Celebrating CDH’s IFLR1000 2024 Sub-Saharan Africa rankings

CDH South Africa is ranked as a ‘Top Tier Firm 2024’, and our Kenyan practice is ranked as a ‘Recommended Firm 2024’.

Brent Williams, CEO of CDH, shares, “We are committed to turning intent into action through a relentless pursuit of excellence that benefits our clients. Bringing our clients’ visions to life is our mission, and it is humbling to see these efforts consistently acknowledged in this way.” Sammy Ndolo, the Managing Partner of our Kenyan practice agrees, “CDH’s core focus is client-centricity, and this recognition wholly reflects that we work alongside our clients as trusted business advisers.”

Our Practice Areas once again ranked prominently, reinforcing our reputation for excellence in Africa’s financial and corporate sectors.

IFLR1000 2024 ranked CDH South Africa in

• Tier 1 for M&A; and
• Tier 2 for Banking / Capital Markets: Equity / Capital Markets: Debt / Project Development: Energy and Infrastructure / Project Development: Mining.

IFLR1000’s 2024 ranked CDH Kenya in

• Tier 3 for Banking and Finance/M&A.

We congratulate the following practitioners on their rankings.

SOUTH AFRICA:

• Peter Hesseling who is recognised as a ‘market leader’ in M&A, the highest ranking, as well as a leading lawyer in Restructuring and Insolvency.
• Megan Rodgers who continues her winning streak since 2021 is once again being named an IFLR1000’s Women Leaders – the elite cohort of the leading female experts in local markets globally. Megan is also highly regarded as a leading lawyer for Project Development.
• Francis Newham, who has been recognised as an expert consultant in Capital Markets: Equity, and M&A.
• Andrew van Niekerk is highly regarded as a leading lawyer in Project Development, Banking, and Project Finance.
• Anita Moolman is highly regarded as a leading lawyer in M&A.
• Chris Charter is highly regarded as a leading lawyer in Aviation.
• David Thompson is highly regarded as a leading lawyer in M&A.
• Deon Wilken is highly regarded as a leading lawyer in Project Development, and Capital Markets: Debt.
• Ian Hayes is highly regarded as a leading lawyer in Capital Markets: Debt, Capital Markets: Equity, Private Equity, and M&A.
• Johan de Lange is highly regarded as a leading lawyer in Restructuring and Insolvency, Banking, Project Finance, Capital Markets: Debt, and Capital Markets: Equity.
• Mashudu Mphafudi is highly regarded as a leading lawyer in Banking, Project Finance, and Capital Markets: Debt.
• Tessa Brewis is highly regarded as a leading lawyer in Project Development.
• Vivien Chaplin is highly regarded as a leading lawyer in M&A.
• Willem Jacobs is highly regarded as a leading lawyer in Private Equity and M&A.
• David Pinnock is a notable practitioner in Private Equity and M&A.
• Susan Meyer is a notable practitioner.
• Yaniv Kleitman is a notable practitioner in M&A.
• Andrew Giliam is a rising star in M&A.
• Tamarin Tosen is a rising star in M&A.

KENYA:

• Sammy Ndolo is a notable practitioner in Private Equity and M&A.
• Martha Mbugua is highly regarded as a leading lawyer in Private Equity and M&A.
• Njeri Wagacha, who enters the ranking table as a highly regarded leading lawyer in Private Equity, and M&A.

“We are deeply grateful to our clients for granting us the privilege of collaborating with them across Africa and honoured to be recognised for the quality of our advice and our dynamic service offering,” concludes Brent.

Tim Fletcher

Chairperson

Brent Williams

Chief Executive Officer

Sammy Ndolo       

Kenya Managing Partner