROAD
SANDTON
JOHANNESBURG 2196
South Africa
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Mr Jonathan Behr
Work Department
Banking & Finance, Construction & Engineering and Infrastructure, Energy & Projects
Position
Director at Werksmans Attorneys
Career
Jonathan Behr is a Director in the Banking & Finance and Infrastructure, Energy & Projects practice areas. His advisory experience covers project development and financing transactions in the infrastructure and energy sectors, including renewables and conventional power transactions. Jonathan also advises clients on a range of transactional and general corporate matters, including mergers & acquisitions, due diligence investigations and joint ventures. Jonathan is widely recognised for his eminence in his field, including being recognised as a “Rising star” in Project Finance by Chambers Global (2019) and ranked as a “Highly regarded” practitioner for Energy & Infrastructure and Project Finance in IFLR1000 (2020).
Memberships
Law Society of South Africa
Education
He holds a Bcom, LLB and LLM from the University of Johannesburg.
Lawyer Rankings
South Africa > Projects and infrastructure
Werksmans Attorneys‘ projects and infrastructure practice houses ‘a well rounded team with extensive expertise‘. IPP and PPP procurement projects have been prominent in the group’s workload, and the department has a solid track record in handling infrastructure projects across the water, mining, energy, defence, road and rail sectors. Practice head Chris Moraitis has experience in advising on infrastructure project matters and public-private partnerships, and leverages his expertise in banking to assist with project and limited resource financing matters. Astrid Berman advises on all areas of infrastructure projects. Jonathan Behr‘s expertise spans private IPP projects, project development matters and energy-focused financing transactions.