Member Details
Jurisdictions
South Africa
Exclusive Member
Corporate Law
Biography
Jeff Buckland adds diverse expertise to our corporate and commercial department. He focuses on all aspects of corporate law, including public and private mergers, acquisitions and disposals, outsourcings, crafting constitutional documents for different types of companies, partnerships, joint ventures and trusts incorporating majority and minority protections, exit strategies and commercial arrangements, corporate restructurings, investments in debt, equity and hybrid instruments, corporate governance, and JSE listing requirements
He has been involved in establishing numerous South African private equity funds, some with parallel fund structures, and private mezzanine debt funds. He has executed many acquisitions and disposals by private equity funds, including crafting the constitutional documents for portfolio companies
Chambers Global 2019:
“Jeff Buckland is a well-known figure in the private equity space in South Africa. He counsels various funds on share acquisitions and disposals, including BEE transactions, as well as fund formation, corporate restructuring and IPOs”
Chambers Global 2018:
“Jeff Buckland is noted for his impressive technical abilities, with particular recognition for his work in the private equity space. Commentators describe him as ‘very approachable’ and appreciate his ‘understanding of our business’. His experience includes debt recapitalisation and share acquisition mandates”
Chambers Global 2017:
“Jeff Buckland impresses clients with his strong technical grasp of the law, in addition to his ‘extremely good business acumen’ and effective negotiating manner. He has a broad practice, but is particularly noted for his understanding of private equity issues, including fund formations and buyouts”
Firm Description
Lawtons Africa is a South African law firm. Our roots stem from seeds sown in down-town Johannesburg in 1892.
We are looking forward to building on our legacy as we pursue a bright future in the local and broader African market.
Our history features various changes and different names. During this time, we walked the legal journey with many home-grown and international companies as well as exciting 21st-century ventures.
South Africa is a vibrant, ever-changing country with many challenges and opportunities. Our practice and approach align with national and continental developments, while staying resilient through the tough times.
We always keep an open mind.
During the recent transformation out of a multinational establishment, we realised valuable lessons from exposure to the international legal environment.
We will use it to the benefit of our clients and remain active in markets outside Africa.
Our team of lawyers, including directors, consultants, associates and candidate attorneys are highly qualified, market-recognised and skilled. These committed professionals are backed by considerable resources. This enables us to render transactional, advisory and dispute-resolution services to you – our client.
We absorb skills and create solutions that are relevant to African business and people.
We pride ourselves on being a diverse family that works with our clients in a team to maintain personal, trust-based, long-lasting relationships.
We are a “home from home” for our clients.
The firm’s extensive client portfolio supports domestic and international corporations, banks, financial institutions and state authorities. Our in-community, often pro-bono services, keep our work real.
We have always been at the forefront of the movement to advance social justice and the rule of law in South Africa and our commitment to community will continue to resonate.
Our practice areas support a broad range of clients: employment, litigation, construction, tax and exchange control, corporate/commercial, transaction advisory, real estate, private equity, competition/anti-trust, business restructuring and insolvency.
Giving back to communities and society is fundamental to good business – it’s part of our core. We are advocates of justice, equality and opportunity.
We make a difference through pro bono activities, community investment and social justice.
