John Gillmer

John is a Director in our Corporate & Commercial practice and Joint Sector Head for the Private Equity sector. He specialises in the formation of investment funds and structuring of financial products. John has advised and acted for local and international financial institutions, including banks, private equity and hedge fund managers, long term insurers and investors seeking to invest in various investment funds. His expertise in investment funds includes advising on fund and product structuring and related regulatory aspects including the Banks Act, the Collective Investment Schemes Control Act, the Financial Advisory and Intermediary Services Act, the Pension Funds Act, the Long-Term Insurance Act, the Financial Markets Act and exchange control regulations. · Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr

South AfricaCorporate / M&A, Private EquityEnglish

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John is a Director at Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr in the Corporate & Commercial practice and Joint Sector Head for the Private Equity sector. He specialises in the formation of investment funds, structuring of financial products and advising local and international financial institutions on related regulatory matters.

Practice areas

Corporate / M&APrivate EquityInvestment FundsBanking & FinanceFinancial ServicesRegulatory

Office

South Africa

Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr · John is a Director in our Corporate & Commercial practice and Joint Sector Head for the Private Equity sector. He specialises in the formation of investment funds and structuring of financial products. John has advised and acted for local and international financial institutions, including banks, private equity and hedge fund managers, long term insurers and investors seeking to invest in various investment funds. His expertise in investment funds includes advising on fund and product structuring and related regulatory aspects including the Banks Act, the Collective Investment Schemes Control Act, the Financial Advisory and Intermediary Services Act, the Pension Funds Act, the Long-Term Insurance Act, the Financial Markets Act and exchange control regulations.

South Africa

Expertise

Investment fund formationFund and product structuringPrivate equityHedge fundsInsurance sector clients (long‑term insurers)Banking clients and financial institutionsExchange control and financial regulation

Education

B Com (Economics), University of KwaZulu‑Natal
LLB (summa cum laude), University of KwaZulu‑Natal

Admissions

Admitted as an attorney, 2000 (South Africa)
Enrolled with the Legal Practice Council

Languages

English