People
Bernard McLeod
Consultant
E-mail bernardmcleod@eversheds.co.za
Tel: 011 523 6093
International: +27 11 523 6093
Practice areas
Languages
English and Afrikaans
Practice notes
Bernard is involved in training clients
in exchange control regulations and providing specialist consulting
services to clients. His expertise covers all aspects of global payments
and settlements, foreign exchange markets, trade and project finance
and sovereign and counterparty risk assessment techniques and procedures.
His recent experience includes:
- Assisting a leading shipping and freight provider in obtaining exchange control permission to establish a holding company in Mauritius for the group's non-South African investments in Africa.
- Assisting a leading information technology group in obtaining exchange control permission to undertake foreign direct investments in a number of African countries.
- Providing exchange control advice and obtaining Reserve Bank Approval for a mining group on its capital restructure and the introduction of share incentive schemes for its South African employees.
- Providing exchange control advice and obtaining the necessary Reserve Bank Approval for various acquisitions and the restructure of a UK based entity with operations in South Africa which also involved a Black Empowerment component.