Danielle Robbertze

Transaction Specialist
About

Danielle focuses on domestic and international mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganisations, shareholder arrangements, corporate governance and general corporate advisory matters. Danielle supports multinationals on their FDI investment projects into/through Ireland.

She acts across a range of sectors with a particular interest in technology and life sciences.

Professional QualificationsAttorney of the High Court of South AfricaNotary Public regulated by The Legal Practice Council of South Africa

EXPERIENCE

Danielle's experience includes:

  • Advising Barinboim Group on its acquisition of a 50% stake in Ava Trade, a globally regulated online broker headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. The deal combines share re-purchases from existing shareholders with the issuance of new shares.
  • Advising Xylem, a water technology provider, on their disposal of their Lowara distribution business and partnership with Tricel, an Irish engineering group.
  • Advising HSS Hire Group on the sale of the entire shareholding in its Irish subsidiary, HSS Hire Ireland, to Grafton Group.
  • Advising a radiology services provider in Ireland on its acquisition of an ultrasound scanning business.
  • Advising a Southern African financial services conglomerate on the establishment of their EU Fintech business in Ireland, in particular aspects relating to their corporate governance.
  • Advising Haier Smart Home, based in Qingdao, China, on the acquisition of Electrolux Group’s complete equity interests in its subsidiary Electrolux South Africa.
  • Advising a global payroll and compliance platform developer on its acquisition of an online cloud-native payroll and HR software solution system and services business in South Africa and Mauritius.
  • Advising the Ukheshe group of companies on their international restructure and the ultimate subscription by a number of investors in Ukhese in the UK.
  • Advising Premier Group, a large consumer packaged goods and manufacturing company in South Africa, on its indirect acquisition of an equity interest in SOS Science of Skin, a UK-based skin care formulation and manufacturing company.
  • Advising Unilever on a joint venture between CAVI Brands and a Unilever group company, whereby it effectively invested in 60% of the South African licensed distributor of Dermalogica branded products.
Languages
  • English
  • Afrikaans
Education
  • University of Cape Town, Postgraduate LLB, 2017
  • University of Stellenbosch, BSc Honours (Genetics), 2014
  • University of Stellenbosch, BSc (Human Life Science) (Cum Laude), 2013

Prior Experience

Danielle joined a South African law firm as a candidate attorney in January 2018 where she completed her articles and worked as an Associate in the corporate and commercial department. Danielle joined DLA Piper South Africa in January 2022 and, thereafter, DLA Piper Ireland in October 2024.