Corporate & Commercial Law

Cranko Karp’s Corporate and Commercial law attorneys offer flexibility and experience across all elements of commercial transactions and as such have a thorough understanding of all areas of the corporate law and commercial law landscape. In addition, offer a solid understanding of how companies operate and function in all various sectors of business.

Our corporate and commercial law experts are equipped with extensive knowledge and experience, and possess the requisite skill sets to provide exemplary service for all your business law needs. Our objective is to enable you to conduct your business successfully without legal stress. We work closely with you so that we learn about your business needs and protect your legal interests.

COMMERCIAL LAW

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Our Commercial Law Department deals with laws and regulations put in place to govern individuals and businesses engaged in merchandising, commerce, and trade. Our undertaking at Cranko Karp is to advise and guide our clients through commercial transactions, thereby ensuring compliance. We also assist clients with all relevant legal matters, from the registration of businesses to amendments of companies, shareholder agreements, sales of businesses and small enterprise development. Our client base includes sole proprietorships, partnerships, private companies, close corporations, franchises, and public companies.

CORPORATE LAW

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Corporate law deals with areas of business law that regulate how business entities are formed, funded and governed. It also deals with other matters of incorporation such as directors’ and shareholders’ rights, articles of association, board meetings, secretarial matters and the public listing or delisting of companies. Our corporate law services include legal advice on company law, the law of trusts, and other laws affecting businesses, good corporate governance, and shareholder-related matters, including the structuring and drafting of memorandum of incorporation, shareholder agreements and Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment transactions.

Corporate & Commercial Law Service Offering

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  • The firm deals with all aspects of Corporate Commercial Law, including inter alia,

    • Mergers and acquisitions 
    • Formation and registration of all kinds of business entities
    • Incentive schemes 
    • Share participation trusts 
    • Employee contracts 
    • Leases 
    • Sale and leasebacks 
    • Stock exchange listings
    • Joint ventures
    • Partnerships
    • Corporate finance
    • Project Finance
    • Commercial property development.

Why Work With Us

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    • Cranko Karp is one of the oldest and most respected corporate commercial law firms in South Africa.
    • The firm is currently led by Senior Partner Michael Karp, who has extensive experience in the drafting of all documentation required to restructure companies to facilitate their listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE).
    • We offer a full spectrum of corporate commercial Law services and these services include transactional and regulatory services.
    • Our team of experienced corporate lawyers provides business owners and corporations with tailored legal advice to meet the unique needs of each client and their corporate law requirements.

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