Peter Hesseling

Sector Head, Director

Peter Hesseling is a Director of our Corporate & Commercial practice, and Joint Head for our Commercial Real Estate sector. He is a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. Peter has extensive experience in capital markets transactions, local and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, private equity transactions, company law, REITs, corporate restructuring, transaction structuring, black economic empowerment, the investment industry (including the design and implementation of fund structures for various asset classes), various types of financing, selected areas of tax law, and insolvency law.

Peter Hesseling

About Peter

About Peter

Peter began his career in 1993 as a Candidate Attorney at Herbsteins (now Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr) and became a Director in 1997. Before completing his articles, Peter trained in the South African Navy (where he served as a legal officer) and resided and worked in the Netherlands.

Credentials

Credentials

Education

  • BCom LLB, University of Stellenbosch
  • Hdip (Tax), University of Cape Town
  • Diploma in Insolvency Law
  • Year of admission as an attorney: 1995
  • Registered with the Legal Practice Council

Languages

Languages

  • English
  • Afrikaans

About Peter

Peter began his career in 1993 as a Candidate Attorney at Herbsteins (now Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr) and became a Director in 1997. Before completing his articles, Peter trained in the South African Navy (where he served as a legal officer) and resided and worked in the Netherlands.

Credentials

Education

  • BCom LLB, University of Stellenbosch
  • Hdip (Tax), University of Cape Town
  • Diploma in Insolvency Law
  • Year of admission as an attorney: 1995
  • Registered with the Legal Practice Council

Languages

  • English
  • Afrikaans

News

Director removals: Is there any reason to give reasons?
Corporate & Commercial Law

Director removals: Is there any reason to give reasons?

Navigating the inconsistencies in the manner in which our courts and regulators apply the law regarding director removals at the instance of the shareholders.

Does the market sometimes not know best? Determining the “fair value” of publicly traded shares when a dissenting shareholder exercises its appraisal rights
Corporate & Commercial Law

Does the market sometimes not know best? Determining the “fair value” of publicly traded shares when a dissenting shareholder exercises its appraisal rights

In line with international trends, it is now commonplace for South African companies wishing to undertake major corporate actions to have to contend with minority shareholders seeking...

Take-private transaction roadmap: Getting your delisting transaction off the ground and across the line
Corporate & Commercial Law

Take-private transaction roadmap: Getting your delisting transaction off the ground and across the line

Today’s market is primed for take-private transactions. Private equity funds and similar investment houses are sitting on committed funds they’ve been reluctant to deploy in uncertain...

COVID-19 Corporate & Commercial Legal Considerations Webinar | 9 April 2020: More answers to your questions
Corporate & Commercial Law

COVID-19 Corporate & Commercial Legal Considerations Webinar | 9 April 2020: More answers to your questions

Since early 2020, the world has been confronted with the deadly COVID-19 pandemic. Particularly since early March 2020, many countries have requested or enforced social distancing,...

Claiming “COVID-19 made me do it” simply isn’t good enough when deciding to defer or cancel the declaration or payment of a dividend
Corporate & Commercial Law

Claiming “COVID-19 made me do it” simply isn’t good enough when deciding to defer or cancel the declaration or payment of a dividend

The national lock-down and the international effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have wreaked havoc on companies’ cash flows and have in many cases made it very difficult to predict their...

Market recognition

  • Chambers Global 2019–2024 ranked Peter Hesseling in Band 2 for corporate/M&A.
  • Chambers Global 2023–2024 ranked him in Band 3 for Capital Markets: Equity.
  • Chambers Global 2017–2018 ranked him in Band 3 for corporate/M&A.
  • The Legal 500 EMEA 2022 recommended Peter for banking & finance.
  • The Legal 500 EMEA 2012–2024 recommended Peter for commercial, corporate/M&A.
  • IFLR1000 2021–2022 recommended Peter as a market leader for restructuring & insolvency, and M&A.
  • IFLR1000 2018–2020 recommended Peter as a highly regarded lawyer for restructuring & insolvency, and M&A.

Market recognition

  • Chambers Global 2019–2024 ranked Peter Hesseling in Band 2 for corporate/M&A.
  • Chambers Global 2023–2024 ranked him in Band 3 for Capital Markets: Equity.
  • Chambers Global 2017–2018 ranked him in Band 3 for corporate/M&A.
  • The Legal 500 EMEA 2022 recommended Peter for banking & finance.
  • The Legal 500 EMEA 2012–2024 recommended Peter for commercial, corporate/M&A.
  • IFLR1000 2021–2022 recommended Peter as a market leader for restructuring & insolvency, and M&A.
  • IFLR1000 2018–2020 recommended Peter as a highly regarded lawyer for restructuring & insolvency, and M&A.