Mr Jesse Watson > Webber Wentzel > Johannesburg, South Africa > Lawyer Profile

Webber Wentzel
90 RIVONIA ROAD, SANDTON
JOHANNESBURG 2196,
PO BOX 61771, MARSHALLTOWN 2107
South Africa
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Position

Partner

Career

Jesse specialises in all aspects of cross-border and domestic Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A). His other areas of expertise include corporate finance, equity capital markets and securities regulation law. He has advised on a number of listings on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. He has significant expertise in the consumer and retail sectors.

Education

Certificate in Advanced Securities Law, University of South Africa, 2010
Certificate in Advanced Company Law, University of Witwatersrand, 2009
LLB, University of Cape Town, 2007
Hons in Financial Economics, University of Cape Town, 2005
B.Bus.Sci, University of Cape Town, 2005
Admitted attorney of the High Court of South Africa

Lawyer Rankings

South Africa > Commercial, corporate and M&A

Webber Wentzel‘s corporate team garners praise for its ‘in-depth understanding‘, and has a strong offering in transactional and advisory corporate matters. BEE transactions are prominent in practice head Safiyya Patel‘s workload, and Gareth Driver is well known for handling securities, corporate finance, joint ventures and corporate governance work. Firm managing partner Sally Hutton is sought after for her private equity expertise, and Jesse Watson is a key contact for consumer and retail sector clients for equity capital markets and securities regulatory matters. Christo Els is highly regarded for his strength in handling large-scale, cross-border transactions across sub-Saharan Africa.