Ashlin Perumall | People | Baker McKenzie

Biography

Ashlin Perumall is a senior associate in Baker McKenzie's Corporate and M&A Practice Group in Johannesburg. He has acted for local and multi-national companies in a wide range of corporate matters. Ashlin specialises in technology-driven M&A and the corporate, commercial and transactional aspects of intellectual property.

Practice Focus

Ashlin is routinely called to advise on matters involving company law and on-shore or cross-border M&A, corporate structuring as well as transactional work in the technology, media and telecommunication sector, with a focus on the transfer or acquisition of businesses or assets in intellectual property and technology-driven companies.

Representative Legal Matters

Advised OLX on the acquisition of Autotrader.co.za (Car Trader (Pty) Ltd), one of the largest online classifieds deals in South Africa.
Advised Naspers on the 474,431 shares acquired in South African e-retailer, Takealot.com, acquired from Tiger Global Six T2 Holdings and certain minority shareholders.
Advised Naspers on its subscription for 60% of the issued share capital in Webuycars.co.za (We Buy Cars (Pty) Ltd).
Advised First Merchant Bank Limited (situated in Malawi) in connection with the acquisition by FMB Capital Holdings Limited of Barclays Bank PLC's interest in Afcarme (situated in Zimbabwe).
Advising on and structuring corporate vehicles and legal relationships, as well as navigating regulatory regime for a South African artificial intelligence business.
Advised an international UK-based plant breeder on its local licensing structures and exchange control, and assisted in securing an international intellectual property licensing deal.
Advising on and structuring agreements and corporate vehicles for Cape Town based cryptocurrency investment business.
Advised on and implemented cross-border corporate structures and relationships for an app-based on-demand ride hailing business.

Professional Associations and Memberships

Law Society of South Africa - Member
South African Institute of Intellectual Property Law - Member
Society for Computers and Law - International Associate Editor

Admissions

South Africa (2013)

Education

University of Witwatersrand (Advance Certificate in Company Law) (2015)
University of Pretoria (LLB) (2010)

Languages

English