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Pierre Swart, Partner | Corporate/Commercial

Pierre Swart

Partner Fasken
Language(s) English, Afrikaans
Office(s) Johannesburg
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Overview

Pierre Swart is a partner in Fasken’s Corporate & Commercial Practice Group. 

Pierre has extensive experience in the complete spectrum of DCM and global finance activities, advising on DCM products, structured, trade and commodity finance as well as the establishment of market infrastructures. He was the lead partner in establishing the first bond programme for a Chinese issuer in South Africa.

Pierre’s experience extends to all areas of debt and equity funding, including bilateral and syndicated loans, taking security, preference shares, corporate bonds and asset backed financing. He also has extensive experience of debt work outs and corporate restructurings, traditional and synthetic securitisation structures, invoice discounting and debt factoring, leverage and acquisition finance, property and real estate funding, financial regulatory as well as structured trade and commodity finance work.

Achievements

  • Recognised nationwide in South Africa in Capital Markets: Debt., Chambers Global 2026
  • Recognised nationwide in South Africa in Capital Markets: Debt., Chambers Global 2025
  • Recognised by Best Lawyers in the field of Banking and Finance Law, Best Lawyers 2024 to 2025
  • Recognized nationwide as Highly regarded in Capital Markets, IFLR 1000 2024
  • Recognised nationwide in South Africa in Capital Markets: Debt, Chambers Global 2024
  • Chambers and Partners, Chambers & Partners 2021 to 2023
  • IFLR1000, IFLR 1000 2022
  • Recognized nationwide as Highly Regarded in Capital Markets: Debt, IFLR1000 undertakes qualitative research into law firms and lawyers to inform the publication of annual rankings, ratings and awards, and editorial content.
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IFLR 1000 Publication name with laurels Recognized nationwide as Highly Regarded in Capital Markets: Debt IFLR1000 undertakes qualitative research into law firms and lawyers to inform the publication of annual rankings, ratings and awards, and editorial content.

Experience

  • FG Gold, AFC and Afreximbank achieve financial close on US$330 million senior debt financing for Baomahun Gold Project, [Deal - Africa Finance Corporation], FG Gold secures US$430M financing for Sierra Leone’s largest gold mine.
  • Agrarius Sustainability Engineered (RF) Limited granted approval to list a new R300 million tranche of sustainability-linked asset-backed Shariah sukuk notes on the JSE, [Deal - Agrarius Sustainability Engineered], New tranche of sustainability-linked asset-backed Shariah sukuk notes for Agrarius Sustainability Engineered.
  • Agrarius Sustainability Engineered list and issue a R100 million tap note on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, [Deal - Agrarius Sustainability Engineered], Tap note issuance and listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.
  • Fasken advises Agrarius Sustainability Engineered and 27four Investment Managers on the JSE listing of a R10 billion Shari’ah compliant, sustainability-linked asset-backed note programme, [Deal - Agrarius Sustainability Engineered], Fasken advised Agrarius Sustainability Engineered and 27four Investment Managers on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange Limited listing of a R10 billion Shari’ah compliant, sustainability-linked asset-backed note programme in the agriculture sector value chain.

Career & Education

Education

  • Higher Diploma, Tax Law Rand Afrikaans University
  • LLM, Corporate Law University of South Africa
  • LLB University of Port Elizabeth (UPE)
  • B Comm, Law University of Port Elizabeth (UPE)

Memberships & Affiliations

  • Member SA REIT Association 2023 to present
  • Member South African Securitisation Forum
  • Member Legal Practice Council of South Africa 2000

Knowledge

  • Fault not always a requirement for liability: A caution to directors, 8/19/2024
  • SCA reaffirms the JSE’s power to regulate corporate reporting, 8/7/2024

Publications

Speaking Engagements

  • Alliance Advisors and The Cape Town Stock Exchange's ESG Webinar Series: Part 2 Social, 3/17/2022
Panellist Alliance Advisors and The Cape Town Stock Exchange's ESG Webinar Series: Part 2 Social