Mr Graham Viljoen > Webber Wentzel > Johannesburg, South Africa > Lawyer Profile

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

Work Department

Tax Practice

Position

Director

Career

Graham is a tax specialist with more 16 years of experience advising on corporate and international tax advisory work, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), leveraged buyouts, private equity fund formation, portfolio company investment and disinvestment, empowerment transactions, funding transactions, corporate actions, and group reorganisations and rationalisations. Graham is a registered member of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants and a registered Tax Practitioner. He is also an accomplished writer and speaker on tax, private equity and M&A. Prior to joining Webber Wentzel, Graham was a member of the Deloitte M&A tax team.

Education

Chartered Accountant (South Africa)
Postgraduate Certificate in Advanced Taxation, University of South Africa, 2009
B.Compt (Honours), University of South Africa, 2001
B.Compt, University of South Africa, 2000

Lawyer Rankings

South Africa > Tax

Brian Dennehy heads Webber Wentzel‘s tax practice, supported by deputy head, international tax specialist Cor Kraamwinkel. The team fields expertise in exchange control, indirect tax and VAT, corporate tax, employment tax issues and tax litigation, to name a few areas. Graham Viljoen is very experienced in advising on the tax aspects of private equity fund formations and investments, and Anne Bennett is a key name for assisting with international tax planning concerning cross-border financings, inbound and outbound investments and M&A. Shirleen Ritchie specialises in corporate tax, and advises clients in the private equity and regulatory industries. Nina Keyser brings expertise in tax controversy management. Kyle Beilings left the firm in January 2023.