Azola Futshane
Associate
Azola has experience in general corporate matters and mergers and acquisitions.
He has particular experience in private acquisition and disposal transactions, joint venture arrangements and the provision of corporate governance and black economic empowerment advice for foreign direct investment.
Expertise
Experience
Representative matters
Magotteaux International on its investment into Grinding Media South Africa Proprietary Limited.
Aviapartner on the acquisition of a majority interest in NAS Colossal Aviation Services (RF) Proprietary Limited.
A South African empowered investments company on its acquisition of 100% of the issued share capital of a well-established insurance group (previous firm experience)
A South African company on its subscription into a special purpose vehicle and the special purpose vehicle’s subsequent acquisition of a portion of the shares held by the sellers in a South African entity (previous firm experience)
A private shipping liner entity with operations in Germany on its acquisition of 100% of the issued share capital held by the seller in each of the seller’s three South African subsidiaries (previous firm experience)
A South African company on its acquisition of the entire issued share capital held in aggregate by various sellers in five separate entities (previous firm experience)
Aviapartner on the acquisition of a majority interest in NAS Colossal Aviation Services (RF) Proprietary Limited.
A South African empowered investments company on its acquisition of 100% of the issued share capital of a well-established insurance group (previous firm experience)
A South African company on its subscription into a special purpose vehicle and the special purpose vehicle’s subsequent acquisition of a portion of the shares held by the sellers in a South African entity (previous firm experience)
A private shipping liner entity with operations in Germany on its acquisition of 100% of the issued share capital held by the seller in each of the seller’s three South African subsidiaries (previous firm experience)
A South African company on its acquisition of the entire issued share capital held in aggregate by various sellers in five separate entities (previous firm experience)
Leadership Positions And Professional Affiliations
- Member of the Legal Practice Council
Qualifications
Admissions
2020, Admitted as an Attorney of the High Court of South Africa
Academic
LLM, Intellectual Property Law, University of Cape Town, 2017
LLB, Law, University of Cape Town, 2016
Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.