Representing SABIC in the proposed acquisition by Saudi Arabian Oil Company (“Aramco”) of a 70% stake in SABIC. ZAR52-billion divestment of Absa from Barclays by Barclays Bank plc, involving Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, the United Kingdom and Zambia. ENSafrica advised DSV A/S (DSV) and Panalpina Welttransport Holding (PWT) with respect to South African and Kenyan competition law, including the preparation and submission of merger notifications in South Africa and Kenya in relation to DSV’s acquisition of PWT. ZAR35-billion acquisition by the Vodacom Group of a 34.94% stake in East African telecommunications operator Safaricom. This deal won the 2017 DealMakers Deal of the Year Award. Represented Engen in its acquisition by Vivo Energy.

EUR10-billion acquisition of Akzo Nobel N.V. by the Carlyle Group’s Starfruit Finco B.V., with merger notifications in COMESA, Kenya and South Africa. Representing Carlyle Group LLP in its acquisition of StandardAero. Represented UPL in its acquisition of Arysta Life Sciences. USD1.05-billion acquisition by Sanlam Emerging Markets (Ireland) of Saham S.A. and Saham Finances S.A., with merger notifications in numerous countries, including Botswana, Cameroon, COMESA, Kenya and Morocco. It is its largest acquisition to date. Acquisition of FFT GmbH & Co. KGaA (Germany) and FFT Gesellschaft mbH (Austria) by Fosun International Holdings, with merger notifications in CEMAC, COMESA, Kenya, South Africa and Tanzania.