About
Patrick Leyden is a corporate partner in the Projects, Energy and Infrastructure practice group at DLA Piper in Johannesburg, South Africa. He focuses on the mining and energy sectors within Sub-Saharan Africa, handling domestic and cross-border M&A transactions, corporate restructurings, joint ventures, private equity, and black economic empowerment matters. He advises JSE-listed mining companies on mining legislation and multinational banks on precious metals transactions.
Practice areas
MiningEnergyCorporateMergers and AcquisitionsJoint VenturesPrivate EquityBlack Economic Empowerment
Office
Expertise
domestic and cross-border M&A transactionscorporate restructuringsjoint venturesprivate equityblack economic empowerment and indigenisation transactionscompliance with domestic mining legislationprecious metals transactions