Wynand Pieterse

Senior Associate — Corporate and Commercial

Wynand is a Senior Associate in VDMA’s Corporate and Commercial department and a member of the firm’s Corporate and Commercial practice.

He specialises in corporate and commercial law, with a particular focus on mergers and acquisitions, cross-border transactions, corporate restructurings, fintech and product law, data protection and regulatory compliance. He advises multinational and domestic corporate clients across a range of sectors, including technology, fintech, environmental services, manufacturing, agribusiness and health and safety software.

Wynand has experience advising on high-value and complex transactions across the full transaction lifecycle, including transaction structuring, legal due diligence investigations, drafting and negotiating transaction agreements, implementation processes and post-closing matters. His transactional experience includes acquisitions, equity investments, share repurchases, business transfers, shareholder funding arrangements and cross-border corporate restructurings.

In addition to his transactional practice, Wynand acts as a strategic legal adviser to multinational and national corporate clients, providing ongoing legal support on corporate governance, regulatory compliance, commercial contracting, data protection, operational legal risk and contract enforcement. Wynand combines strong technical drafting capability with commercial pragmatism, allowing him to deliver practical, business-aligned legal advice in high-pressure, multi-jurisdictional and commercially sensitive environments.

Sector Specialty

Private Equity
Data Protection
Telecommunications, Media and Technology
Agribusiness

Practice areas

Corporate and Commercial Law
Media and Technology
Compliance and Governance
Mergers and Acquisitions
Company Secretariat Services
Dispute Resolution

Qualifications

University of Pretoria, South Africa, Bachelor of Arts Degree (Law)

University of Pretoria, South Africa, Bachelors of Laws Degree

University of Pretoria, South Africa, Master of Laws Degree (Corporate Law)

Bar Admissions

Admitted Attorney, South Africa

EXPERIENCE

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Provides continuous in-house legal counsel and strategic legal support to multinational and national corporate clients, including advising executive leadership on legal and regulatory issues, managing dayto-day legal operations across jurisdictions and business units, supporting contract enforcement, mitigating legal risk and ensuring corporate governance compliance.
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Assisted with the drafting and execution of legal documentation for the acquisition of one of South Africa’s leading pollution control and environmental clean-up companies, in a transaction valued at approximately ZAR 130 million, involving corporate, commercial, competition and tax law considerations and supporting the client’s strategic expansion into environmental solutions across Africa.
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Contributed to the legal advisory and drafting process for a cross-border equity investment by two Spanish entities into a South African food ingredient manufacturing and consulting firm, in a transaction valued at approximately GBP 2.5 million, including a loan-to-equity conversion, business unit transfer, security releases, due diligence and pre-closing restructuring.