Mike McLaren is of counsel in the firm's Corporate practice, based in the Johannesburg office.
Mike is a corporate, securities, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and capital markets lawyer who has significant experience in corporate and commercial transactional work, M&A, corporate finance, private equity and venture capital, and across a broad array of industry sectors. Specifically, Mike advises clients across a number of industry sectors including, financial services, technology (fintech, crypto and digital assets, technology, and telecommunications), energy (alternative and renewable energy), and mining, metals, and resources. He also focuses on corporate debt and equity restructurings and work-outs.
Mike joined the firm in September, 2019 with a view to helping grow the firm’s corporate and commercial law capabilities in South Africa and on the African continent.
He typically advises a number of local and International multinational corporations, private equity firms, venture capital funds, corporate finance firms, investment holding companies, sponsors and developers on the various transactions they undertake. Mike also has significant experience in advising multinational corporations in respect of their strategic investments both in South Africa and more broadly on the African continent.
Previously, he practiced almost exclusively as a banking and finance lawyer, focusing on all aspects of banking, financing, refinancing and restructuring transactions, as well as the design and structuring of banking and financial products and services. Mike continues to provide banking and finance advice to select key clients.