our people
Sanjay Kassen
practical experience
Sanjay Kassen is an Executive at ENS and Joint Head of the Corporate Commercial practice, specialising in M&A, equity capital markets (“ECM”) and broad-based black economic empowerment (B-BBEE).
He advises a diverse range of listed and unlisted companies in local and international markets. Sanjay heads the firm’s ECM practice group and its B-BBEE practice group and jointly heads its India practice group.
Sanjay’s experience includes advising clients on cross-border/multi-jurisdictional M&A transactions, securities dealings, initial public offerings, listings (primary and secondary), domestic and international capital raisings and B-BBEE structuring, advisory and compliance.
Sanjay sits on the board of various companies and is also a trustee of various B-BBEE trusts for large listed groups in South Africa.
Sanjay is recognised as a leading/recommended lawyer by:
- IFLR1000 M&A – 2024 (South Africa)
- Chambers Global Guide 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018 – Capital Markets: Equity (South Africa), 2025, 2024, - Corporate/M&A
- Best Lawyers® 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019 – Capital Markets Law; 2023, 2022 - Corporate Law ( South Africa )
- Client Choice Awards 2019, 2017 – General Corporate (South Africa)
- The Legal 500 EMEA 2025 (Leading Partner), 2024, 2023 – Commercial, Corporate and M&A (South Africa)
qualifications
- BA (University of Cape Town)
- LLB (University of Cape Town)
- Admitted as an attorney of the High Court of South Africa
