Bio

In the mergers and acquisitions arena, Nanga Kwinana has a wide range of experience in advising on all aspects of domestic and cross-border transactions and advises on significant public deals (including major cross-border transactions involving entities with listings on multiple exchanges), delistings from securities exchanges, private deals, and restructurings where he is trusted by clients to take a pragmatic and efficient approach. In the equity capital markets and corporate finance arena, Nanga has advised on several initial public offerings, new listings by introduction and unbundling, secondary listings, rights offers and other securities offerings, in addition to various aspects of securities law and advising on cross-border securities offerings. During 2019 and 2020, he practiced at the New York office of international law firm, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP where he advised on both mergers and acquisitions and capital markets transactions. Through this and the experience detailed above, Nanga has built strong relationships and connections with colleagues with whom he has collaborated in numerous jurisdictions across Africa, North America, the UK, continental Europe and the Middle East, allowing him to work with them seamlessly to provide a coordinated effort in achieving clients’ objectives.Through his years of practice, Nanga has frequently engaged with and developed excellent relationships at some critical regulatory authorities and market participants, including the Takeover Regulation Panel, the Johannesburg Stock Exchange and the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission, each of which inform an ability to deliver significant added value to clients in navigating complex regulatory requirements and steering significant transactions.