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Yaniv Kleitman

Director

Yaniv Kleitman is a Director in our Corporate & Commercial practice and operates as Counsel within the practice. He specialises in company and securities law.

+27 (0)11 562 1219
yaniv.kleitman@cdhlegal.comJohannesburg
Yaniv Kleitman

About Yaniv

About Yaniv

Yaniv began his career as a Candidate Attorney at Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr and was appointed as an Associate in January 2009. He was promoted to Senior Associate in January 2011. In 2015 Yaniv was appointed as a Director.

Credentials

Credentials

Education

  • LLB (cum laude), University of Johannesburg
  • LLM (Commercial Law) (cum laude), University of Johannesburg
  • Year of admission as an attorney: 2009
  • Enrolled with the Legal Practice Council

Languages

Languages

  • English

About Yaniv

Yaniv began his career as a Candidate Attorney at Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr and was appointed as an Associate in January 2009. He was promoted to Senior Associate in January 2011. In 2015 Yaniv was appointed as a Director.

Credentials

Education

  • LLB (cum laude), University of Johannesburg
  • LLM (Commercial Law) (cum laude), University of Johannesburg
  • Year of admission as an attorney: 2009
  • Enrolled with the Legal Practice Council

Languages

  • English

Experience

Foskor and Industrial Development Corporation

Part of the team that advised Foskor and Industrial Development Corporation in Foskor’s BEE transaction in 2008/2009.

Batho Bonke Capital

Part of the team that advised Batho Bonke Capital in the latter’s conversion of its “A” Preference Shares in Absa Group into a 5% shareholding in Absa Group, in 2009.

Pareto

Part of the team that advised Pareto in its acquisition of a 50% ownership interest in each of Menlyn Park Shopping Centre and Cavendish Square and Cavendish Connect Shopping Centres, in 2010.

Mvelaserve

Part of the team that advised on the unbundling and listing of Mvelaserve, then a subsidiary of Mvelaphanda Group, in 2010.

Batho Bonke

Advised in the unwind of Batho Bonke, in 2012 / 2013.

Mvelaserve and Mvelaphanda Group

Part of the team that advised Mvelaserve and Mvelaphanda Group (now New Bond Capital) in their respective takeovers by Bidvest and Blackstar Group, in 2012 / 2013.

Various listed transactions and mergers

Advised on a number of listed acquisitions and combinations including Steinhoff / Pepkor (as well as the subsequent Steinhoff scheme of arrangement and Frankfurt listing), Mediclinic / Al-Noor, Ascendis / Remedica and Ascendis / Scitec, Heineken / Distell, Remgro / Mediclinic, Volaris / Adapt IT and Clientele / 1Life in 2014 - 2024.

Department of Energy

Advised extensively in the numerous renewable energy projects that were initiated by the Department of Energy and which are underway in South Africa.

Parastatals

Advised a number of parastatals on compliance and governance aspects.

Company and commercial law

Advises extensively in the field of company and commercial law, and provides training and seminars in these fields.

News

Making sense of beneficial ownership thresholds: The FIC Act versus the Companies Act
Corporate & Commercial Law

Making sense of beneficial ownership thresholds: The FIC Act versus the Companies Act

Both the Financial Intelligence Centre Act 38 of 2001 (FIC Act) and the Companies Act 71 of 2008 (Companies Act) create legal regimes relating to the uncovering of beneficial ownership...
Mandatory offers in the context of bespoke limitations on voting rights
Corporate & Commercial Law

Mandatory offers in the context of bespoke limitations on voting rights

The requirement to make a mandatory offer in terms of section 123 of the Companies Act 71 of 2008 (Companies Act), is triggered by an acquisition of a beneficial interest in securities...
To survive, or not to survive? Some conditions precedent pitfalls to look out for
Corporate & Commercial Law

To survive, or not to survive? Some conditions precedent pitfalls to look out for

One of the important aspects of written agreements being subject to the fulfilment or waiver of certain agreed conditions precedent, or suspensive conditions, (CPs) before the substantive provisions...
Rogue directors counting the grains in the hourglass
Corporate & Commercial Law

Rogue directors counting the grains in the hourglass

There are many famous quotes about the passage of time, and miscreant directors may well be pondering a number of these in light of recent developments regarding the time-barring of...
Should I ask my lawyer or should I just ChatGPT it?
Corporate & Commercial Law

Should I ask my lawyer or should I just ChatGPT it?

Have you heard of the powerful tool that is taking the world by storm? ChatGPT, a large language model developed by OpenAI, has been making waves lately for its ability to generate...

All articles by Yaniv
Companies Act Developments Seminar
Corporate & Commercial Law

Companies Act Developments Seminar

On Tuesday, 30 January 2024, our Corporate & Commercial practice hosted a seminar on Companies Act Developments.

All videos by Yaniv
Everything you have always wanted to know about beneficial ownership under the Companies Act
Corporate & Commercial Law

Everything you have always wanted to know about beneficial ownership under the Companies Act

Almost two years after the Companies Act was amended to provide for a beneficial ownership disclosure regime, questions still abound as to its interpretation and implementation.

All podcasts by Yaniv

Market recognition

The IFLR1000 2019, 2020, and 2022 recommended Yaniv as a notable practitioner in M&A.

Market recognition

The IFLR1000 2019, 2020, and 2022 recommended Yaniv as a notable practitioner in M&A.

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