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Marzia Gertse is a Senior Associate at ENS in the Corporate Commercial practice.

Marzia specialises in public and private M&A, corporate restructurings, listed market regulation, as well as company law and corporate governance advice.

She advises corporates, multinationals, investment banks and JSE sponsors on complex domestic and cross-border transactions, leading deal execution across multiple African and international jurisdictions. Marzia is known for her ability to manage multi-jurisdictional deal teams, and her track record of driving transactions through to signing and closing on demanding timetables.

Key Areas of Practice:

• Cross-border M&A: advising on acquisitions, disposals and corporate restructurings across South Africa, Africa and international markets.
• Due diligence: leading multi-workstream sell-side and buy-side due diligence investigations, including co-ordination of local counsel across multiple jurisdictions.
• Listed-company / regulated company regulations: advising on the JSE Listings Requirements, the Takeover Regulations and the Financial Markets Act, including schemes of arrangement, general offers, capital raises, listings, delistings, related-party transactions, categorizable transactions, insider trading and the dissemination of price-sensitive information.
• Private M&A: drafting and negotiating a range of commercial documents, including non-disclosure agreements, term sheets, share purchase agreements, share subscription agreements, sale of business agreements, shareholders’ agreements, asset for share agreements, merger agreements, lease agreements, as well as board and shareholders’ resolutions.
• Corporate governance: advising listed and private company boards and company secretarial teams on governance frameworks, protocols, constitutional document reviews and AGM processes.
• Joint ventures and commercial structuring: structuring and documenting joint venture arrangements and related commercial agreements.                                                         

area of expertise

qualifications

• BSocSci (University of Cape Town)
• LLB (University if Cape Town)
• Admitted as an attorney of the High Court of South Africa