First opening in South Africa in 1995, White & Case's South African office serves clients across the African continent. 

Highlights 

The firm has a particularly strong practice in banking, achieving tier 2 status in this practice During the research period the firm worked on acquisitions, investments, project financings, loans and investments as well as bond, sukuk, green note and structured bond issues and energy and mining projects. Deal highlights of the firm include the CRDB note issue, Standard Bank of South Africa senior unsecured sustainability linked Bond issue, MTN Group revolving credit facility, Motus Group syndicated loan refinancing, A.P. Moller Capital acquisition of Vector Logistics, Triple Crown Project and the Tashkent 16MW Waste-to-Energy Power Plant Project.  

Key clients 

Glencore, The Government of Zambia, Sedibelo Platinum Mines, African Rainbow Minerals, Black Royalty Minerals, Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Uzbekistan, International Finance Corporation, Carlyle Group, Bayport, Sanofi Pharmaceuticals, Hosken Consolidated Investments, National Treasury of the Republic of South Africa, Standard Bank Group, International Finance Corporation, African Development Bank and MTN Group. 

Testimonials 

“WC is dedicated and top tier.” (Banking client) 

“Gary is a very able solution and detail-oriented lawyer who has been with us for over 15 years.” - Gary Felthun, Head of M&A