Dentons is pleased to announce that commercial law and regulatory compliance partner, Anthony Crane, has joined the Firm in South Africa, where he is based in Johannesburg. Anthony specialises in advising clients on mergers and acquisitions and competition law in Africa, including South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Kenya, Swaziland, Tanzania and COMESA. Before joining Dentons, Anthony was an independent legal consultant and prior to that, he was a Director at Norton Rose Fulbright in South Africa.
Anthony advises clients on merger approvals, due diligence investigations, shareholder arrangements, investment structures and commercial contracts. He also has experience in advising clients on renewable energy and recently advised on South Africa’s renewable energy programme.
Anthony’s clients span a wide range of sectors including energy, aviation, construction, mining, retail, chemical, petroleum, property, telecommunications and financial services.
Commenting on Anthony’s arrival, Dentons South Africa’s Managing Partner Noor Kapdi said, “Anthony has a wealth of experience in commercial law and regulatory compliance and his arrival boosts our capabilities within the South African corporate market. Together with his experience, Anthony’s track record of advising across a range of sectors and jurisdictions makes him a great asset to our team.”
Anthony added, “Dentons’ corporate team in South Africa has advised some of the world’s largest corporates across a number of market sectors. The Firm has been on an impressive growth trajectory of late and I am delighted to be a part of a team with such a wide-reaching global footprint and client base.”
Anthony’s arrival follows the promotion of corporate and commercial lawyer Simla Ramdayal to partner in May 2016. Simla specialises in mergers and acquisitions, as well as the drafting and advising in relation to commercial contracts, company law, regulatory and compliance law.
Dentons has had a presence in Africa for over 50 years and continues to grow in South Africa following its launch in Cape Town in 2014 and in Johannesburg in 2015. The core practice areas that the South African team advises on are Banking and Finance, Corporate and M&A, Energy and Natural Resources, Government, Healthcare, Hotels and Leisure, Infrastructure and Transport (and PPP), and Telecommunications.
Source: www.dentons.com
