PEOPLE PROFILES

 
 

Gerhard Johannes

Director
Branch: Johannesburg
Tel: +27 (0)11 535 8107
Fax: +27 (0)11 535 8607
Email: gjohannes@werksmans.com
 
Main Practice Area

Mergers & Acquisitions

Specialises in:
  • corporate finance
  • public offerings and private placements
  • black economic empowerment transactions
  • international transactions
  • exchange control
  • leveraged and acquisition finance
  • leveraged and management buy-outs
  • listings/flotations
  • private equity
  • project and limited recourse finance

Career:
BA LLB (Stellenbosch)
Higher Diploma in Company Law (Wits)
Higher Diploma in Tax Law (Wits)

1999: Director, Werksmans

Highlights:
  • Consistently recognised in international ratings. Named as a leading lawyer in:
    • Mergers & Acquisitions by Best Lawyers International (2009 and 2010)
    • Corporate/M&A by Chambers Global: The World’s Leading Lawyers for Business (2007 - 2012)
  • Named as a recommended lawyer in Corporate and M&A by the Legal500 (2010)
  • Named as an endorsed lawyer in Mergers and Acquisitions by PLC Which Lawyer (2011)