Mark Griffiths, partner at Deneys, acted as part of the cross-border legal team advising Development Partners International (DPI) on its acquisition of Solevo Group from Helios Investment Partners.
Solevo is a pan-African distribution platform for specialty chemicals and fertiliser. The transaction represents a significant African private equity secondary deal and required coordinated competition law advice across multiple jurisdictions.
Mark Griffiths advised on the competition law aspects of the transaction, contributing South African and broader African regulatory expertise to the global mandate.
Deneys is widely recognised as a leading competition law practice in South Africa, regularly advising on complex merger control, prohibited practices and cross-border regulatory matters. The firm’s involvement in transactions of this scale underscores its strength in navigating multi-jurisdictional competition frameworks across the continent.
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