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Samantha van Breda, Partner | Mergers & Acquisitions

Samantha van Breda

Partner Fasken
Finding practical solutions to complex legal and business issues and delivering practical, client-focused advice helps clients make the right strategic decision.
Jurisdiction South Africa, 2007
Language(s) English
Office(s) Johannesburg
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Overview

Samantha van Breda is a corporate & commercial lawyer with a practice focus on mergers and acquisitions, insolvency and restructuring, and private M&A.

Advising local and multi-national corporations in primarily the mining and energy sectors, she is highly knowledgeable on structuring and restructuring of transactions, joint ventures, and empowerment deals.

With a decade of experience, clients rely on her expertise in drafting administrative law and company agreements, due diligence investigations, sale of business transactions, and JSE transactions.

Achievements

  • Recognized nationwide as a Notable Practitioner in Restructuring and Insolvency and M&A, IFLR 1000 2024 to 2025
  • Recognized by Best Lawyers in Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Best Lawyers 2025
  • IFLR1000, IFLR 1000 2020 to 2022
  • IFLR 1000, IFLR 1000 2017 to 2018

Experience

  • Enel Green Power reaches financial close on three wind power projects of a combined capacity of 330MW, [Deal - Lenders], Portfolio project financing for the construction, operation and maintenance of 3 wind farms with a combined capacity of 330MW.
  • Advised on the hedging and equity financing for the largest South African concentrated solar power project, Redstone CSP, [Case - ACWA Power], Fasken South Africa’s Project Finance practice group advised on the hedging as well as the equity financing for the largest South African concentrated solar power project, Redstone CSP.
  • Enel, [Deal - Nedbank Limited, ABSA Bank Limited], We advised the Lenders (ABSA Bank and Nedbank) in relation to the portfolio financing of five wind energy projects which will produce approximately 700MW of electricity. The Fasken team advised the Lenders on the structure of the financing and security, and were responsible for the negotiation an...
  • Impala Platinum Holdings acquires 15% interest and additional interest options in Waterberg project, [Deal - Impala Platinum Holdings Limited], On October 16, 2017,  Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd.  (Implats) entered into an agreement to purchase a 15% interest in the Waterberg PGE Project for $30 million, subject to approval of the Reserve Bank. It will also have the option to increase its stake to 50.01% through additional purchases and ...
  • Advising Main Street 333, a majority shareholder in Exxaro Resources, [Deal - Confidential Client]
  • Advised in Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme, [Deal - Lenders], Advising both lenders and borrower’s on the corporate side of a large number of renewable energy projects, including drafting and negotiating shareholder agreements for the relevant Project Companies.
  • Advising Alstom Transport Holdings SA Proprietary Limited on its acquisition of South African rail company CTLE, [Deal - Alstom Transport Holdings SA Proprietary Limited]
  • Advising Gibela Rail Transportation Proprietary, [Deal - Gibela Rail Transportation Proprietary Limited], Advising Gibela Rail Transportation Proprietary Limited on all corporate aspects relating to the manufacture and supply agreement between PRASA and Gibela in respect of the design, manufacture, test and supply of electric multiple units to a value in excess of ZAR 51 billion, including drafting a...
  • Advising Publicis Groupe Holdings BV on numerous acquisitions, [Deal - Publicis Groupe Holdings BV], Advising Publicis Groupe Holdings BV on numerous acquisitions made in South Africa in the communications and advertising industry, including drafting numerous sale of shares and shareholder agreements.

Career & Education

Education

  • LLB University of Cape Town
  • BA University of Cape Town

Memberships & Affiliations

  • Member Legal Practice Council of South Africa 2007

Knowledge

  • Amendments to the Companies Act brought into force on 27 December 2024, 1/10/2025
  • Companies Amendment Bill, 2021, 10/13/2021
  • Requirement For Share Register When Lodging Director Resignations/Removals At The CIPC, 5/19/2021

Events

News

  • Renewable Energy IPP Programme wins PFI Award, 3/1/2019
  • Fasken promotes 33 lawyers to Partner, 1/31/2018
  • Forty-Seven Partners and Eleven Practice Areas listed by IFLR 1000 Financial and Corporate 2017, 10/17/2017