Leratorato Madiba

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Johannesburg
About
Leratorato practices in corporate law, with a focus on local and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructurings, broad-based black empowerment ownership transactions, due diligence investigations and general corporate governance. She has worked with clients in a variety of sectors, including the consumer goods, retail, financial, mining and infrastructure sectors.
Areas of FocusCorporateMergers and AcquisitionsPrivate EquityFinancial ServicesMining and Mineral ResourcesInfrastructure, Construction and Transport
Professional QualificationsAttorney of the High Court of South Africa

EXPERIENCE

  • Part of team acting for Investec Limited, as the sole bookrunner to Vukile Property Fund Limited, in an accelerated book build offering which resulted in raising a total of ZAR1,5bn.
  • Part of the team acting a company listed on the JSE in putting together a B-BBEE staff share scheme trust in order to achieve the ownership transformational objectives of the group.*
  • Part of the team acting for an investment holding company in diversifying its revenue streams and investment in the renewable energy sector through its acquisition of a lithium ion battery company.*
  • Part of team acting for the target firm in the industrial, automotive and decorative coatings sectors in various multi-jurisdictional mergers across Africa.*
  • Part of team acting for the joint provisional liquidators of Comair Limited, including preparing various commercial lease agreements.*
*denotes experience from previous firm.
Languages
  • English
  • Sepedi
Education
  • University of Pretoria, LLB, cum laude, 2020
  • University of Pretoria, BA Law (majoring in International Relations), 2018

Prior Experience

Leratorato commenced her legal career at a South Africa law firm, in January 2021, where she began as a candidate attorney. During her tenure, she successfully completed her articles and later transitioned to the role of Associate within the corporate mergers and acquisitions practice. Leratorato joined the Corporate department at DLA Piper in September 2024.

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