To navigate the evolving private equity landscape and achieve exceptional results, RD Attorney’s nationwide team delivers the integrated and comprehensive legal expertise you need across all areas of private equity.
Carolyn Lewis
We understand the capital structures, risks and unique commercial aspects of private equity deals, spanning acquisitions, bolt-on investments, portfolio company work and divestments - this understanding informs our approach to supporting private equity firms to achieve their objectives.
We have extensive experience in obtaining regulatory approvals and navigating complex tax and regulatory issues that often arise in private equity deals. Additionally, our experience advising on successful sale mandates for some of South Africa’s most influential entrepreneurs and business owners, and acting for management alongside private equity, provides our team with a unique perspective that proves valuable when advising private equity sponsors.
Our private equity team combines corporate transaction know-how with in-depth expertise across taxation, restructuring, workplace advisory and regulatory issues to assist private equity firms. As a relationship firm, we also use our strong network to facilitate links between private capital and potential investees.

The RD Attorney Private Equity team is a significant player in the Private Equity space, advising both domestic and multinational funds and investors. This is our global nature, our private equity practice is a reflection of the globalisation of private equity.
Our private equity team uses its extensive private capital industry experience in delivering advice and transactional support, with a targeted focus on achieving outcomes which address key commercial objectives for our clients.
+We advise across the entire investment life cycle, from fund structuring and establishment, fundraising, buyouts, distressed investments, minority stakes, platform acquisitions, bolt-on acquisitions, consortium arrangements, take-privates, leveraged and syndicated financing, through to an exit via an IPO or sale.
+Advised numerous private equity funds, including Southern Africa and global financial sponsors and their portfolio companies.
+We are a trusted legal adviser to private capital firms and their portfolio company managers and build long-term relationships with them throughout their growth journey.
+Advising Direct Capital on the acquisition of its stake in Mondile Freight Services Limited. We then advised Mondile Freight Services on its separate acquisition of VISA Global Logistics, creating Mondil VGL, with a combined annual revenue of R7.4 billion.
Advising Vince Capital on a portfolio investment in the mining industry.
Advised Natris Capital on its platform acquisition of a controlling stake of Software Combined, and the acquisition of three targets as part of an omnibus completion.
Advising WestEdge Capital’s exit from Zenix capital and reinvestment alongside Browmark Capital.