Wade, a solicitor in Flynn O'Driscoll's Corporate department, is an experienced transactional lawyer. He possesses a deep understanding of the intricacies of corporate and financial transactions, offering innovative solutions across diverse jurisdictions.
Previously, as a finance associate at a prominent South African law firm, Wade specialized in finance, investment funds, and asset management. He represented leading alternative financiers in Africa and the Middle East.
Experience
Wade has cultivated a comprehensive understanding of corporate and financial transactions throughout his career, demonstrating expertise in:
- Corporate finance
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Secured lending
- Asset financing
- Leveraged financing
- Syndicated lending
- Trade finance (International trade transactions and commodity finance)
Recent
- Advising on the sell side for the acquisition of shares in an Irish company by a leading education technology firm, specializing in voice AI.
- Advising a Structured Trade Finance Fund through a significant takeover of shares in a major African cement plant.
- Offering counsel on the buy side for an acquisition by a prominent Irish oil company.
- Advising lenders on a term loan facility agreement concerning a global tobacco company in Zimbabwe.
- Providing strategic advisory services to a Fortune 500 technology solutions provider.
- Advising on a corporate restructuring focused on technology sector M&A for a multinational client.
Education
- Bachelor of Commerce (Law) degree - Nelson Mandela University (2016)
- Bachelor of Laws degree - Nelson Mandela University (2018)
Memberships
- Admitted Attorney and Legal Practitioner of the High Court of the Republic of South Africa