Nyameka Nkasana

Nyameka Nkasana

Associate
Baker & McKenzie

Biography

Nyameka Nkasana is an associate in Baker McKenzie's Banking & Finance Practice Group in Johannesburg.

Nyameka has assisted in a range of transactions including several leveraged finance transactions, debt restructurings, acquisition finance transactions, secured and unsecured syndicated lending transactions involving major local and international financial institutions and borrowers.

Representative Legal Matters

  • Advised FirstRand Bank Limited (acting through its Rand Merchant Bank division), Nedbank Limited (acting through its Nedbank Corporate and Investment Banking division) and Futuregrowth Asset Management Proprietary Limited (acting in its capacity as agent for and on behalf of its clients) in relation to the provision of senior loan facilities and mezzanine loan facilities to Enyuka Prop Holdings Proprietary Limited. *
  • Advised Absa Bank Limited, acting through its Corporate and Investment Banking division, in relation to the provision of senior loan facilities, mezzanine loan facilities and primary lending facilities in an aggregate amount of ZAR 3,105,000,000 to Fonzosys Proprietary Limited for purposes of acquiring the shares of Alviva Holdings Limited.*
  • Advised FirstRand Bank Limited (acting through its Rand Merchant Bank division) in relation to the provision of loan facilities to Renico Property Holdings Proprietary Limited. *
  • Advised Nedbank Limited (acting through its Business Banking division) in relation to its provisions of a ZAR 660 million facility to Lonza Everite Proprietary Limited and Lonsa Everite Properties Proprietary Limited for the purposes of acquiring the shares in Swartland Investments Proprietary Limited and Swartland Insulation Proprietary Limited. *
  • Advised Tamela Mezzanine Debt Fund I Partnership (an en commandite partnership represented by Tamela Capital Partners GP Proprietary Limited with registration number 2016/434908/07, acting in its capacity as general partner of the Tamela Mezzanine Debt Fund I Partnership, or any additional or successor general partner admitted to the Tamela Mezzanine Debt Fund I Partnership as a general partner in accordance with the terms thereof) in its provision of a mezzanine facility to Pharmafrique Proprietary Limited and Kiara Health Proprietary Limited. *
  • Advised Absa Bank Limited (acting through its Corporate and Investment Banking division) and the International Finance Corporation in relation to the provision of a USD 60 million borrowing base facility to Volcafe Ltd. *

* Experience obtained prior to joining Baker McKenzie

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • Law Society of South Africa

Admissions

  • South Africa (2024)

Education

  • Rhodes University (LLB) (2019)
  • Rhodes University (Bachelor of Commerce) (2017)

Languages

  • English
  • isiXhosa