Charles Pierre Francois Marais
B Iuris (University of Pretoria) HDip Tax (University of the Witwatersrand) HDip , & Instruments (Academy of ,)
Charles Marais heads up our ,s and energy department. He is a former merchant banker with experience in , and export ,. As a result, he has an in-depth understanding of lenders’ requirements and their approach to risk and risk mitigation. Charles has extensive experience in the , energy, and infrastructure sectors. He has conducted numerous workshops on ,and has written articles for various ,ations, such as Without Prejudice, African Investor and Company Law & Tax ,. He has also presented papers at several conferences. Representative experience: Advisor to Ilangalethu Solar Power, a company developing a 100MW CSP plant in terms of the South African Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Programme (REIPPP)Advisor to Australian Riversdale , regarding the establishment of a discard coal-fired power station in Mozambique, including , various agreements relating thereto. Part of the advisory team to Zesco (Zambia) on the Kariba North Bank extension hydro-electric , and the Itezhi-Tezhi hydro-electric , (Zambia). Advisor to ENMO Independent Power , on the establishment of an independent power , in Mozambique, including negotiation of a Concession Agreement with the ,. Evaluation, negotiation and conclusion of documentation for a correctional services , two platinum mines, and two casinos. Limpopo-Lipadi Game Reserve (Botswana): Negotiation of land acquisition, preparation of documents for an eco-tourist , and negotiation of , roll-out term loan with DBSA. , of , agreements, electricity supply agreement, various logistic agreements,and related agreements for a manganese mine in South Africa.
Director/Partner at Hogan Lovells, Sandton
Admitted to the High Court as an attorney in January 1971.
