Joz Coetzer

Summary Profile

Joz Coetzer is National Head of the Finance, Projects and Banking practice and has vast experience in the area of finance (debt and equity), general banking (operational and regulatory) and financial services. Joz acts for various foreign banks with local banking licences as well as most of the local banks in South Africa, and specialises in finance and security structures, which would include asset, project and/or infrastructure funding as well as general finance.

Career

Joz began his career at Cliffe Dekker &Todd as a Candidate Attorney in 1993. He was promoted to Associate in 1994. In 1995, Joz moved to Edward Nathan Friedland as an Associate. In 1996, Joz returned to Cliffe Dekker &Todd in the position of Senior Associate. He was promoted to Director in 1997. In September 2008 Joz became a Director of Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr.

Education/ Qualifications

BCom (Honours), LLB, LLM (Banking and Stock Exchange Law), LLM (Tax) Rand Afrikaans University
Date of admission: 1994

Experience

• Acts for foreign banks with local banking licences such as HSBC, ABN AMRO Bank, Standard Chartered Bank and Barclays Bank plc as well as The Standard Bank of South Africa Ltd, Nedbank Ltd, ABSA Bank Ltd, Investec Ltd and FirstRand Bank Ltd and other non-banking clients such as Transnet Ltd and Eskom Ltd and amongst others, advises them in various funding structures, in regard to amongst others, funding of black economic empowerment, projects and infrastructure, acquisition of assets, management buy-outs as well as the structuring of the security relating to such finance

• Devised new products for banks and other financial institutions which would include the retail and wholesale bond market, insurance, pension fund and derivative driven products as well as securitisation

• Involved in the setting up of the local operations of foreign banks and advises various foreign and local banks in aspects of the Banks Act No. 94 of 1990, the Financial Advisory Intermediaries Act, No. 37 of 2002 and the Collective Investment Schemes Control Act No. 45 of 2002

Accolades/ Achievements

• Chambers Global 2008, Banking and Finance: Rrates Joz as Band 1: 'The "remarkable" Joz Coetzer impresses sources with his technical knowledge and business acumen. "He places weight on developing strong client relationships and so is finely tuned to the needs and desires of the client."

• Legal 500 EMEA 2007, Banking and Finance: Says Joz has 'excellent knowledge of the industry'

• IFLR 1000, 2008, Capital Markets: Rates Joz as a leading lawyer in Banking and Project Finance

• PLC Which Lawyer? 2008 Yearbook: Rated Joz as a Leading lawyer in Capital Markets and Debt Equity and he is Recommended in Banking & Finance

• Chambers Global Guide, The World's Leading Lawyers for Business, 2007: Joz Coetzer is "noted for his 'pragmatic approach, commercial mind and technical solidity. He is always helpful in finding solutions to complex legal issues''

• Legal 500 EMEA 2007, Banking and Finance: Says Joz has 'excellent knowledge of the industry'

• IFLR1000, Guide to the world's leading Financial Law firms 2007: Joz Coetzer is a Leading Lawyer in the practice areas of Banking and Project Finance and Capital Markets