Busani Mkhize
Senior Associate | Johannesburg
Contact
T: +27 11 669 9213
E: busani.mkhize@bowmanslaw.com
Overview
Busani Mkhize is a senior associate in the Banking and Finance Department of our Johannesburg office and a member of the General Finance Practice.
Busani has experience with advising lenders and borrowers on secured and syndicated finance, fund financing, structured finance, acquisition and real estate finance transactions. He also has experience in debt capital market transactions including the establishment of domestic medium term note programmes and global medium-term note programmes as well as note issuances thereunder.
Experience
- Advising Absa Bank Limited (acting through its Corporate and Investment Banking division) on a cross-border transaction in respect of a USD 25 million facility advanced to DH3 Kenya Limited for the purposes of the construction of diplomatic housing residences in Kenya.
- Advising FirstRand Bank Limited (acting through its Rand Merchant Bank division) in respect of a ZAR 1 billion facility made available to a development finance institution.
- Advising the Absa Bank Limited (acting through its Corporate and Investment Banking division) in respect of a syndicated ZAR 200 million facility made available to KT Wash Detergents Proprietary Limited for the purposes of (i) refinancing its existing indebtedness; and (ii) to finance its general corporate purposes.
- Advising FirstRand Bank Limited (acting through its Rand Merchant Bank division) and Transnet SOC Ltd in respect of a ZAR 1 billion note issuance.
- Advising the Standard Bank of South Africa Limited and BNP Paribas Personal Finance South Africa Limited in respect of a ZAR 800 million note issuance.
- Advising Woolworths Holdings Limited in relation to the amendment and restatement of its ZAR 10 billion Domestic Medium Term Note Programme.
- Advising Toyota Financial Services South Africa Proprietary Limited in relation to the amendment and restatement of its ZAR 10 billion Domestic Medium Term Note Programme and the debut issuance of notes thereunder.
AREA OF EXPERTISE
Qualifications
- LLB degree from the University of KwaZulu Natal.
Overview
Busani Mkhize is a senior associate in the Banking and Finance Department of our Johannesburg office and a member of the General Finance Practice.
Busani has experience with advising lenders and borrowers on secured and syndicated finance, fund financing, structured finance, acquisition and real estate finance transactions. He also has experience in debt capital market transactions including the establishment of domestic medium term note programmes and global medium-term note programmes as well as note issuances thereunder.
Experience
- Advising Absa Bank Limited (acting through its Corporate and Investment Banking division) on a cross-border transaction in respect of a USD 25 million facility advanced to DH3 Kenya Limited for the purposes of the construction of diplomatic housing residences in Kenya.
- Advising FirstRand Bank Limited (acting through its Rand Merchant Bank division) in respect of a ZAR 1 billion facility made available to a development finance institution.
- Advising the Absa Bank Limited (acting through its Corporate and Investment Banking division) in respect of a syndicated ZAR 200 million facility made available to KT Wash Detergents Proprietary Limited for the purposes of (i) refinancing its existing indebtedness; and (ii) to finance its general corporate purposes.
- Advising FirstRand Bank Limited (acting through its Rand Merchant Bank division) and Transnet SOC Ltd in respect of a ZAR 1 billion note issuance.
- Advising the Standard Bank of South Africa Limited and BNP Paribas Personal Finance South Africa Limited in respect of a ZAR 800 million note issuance.
- Advising Woolworths Holdings Limited in relation to the amendment and restatement of its ZAR 10 billion Domestic Medium Term Note Programme.
- Advising Toyota Financial Services South Africa Proprietary Limited in relation to the amendment and restatement of its ZAR 10 billion Domestic Medium Term Note Programme and the debut issuance of notes thereunder.
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