Diwan advises on both international and domestic tax matters, with particular expertise in mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions, and exchange control. He also has extensive experience in corporate tax, group restructurings, and finance tax, including the tax aspects of funding structures and structured finance products.
Bar admissions / Professional QualificationsAttorney of the High Court of South Africa
Education
University of the Witwatersrand, Master of Commerce (SA Tax and International Tax) (with distinction), 2023
Stellenbosch University, Bachelor of Accounting and Bachelor of Laws (BAcc LLB), 2018
EXPERIENCE
Acted for Infinite Partners, Convergence Partners, Nedbank Private Equity, Bud Group, Boardriders Group, and RMB Ventures 9 in respect of acquisitions and disposals.*
Acted on the restructuring of local and cross-border intra-group transactions, including the restructuring of intra-group debt.*
Advising on the use of continuation funds in a private equity context.*
Acted for the introduction of black economic empowerment through notional vendor funding.*
Advising on a number of Domestic Medium Term Note Programmes.*
Advising on the exchange control implications of both outbound and inbound investments.*
Advising on the tax and exchange control implications of employee equity incentives.*
Advising on tax-related provisions in various commercial agreements.*
Advising multinational enterprises on the implications of retroactive transfer pricing adjustments on customs valuations.*
Represented multinational enterprises in obtaining a value determination number under South African Customs legislation.*
Represented multinational enterprises in customs due diligence investigations and customs data analytics.*
Represented multinational enterprises in disputes with the South African Revenue Service under South African Customs legislation.*
Assisted a European football club with the corporate due diligence aspects related to the sale of its majority interest in another football club.*
Acted for a South African investment holding company in its proposed disposal of its joint controlling interest in a South African mining company to a foreign entity for approximately ZAR 363 million.*
Acted for a South African mining group in a revolving credit facility transaction with a South African bank with an aggregate value of ZAR 300 million.*
*Experience gained before joining DLA Piper.
Languages
English
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
Legal 500 (2026) recognises Diwan as a Leading Associate.
Co-presented a South African Institute of Tax Practitioners transfer pricing and exchange control workshop on cross-border debt and intellectual property (2022).