Brian Jennings
Biography
Overview
Brian is a local partner in the Firm's Global Mergers & Acquisitions Practice based in Johannesburg. Brian is also 1 of 11 members of the Companies Tribunal (the highest quasi-judicial body to resolve certain company law disputes in South Africa), appointed by the Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition.
Brian advises on M&A and private equity (specialising in mining and telecommunicaitons), together with equity capital markets and restructuring experience.
Johannesburg
Experience
Representation of minority shareholders in the exchange of their shares in a Dutch holding company for a combination of cash and shares in, and claims against, a polish property holding company, in a joint venture with such Dutch holding company.
Representation of a leading listed South African telecoms company in its acquisition of spectrum in the DRC.
Representation of a leading listed South African telecoms company in its acquisition of spectrum in Tanzania.
Representation of the business rescue practitioners on the disposal during 2020 of JET and Edgars divisions across South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, eSwatini and Lesotho to Foschini and Retailability respectively.
Representation of Imperial on the closure of its Consumer Packaged Division during 2020, including the sale of its in store packing division to CPG In Store and the sale of its cold chain logistics division to RCL Foods.
Representation of Harmony on its equity capital raise during 2020 of USD200 million.
Representing the founder of a prominent fibre trenching and solutions business in South Africa with the merger of his business with the fibre trenching business of a well-known South African FTTB and FTTH fibre group.
Representation of a fibre group's acquisition of competing provider's business within specific geographic nodes.
