Tholi has advised:

• Kuehne + Nagel AG in its acquisition of the Morgan Cargo group of companies across South Africa, Kenya, and United Kingdom;
• Old Mutual Limited on its proposed ZAR 2.8 billion Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) ownership transaction, resulting in an approximate 4% increase in the Black shareholding in Old Mutual;
• African Infrastructure Investment Managers Proprietary Limited and Royal Bafokeng Holdings Proprietary Limited in relation to the consortium arrangements with SUEZ for the acquisition by the consortium of 100% of the shares in EnviroServ Holdings Proprietary Limited;
• Mr Price Group Limited in relation to its majority stake acquisition of the unlisted Johannesburg-based clothing retail group, Studio 88;
• Mr Price Group Limited in relation to the acquisition of the business and assets of Otto Brothers Distributors Proprietary Limited trading as Power Fashion;
• Mr Price Group Limited in relation to the acquisition of 100% of the issued share capital in the Yuppiechef group;
• Sommet Education Sarl in respect of a transaction in terms of which it will subscribe for shares in Invictus Education Group Proprietary Limited (IEG) that will result in it holding 60% of the issued share capital of IEG;
• Allianz SE on the establishment of a joint venture with the South African financial services group, Sanlam. The intention of the transaction is to combine the African businesses of both companies into a South Africa-incorporated JV. The insurers are likely to seek new business opportunities for their respective units in Africa, excluding Sanlam’s home market of South Africa;
• Advising SABMiller in the recommended acquisition by Anheuser-Busch InBev of the entire issued and to be issued share capital of SABMiller;
• Harith General Partners, majority shareholder of Takatso Aviation Proprietary Limited, the selected strategic equity partner to acquire 51% of South African Airways SOC Limited;
• China Investment Corporation on its acquisition of a 25% interest in Shanduka Group;
• Puma Energy on its acquisition of a majority shareholding interest in Sakunda Petroleum in Zimbabwe;
• Fountainhead Property Trust on its disposal of all of its assets and liabilities to Redefine;
• Alexander Forbes on the M&A aspects of a dual track (M&A and IPO) process which resulted in Alexander Forbes listing on the JSE;
• Tongaat Hulett on the disposal of the assets and liabilities of its starch division, one of the largest wet millers of maize in sub-Saharan Africa, to KLL Group Proprietary Limited, a subsidiary of Barloworld;
• VSNL SNO SPV, an affiliate of Tata Communications, on the disposal of shares in, and shareholder loan claims, against Neotel to Vodacom;
• Apollo Global, Inc. in its acquisition of a controlling interest in Milpark Education Proprietary Limited;
• Apollo Global, Inc. in the sale of its entire interest in Milpark Education to Stadio Holdings Limited and Brimstone Limited;
• Laureate Education Inc. in relation to the sale of the education business from Monash South Africa Limited, its joint venture with Monash University, to ADvTECH; and
• Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited on its acquisition of the Moab Khotsong Mine, the Great Noligwa Mine and related infrastructure from AngloGold Ashanti.