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Grant Esterhuizen

Grant is a partner at Lester Aldridge who heads up the firm’s Commercial Group and Corporate Team. He is dual-qualified UK solicitor and South African attorney and has specialised in company and commercial law since qualifying in the UK. Grant has over 20 years’ experience advising on commercial and corporate matters. His advisory scope includes joint ventures, commercial agreements and corporate transactions. He has particular experience in cross-border corporate transactions, having closed transactions involving buyers or sellers based in foreign jurisdictions such as China, Australia, Canada, USA, Brazil, French Polynesia and Europe. Grant has clients across a number of SME sectors and has specific specialism in advising clients in the software development, software licensing, manufacturing and export sectors. His clients regard him to be commercial yet tenacious in his approach. · Lester Aldridge LLP

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About

Partner at Lester Aldridge LLP who heads the firm’s Commercial Group and Corporate Team. Dual-qualified UK solicitor and South African attorney with over 20 years’ experience specialising in company and commercial law, advising on joint ventures, commercial agreements and cross-border corporate transactions.

Practice areas

Corporate / M&ACommercialTechnologyCross-Border TransactionsJoint Ventures

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Expertise

Cross-border corporate transactions (experience with China, Australia, Canada, USA, Brazil, French Polynesia and Europe)Joint venturesCommercial agreementsCommercial and corporate transactionsSoftware development and software licensing sectorManufacturing and export sectorsAdvising SMEs

Education

  • Wynberg Boys’ High School, Cape Town (1989)
  • University of Cape Town, BA (1993)
  • University of Cape Town, LLB (1995)

Admissions

  • Attorney and Conveyancer (South Africa) (1998)
  • Solicitor (England & Wales) (2000)

Languages

Afrikaans