Caitlin Gardiner

Associate, Johannesburg
caitlin.gardiner@whitecase.com
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Biography

Overview

Caitlin is an Associate in the Firm's Global Mergers & Acquisitions Group in Johannesburg.

Caitlin has experience in mergers and acquisitions transactions (local and cross border), corporate restructurings, general corporate commercial law, and due diligence investigations.

Caitlin has acted for public and private corporate clients across a variety of industries. She regularly advises clients in the private equity, gambling, hospitality, real estate, retail, trusts and financial services industries, among others.

Bars and Courts
High Court of South Africa
Education
LLB
University of Pretoria
Bachelor of Commerce in Law
University of Pretoria
Languages
English

Experience

Mergers & Acquisitions
Private Equity

Representation of Harith InfraCo Limited on the acquisition of the Pan African Infrastructure Development Fund’s interests in an infrastructure portfolio with significant stakes in assets across six Sub-Saharan African countries, for an aggregate consideration of R6.5 billion (US$360 million). The Deal was awarded “Catalyst Private Equity Deal of the Year” at the DealMakers Gala Awards 2024.

Representation of a consortium on behalf of Pindarex Proprietary Limited in the acquisition and funding of various auctioned assets and liabilities of Comair Limited. *

Representation of Agristar Holdings Proprietary Limited in relation to the acquisition of numerous Macadamia farming operations. *

*Experience prior to joining White & Case

Publications

Beneficial ownership register requirements for trustees need immediate attention (co-authored - 6 June 2023) (Beneficial ownership register requirements for trustees need immediate attention - LexBlog) (https://www.financialinstitutionslegalsnapshot.com/2023/06/06/beneficial-ownership-register-requirements-for-trustees-need-immediate-attention/)

High Court finds digitally commissioned affidavit not properly signed (co-authored - 6 July 2022) High court finds digitally commissioned affidavit not properly signed | Financial Institutions Legal Snapshot

Missing Hospital Records and Adverse Inference (Part 1) (co-authored – 11 January 2022).

Evaluating Expert Medical Evidence (Part 2) (co-authored – 12 January 2022) (https://www.financialinstitutionslegalsnapshot.com/2022/01/12/evaluating-expert-medical-part-2/)

Rejection of 'the matter speaks for itself' doctrine and the Onus of Proof in Medical Negligence cases (Part 3) (co-authored -13 January 2022) (https://www.financialinstitutionslegalsnapshot.com/2022/01/13/rejection-of-the-matter-speaks-for-itself-doctrine-and-the-onus-of-proof-in-medical-negligence-cases-part-3/)