Jarryd Mardon is a Director, practising in a number of areas, namely Corporate Mergers & Acquisitions; Private Equity; and Arbitration. He is a specialist advising on M&A transactions; including co-ordinating due diligence investigations in the context of such transactions. In particular, he has significant experience in advising on, negotiating and drafting a variety of commercial agreements for clients in the retail sector, agricultural sector and technology sector. He advises on company law and corporate governance matters. He also has specialist experience in arbitration involving disputes arising out of M&A transactions and other commercial arrangements.
Years of Experience: 8 years
Corporate Mergers & Acquisitions
Private Equity
Technology & Innovation
Advising on M&A transactions; including co-ordinating due diligence investigations in the context of such transactions.
Advising on, negotiating and drafting a variety of commercial agreements for clients in the retail sector, agricultural sector and technology sector.
Company law and corporate governance matters.
Arbitration involving disputes arising out of M&A transactions and other commercial arrangements.
Acted for prominent retailers, private equity funds and farming enterprises in the RSA and Africa and other clients who supply/service the retail sector in various commercial transactions and matters. These transactions and matters cover various commercial and operational areas including: corporate financing, JSE requirements, BEE and group restructuring, acquisitions and disposals of shareholdings in companies and of business enterprises or business assets, property and lease transactions, IT transactions, supply agreements, SLAs, manufacturing and packing agreements, and others. Some examples of these transactions and types of matters include:
Advising Pepkor Holdings Limited in its disposal of its 100% equity stake in The Building Company Proprietary Limited (TBCo) to Capitalworks Private Equity and selected members of TBCo management for a purchase price of cR1,2 billion.
Advising the Shoprite Group on the disposal of its retail subsidiary in Nigeria to the Persianas Group
Advising the Shoprite Group on the disposal of its retail subsidiary in Madagascar to the Habibo Group
Advising the Shoprite Group on the disposal of its retail supermarket business in Uganda to Majid Al Futtaim (a Carrefour franchisee)
Advising the Shoprite Group on its acquisition of President Hyper trade marks (retail) and franchising arrangement in respect of the President Hyper outlets in South Africa
Advising Pepkor on the sale of The Building Company Proprietary Limited to Cashbuild Management Services Proprietary Limited
Advising a retail group on commercial agreements relating to rooftop solar installations on shopping centres across South Africa
Advising Les Grands Chais de France (global supplier of wine and other liquor to the retail and hospitality sector in South Africa and various countries around the world) on its acquisition of the wine businesses of Neethlingshof Estate and Villiera Wines
Advising on manufacturing agreements and logistics services agreements for a multinational food products supplier to the retail sector
Advising on supply agreements for retail clients
Advising retail clients on the acquisition of intellectual property and trade marks in respect of FMCGs
Advising private equity funds on their acquisition of equity stakes in technology companies in South Africa
Advising various company boards and shareholder groups on company law issues and shareholder disputes
Advising various company boards regarding corporate governance matters
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