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Hogan Lovells advises SOLA Group on the corporate aspects of its two 100 MW solar power projects in South Africa
13 September 2022
Chris Green
Office Managing PartnerJohannesburg
Email [email protected]hoganlovells.com
Phone +27 11 052 6127
LanguagesEnglish
Practice groupCorporate & Finance
Chris Green leads Hogan Lovells’ corporate team in Johannesburg and has experience in advising local, regional and multinational clients on complex local and cross-border M&A transactions across Sub-Saharan Africa.
Chris’s practice focuses on blue chip cross-border corporate M&A work across various sectors, but with a particular focus on energy and natural resources, consumer goods, financial services and telecommunications.
Chris has a strong market reputation for advising local, pan-African and multinational clients on their aspirations for growth in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Education and admissions
Education
Advanced Company Law Certificate, University of Witwatersrand, 2008
LLB cum laude, University of Witwatersrand, 2005
Bar admissions and qualifications
South Africa
Court admissions
South Africa (High Court)
Representative experience
Advising Ganfeng Lithium Co. Ltd. on its proposed acquisition of the Bikita Minerals mine, one of the largest lithium mines in Zimbabwe (transaction subsequently abandoned).*
Advising Sirius Real Estate Limited (JSE, LSE: SRE) on the South African aspects of its c.£135m capital raise.*
Advised CDC Group Plc in relation to the Tanzanian aspects of its US$180 million equity investment in Liquid Telecom.*
Advised AB InBev in respect of its disposal of a majority interest in one of the largest soft drinks bottler in Africa.*
*Matter handled prior to joining Hogan Lovells.
