Zakiya Shaik
Zakiya Shaik is a Senior Associate in our Corporate & Commercial practice.
About Zakiya
About Zakiya
Zakiya began her career at Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr as a candidate attorney in 2009 and was appointed Associate in the firm's Corporate and Commercial practice. She thereafter worked for the firm intermittently as an Associate and secondee lawyer before rejoining full time.
Credentials
Credentials
Education
- LLB, University of Natal
- Year of admission as attorney and conveyancer: 2010
- Registered with the Legal Practice Council
Languages
Languages
- English
About Zakiya
Zakiya began her career at Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr as a candidate attorney in 2009 and was appointed Associate in the firm's Corporate and Commercial practice. She thereafter worked for the firm intermittently as an Associate and secondee lawyer before rejoining full time.
Credentials
Education
- LLB, University of Natal
- Year of admission as attorney and conveyancer: 2010
- Registered with the Legal Practice Council
Languages
- English
Experience
Zakiya has experience in mergers and acquisitions, corporate actions including restructuring, REITs, commercial real estate and general commercial transactions. She guides clients on company law and regulations including stock exchange listings requirements, and assists with due diligence investigations, structuring of transactions, and drafting and negotiating multi-step implementation agreements.
Advised Capital & Regional PLC (UK REIT) as to South African law in respect of its capital raise in the United Kingdom and South Africa.
Assisted Investec Property Fund Limited (REIT) in relation to the internalisation of its asset management function in respect of both its South African and European portfolios.
Assisted Investec Property Fund Limited (REIT) conclude a joint venture with the management team of Irongate Group resulting in a buyout from Charter Hall and a related agreement to acquire a stake in Templewater Australia Property Fund.
Assisted local real estate investment group with equity disposal to Kasada Capital Management a real estate private equity platform, resulting in the first Accor hotel operated under the international Pullman brand in South Africa.
Assisted Burstone Group Limited (REIT – previously known as Investec Property Fund) and Flanagan and Gerard Frontiers Proprietary Limited with the acquisition of 'The Neighbourhood Square' rental enterprise from Investec Property (Proprietary) Limited.
News
Inside out? A discussion on the case of The Butcher Shop and Grill CC v Trustees for the time being of the Bymyam Trust
Disregarding the corporate personality of a company is a well-established departure from the principle that a company is a separate legal entity distinct from its shareholders.
Disclosure vs due diligence when contracting
Every so often we are presented with case law underlining the importance of the duty to disclose and the obligation to investigate by the respective parties to a contract, and the...
