Yonela Diko

Johannesburg, South Africa

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English
Xhosa

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Yonela is an Associate in the Corporate & Commercial team at CMS South Africa.

She has experience in general corporate and commercial, mergers and acquisitions, project finance and regulatory and compliance having advised and acted for clients in both the private and public sectors.

She holds a Bachelor of Commerce as well as an LL.B degree from Rhodes University and the University of Pretoria respectively.

Relevant experience

An investment company – advised with a focus on the healthcare sector on the financing of a portfolio of hospital projects.
A medical scheme – advised on a transaction involving the insourcing of various functions and capabilities which were previously outsourced.
An investment company – assisted with a primary focus on the healthcare sector with conducting due diligence investigations in respect of various acquisitions.
One of the four major banks – assisted with the sale of its shares in a Mozambican insurance company.
Various international companies – provided regulatory advice in relation to food and other consumer products.
Advised client with the acquisition of an entity which holds the development rights in the Durban Point Waterfront development.
A German multinational manufacturing company – advised on the divestment of it's South African subsidiary.
A South African mining company – assisted with sale of shares in one of its subsidiaries through a bidding process.
A Chinese company – assisted with legal due diligence in respect of an acquisition of shares by it in a local manganese mining company.
A company on the London Stock Exchange – advised on the company’s oversubscribed capital raise.
A local company involved in telecommunications – advised issuer on preference share subscription transaction involving a state-owned asset management firm.

Memberships & Roles

Admitted Attorney, High Court of South Africa
Member of the Legal Practice Council, South Africa

Education

2016 - Bachelor of Laws, University of Pretoria
2014 - Bachelor of Commerce, Rhodes University

Practice Areas

Commercial Corporate/M&A

sectors

Consumer Products

Insights

Global Reach