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Brian Dennehy

Brian Dennehy

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Webber Wentzel

Webber Wentzel

South Africa

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Tax

Jointly chaired by Brian Dennehy and Cor Kraamwinkel, Webber Wentzel's tax team is praised for its 'unmatched expertise'. The team advises on a wide range of mandates, including corporate, international, and indirect tax, M&A, IPOs, employee tax and share schemes, exchange control, and tax disputes. Dennehy focuses on private equity, M&A, restructurings, derivatives, empowerment transactions, incentive schemes, and corporate tax, while Kraamwinkel advises on tax treaties, withholding taxes, cross-border structuring, exchange control, and South African corporate tax. Graham Viljoen handles local and cross-border mergers, Anne Bennett specialises in international tax, Craig Miller routinely represents blue-chip clients, and Nina Keyser focuses on tax-related dispute resolution. Shirleen Ritchie is another key name in the practice.
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Phone
+27 (0) 11 530 5000
Email
[email protected]
Profile
webberwentzel.com

Profile

Position

Director

Career

Brian has experience in a number of areas, including private equity fund formations, leveraged buyouts, management buyouts, merger & acquisition tax advisory, corporate restructurings, the structuring of derivatives, empowerment transactions, the design and implementation of management incentive schemes and general corporate tax advisory. Brian has also advised prominent South African and foreign corporate entities on numerous corporate transactions.

Memberships
Member of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants
Education

Postgraduate Certificate in Advanced Taxation, UNISA, 2006
Higher Diploma in Company Law (cum laude), University of the Witwatersrand, 2005
Postgraduate Certificate in Capital Gains Tax, University of Pretoria, 2005
Chartered Accountant SA, 2001
Bachelor of Accounting, University of the Witwatersrand, 1998
B.Com, University of the Witwatersrand, 1997

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Testimonials

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  • 'Webber Wenzel provided timely, useful and actionable advice on various transactions.'

  • ‘The team members were very pleasant to work with, reactive to new developments and available even when there was time pressure.’

Key clients

  • Actis
  • Adenia Capital

Work highlights

Advised Anglo American plc and its group of companies (Anglo American Group) on the execution of a key component of its simplification plan announced on 14 May 2024, the demerger of its platinum business following the rejection of the USD49bn takeover offer by BHP Group Ltd for the Anglo American Group.