Kelvin Madembo
Senior AssociateKelvin specializes in complex and high-value transactions and has experience in advising international and local corporates, financial institutions, private equity firms and family offices on a variety of transactions, with a focus on cross-border and local M&A, venture capital, private equity and joint ventures.
Kelvin’s practice primarily focuses on Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and the UAE, and having relocated to the region in 2023 from South Africa, he brings a wealth of international experience and a nuanced understanding of diverse legal landscapes to our corporate practice.
His work spans across a broad range of sectors including energy resources, infrastructure, education, oil and gas, technology and health care.
In addition to transactional work, Kelvin provides ongoing corporate advice to listed and non-listed entities, ensuring that clients navigate the complexities of corporate governance and regulatory compliance with confidence.
EXPERIENCE
- Advising Sulzer AG on its acquisition of Davies and Mills, a Bahrain-based electromechanical services provider.
- Advising the Zahid Group on its acquisition and delisting of Barloworld Limited.*
- Advising Gulf Investment Corporation on the sale of the entire issued share capital of Bitumat, an entity operating in the petrochemicals space in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.*
- Advising Alpha Data PJSC on its successful listing on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange.*
- Advising an investment house on its investment into a Nigerian telecoms group by way of a subscription for common and preferred shares.*
- Advising a prominent South African bank on the restructuring of its mid-cap lending business and the creation of a new division of the bank.*
*Denotes experience gained at a previous firm.
- English
- University of the Witwatersrand (with Distinction), 2016