Ze’ev Blieden
Partner | Johannesburg
Contact
T: +27 11 669 9224
E: zev.blieden@bowmanslaw.com
Overview
Ze’ev has a broad corporate and M&A practice with a domestic and international client base from a variety of sectors, which includes both public and private companies.
Ze’ev’s experience includes a wide range of commercial and corporate finance transactions including public takeovers, private acquisitions, equity capital raises, private equity deals, black economic empowerment transactions and restructurings. Ze’ev has significant experience and expertise in transactions in the mining sector.
Experience
Jurisdictions worked in: South Africa
Ze’ev has advised:
* experience gained prior to joining Bowmans
- Glencore AG on the USD 1 billion acquisition of Chevron’s South African and Botswanan assets.*
- Goldfields on the unbundling by Goldfields of various of its South African assets into, and the listing of, Sibanye Gold.*
- South African retail banks on the restructuring of African Bank pursuant to its curatorship.*
- Cronimet AG on the disposal of their SA interests.*
- AngloGold Ashanti on a vendor driven process to sell their Namibian operations, with an eventual sale to QKR Corporation.*
- Government of South Africa on the settlement with the major listed construction companies relating to alleged collusion in the construction industry.*
- A global financial institution and the other underwriters in the Canal+ offer for Multichoice Group Ltd.*
- International Finance Corporation on the disposal of their interest in Assupol Holdings Ltd.*
- Ascendis Health on the recapitalisation and restructuring of the Ascendis Group.*
- Ascendis Health on its delisting and associated offer to shareholders.*
- Ascendis Health on the sale of its Pharmaceuticals and Skin Care divisions.*
- Aviapartner on the acquisition of a majority interest in NAS Colossal Aviation Services (RF) (Pty) Ltd.*
- Glencore plc and Pembani Group in relation to the disposal of all their shares and claims in Izimbiwa Coal (Pty) Ltd to Izimbiwa Handling Systems (Pty) Ltd.*
- A healthcare information, services and technology company on its acquisition of the entire issued share capital of Medpages (Pty) Ltd.*
- Magotteaux International on its investment into Grinding Media South Africa (Pty) Ltd.*
- An international tower owning company, together with Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP, in a bid for MTN’s South African tower infrastructure, which progressed to a very advanced stage.*
- An international tower owning company, in a bid for the entire share capital of Swiftnet SOC Ltd, the entity that held Telkom’s tower infrastructure.*
- MTN in the proposed sale of its entire share capital to a foreign telecommunications company.*
- A material shareholder of an international telecommunications company on the proposed acquisition of MTN.*
- FS Africa on the acquisition of the entire issued share capital of Lhorno plc.*
- AngloGold Ashanti on the acquisition of First Uranium’s South African asset.*
- Glencore plc/ Phembani Group on the disposal of all the issued shares in Lexshell 99 General Trading (Pty) Ltd to Ndalamo Resources (Pty) Ltd.*
- Endo International plc on the disposal of Litha Healthcare Group (Pty) Ltd to Acino Pharma AG.*
- Edcon on its debt restructuring, including the 2019 note exchange offer.*
- Keaton Energy on the scheme of arrangement in terms of which their entire issued share capital was acquired by Wescoal Ltd.*
Awards
Legal 500 recommended Ze’ev for his work in Corporate and M&A (2021).
AREA OF EXPERTISE
Qualifications
Education
- Bachelor of Laws, University of the Witwatersrand.
- Bachelor of Arts, University of the Witwatersrand.
- Certificate in Advanced Company Law I and II, University of the Witwatersrand.
Professional Memberships
- Admitted attorney of the High Court of South Africa.
Overview
Ze’ev has a broad corporate and M&A practice with a domestic and international client base from a variety of sectors, which includes both public and private companies.
Ze’ev’s experience includes a wide range of commercial and corporate finance transactions including public takeovers, private acquisitions, equity capital raises, private equity deals, black economic empowerment transactions and restructurings. Ze’ev has significant experience and expertise in transactions in the mining sector.
Experience
Jurisdictions worked in: South Africa
Ze’ev has advised:
* experience gained prior to joining Bowmans
- Glencore AG on the USD 1 billion acquisition of Chevron’s South African and Botswanan assets.*
- Goldfields on the unbundling by Goldfields of various of its South African assets into, and the listing of, Sibanye Gold.*
- South African retail banks on the restructuring of African Bank pursuant to its curatorship.*
- Cronimet AG on the disposal of their SA interests.*
- AngloGold Ashanti on a vendor driven process to sell their Namibian operations, with an eventual sale to QKR Corporation.*
- Government of South Africa on the settlement with the major listed construction companies relating to alleged collusion in the construction industry.*
- A global financial institution and the other underwriters in the Canal+ offer for Multichoice Group Ltd.*
- International Finance Corporation on the disposal of their interest in Assupol Holdings Ltd.*
- Ascendis Health on the recapitalisation and restructuring of the Ascendis Group.*
- Ascendis Health on its delisting and associated offer to shareholders.*
- Ascendis Health on the sale of its Pharmaceuticals and Skin Care divisions.*
- Aviapartner on the acquisition of a majority interest in NAS Colossal Aviation Services (RF) (Pty) Ltd.*
- Glencore plc and Pembani Group in relation to the disposal of all their shares and claims in Izimbiwa Coal (Pty) Ltd to Izimbiwa Handling Systems (Pty) Ltd.*
- A healthcare information, services and technology company on its acquisition of the entire issued share capital of Medpages (Pty) Ltd.*
- Magotteaux International on its investment into Grinding Media South Africa (Pty) Ltd.*
- An international tower owning company, together with Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP, in a bid for MTN’s South African tower infrastructure, which progressed to a very advanced stage.*
- An international tower owning company, in a bid for the entire share capital of Swiftnet SOC Ltd, the entity that held Telkom’s tower infrastructure.*
- MTN in the proposed sale of its entire share capital to a foreign telecommunications company.*
- A material shareholder of an international telecommunications company on the proposed acquisition of MTN.*
- FS Africa on the acquisition of the entire issued share capital of Lhorno plc.*
- AngloGold Ashanti on the acquisition of First Uranium’s South African asset.*
- Glencore plc/ Phembani Group on the disposal of all the issued shares in Lexshell 99 General Trading (Pty) Ltd to Ndalamo Resources (Pty) Ltd.*
- Endo International plc on the disposal of Litha Healthcare Group (Pty) Ltd to Acino Pharma AG.*
- Edcon on its debt restructuring, including the 2019 note exchange offer.*
- Keaton Energy on the scheme of arrangement in terms of which their entire issued share capital was acquired by Wescoal Ltd.*
Awards
Legal 500 recommended Ze’ev for his work in Corporate and M&A (2021).
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