Mr Elliott Wood > Werksmans Attorneys > Johannesburg, South Africa > Lawyer Profile
Werksmans Attorneys Offices
THE CENTRAL, 96 RIVONIA ROAD
SANDTON
JOHANNESBURG 2196
South Africa
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Mr Elliott Wood
Work Department
Banking & Finance, Corporate Mergers & Acquisitions, Investment Funds & Private Equity, Sport & Entertainment
Position
Elliott Wood is a Director and Head of Private Equity and Sports & Entertainment Practice. He advises across the Banking & Finance and Corporate Mergers & Acquisitions practice areas and specialises in banking and finance matters (including acquisition and leveraged finance; aviation finance; and corporate finance); mergers & acquisitions; private equity; structured finance; syndicated and bilateral financing structures; international transactions; acquisitions and management/leveraged buy-outs; and restructuring of corporate entities.
Career
Elliott is a founding member and served on the executive committee of the Sports Law Association of South Africa. Elliott has also on occasion lectured at both Rand Afrikaans University and Pretoria University as part of their Sports Law Courses. He updated and revised certain chapters of Butterworths Forms and Precedents and is the author of the chapter “Corporate Governance in Sport” in the book “Introduction to Sports Law in South Africa” edited by R Cloete, Butterworths, 2005. Elliott is named as a recommended lawyer in Banking and Finance by The Legal500 (2014-2018) and has served on the Werksmans Executive Committee. He has also been identified as a “rising star” in Banking and M&A by IFLR1000 2018 and amed as a recommended lawyer in Banking and Finance by Legal500. (2014-2020)
Education
Elliott has a BCom (Wits) LLB (Wits), a Higher Diploma in Company Law (cum laude) (Wits), a Certificate in Sports Law (cum laude) (RAU) and a Certificate in Financial Markets and Banking Law (Wits).
Lawyer Rankings
South Africa > Banking and finance
Elliott Wood heads Werksmans Attorneys
’ banking and finance practice, which is well known for representing major financial institutions, domestic and international banks and clients drawn from a range of sectors, including agriculture, commodities, retail and healthcare, in high-value debt refinancings, asset finance matters, acquisition and leveraged finance mandates, and project and limited recourse finance work. Richard Roothman
‘has vast experience and a depth of expertise in all areas of banking and finance‘, and Laura Alexander acts for lenders and borrowers in preference shared transactions and corporate debt restructurings. The department was bolstered by the arrival of Jenni Darling in March 2023.
South Africa > Commercial, corporate and M&A
With experience in handling prominent transactions, M&A, corporate finance and complex takeovers, Kevin Trudgeon heads Werksmans Attorneys‘ practice. The ‘very solution-orientated‘ team has an excellent track record in handling a wide spectrum of corporate transactions, including restructurings and hostile bids. The client base includes insurance, mining, banking, telecoms and retail sector companies. Stephan Lochner handles BEE transactions, and banking and finance expert Elliott Wood advises on private equity matters and corporate restructurings. Wesley Vos is singled out for his contributions. Roelof Bonnet joined the department in February 2023.