Pick ‘n Pay Group on its and capital restructure involving a broad group on investment banks and financial institutions.

FirstRand Bank Limited (acting through its Rand Merchant Bank division) (RMB) and a financial services group as lenders and preference shareholders in respect of the financing of the 97.5MWac Solar PV Project. A&O developed a novel funding structure, constituted by pari passu loan and preference share funding instruments.

Ascendis Health Limited on the restructuring of its approximately ZAR6bn indebtedness – a first of its kind in the South African market, being the restructuring of a JSE listed company by way of an asset for debt swap transaction.

Intesa Sanpaolo Group, Investec Bank Limited and a large syndicate of South African and international lenders in relation to a USD150mil facility advanced to CRDB Bank PLC, a Tanzanian bank. This was the first private sector syndicated loan transaction in Tanzania.

FirstRand Bank Limited (acting through its Rand Merchant Bank division) (RMB) and the Standard Bank of South Africa Limited on USD175mil facilities provided to Channel VAS Investments Limited – a funding transaction across several jurisdictions including the UAE, South Africa, Nigeria and the BVI.