Corporate & commercial
Company law, commercial agreements, governance and strategic transactions.
Strategic legal counsel · Cape Town
+27 (0)21 417 3300Corporate & commercial law · Cape Town
Counsel for the decisions
that shape business.
Clear-eyed legal advice for complex commercial matters, from a firm rooted at the V&A Waterfront.
V&A Waterfront, South Africa01 / EstablishedAt the forefront since 1990
02 / PracticeCorporate & commercial law
03 / LocationV&A Waterfront, Cape Town
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Independent perspective. Informed advice.
A long view.
A sharper focus.
Glyn Marais Inc has been at the forefront of its practice areas in South Africa since 1990.
From its Cape Town base, the firm serves businesses navigating important transactions, sophisticated financing and high-stakes disputes. A close-knit, specialised team brings commercial understanding to every brief.
Discover our attorneysG.M.Legal insight. Commercial perspective.
How we advise
Depth where
it matters.
Specialist legal thinking across the commercial matters shaping business in South Africa and beyond.
Mergers & acquisitions
Public and private M&A, joint ventures, takeovers and cross-border deals.
Banking & finance
Project, structured and corporate finance; security and capital markets.
Property & conveyancing
Property transactions, development, commercial leases and conveyancing.
Dispute resolution
Commercial and corporate litigation, arbitration and mediation.
Restructuring & insolvency
Restructurings, insolvency, liquidation and complex creditor matters.
Also advising across competition, employment, intellectual property, tax, telecommunications, trusts and related fields.
The best legal advice begins
with understanding the business.
COMMERCIAL THINKING, WITH THE LAW IN FOCUS.
Meet the team
Experience
with perspective.
Seven listed practitioners. A breadth of commercial experience. A thoughtful team around the table.
01Director
Richard Glyn
Project finance · Cross-border transactions · BankingProfile
Advises banking consortia on major capital projects and complex financing across infrastructure, transport, utilities and industry. His work includes cross-border structures and project finance for roads, airports and water plants.
02Founding partner & senior director
Francois Marais
Corporate finance · M&A · Private equityProfile
His corporate finance practice spans mergers, takeovers, listings, private equity, leveraged buyouts, joint ventures and privatisation, informed by earlier experience in merchant banking.
03Senior director
Brian Frank
Commercial property · Conveyancing · Property portfoliosProfile
An attorney, conveyancer and notary public since 1982, with broad experience in retail, industrial and residential property, major property portfolios and large-scale developments.
04Director
Willem de Villiers
M&A · Banking & finance · RestructuringProfile
Heads the Commercial Department. Advises financial institutions and companies on mergers and acquisitions, financing transactions and restructurings. Also qualified as a solicitor in England and Wales.
05Director
Riaan du Plessis
Commercial litigation · Arbitration · InsolvencyProfile
His listed areas include arbitration, commercial and corporate litigation, company law, competition, insurance and insolvency. He has helped prepare legal structures for resorts and nature reserves.
06Director
Tamara Gerwel
M&A · Joint ventures · Corporate transactionsProfile
Works in the Corporate and Commercial Department on mergers, acquisitions, restructurings, joint ventures and funding arrangements, with particular experience in warranty and indemnity insurance.
07Director
Robert January
Commercial litigation · Arbitration · MediationProfile
His listed areas of practice include arbitration, company law, deceased estates, commercial litigation and mediation. He has also helped prepare legal structures for resorts and nature reserves.
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