Boutique corporate advisory firm focusing on M&A, distressed M&A, restructuring and transaction services in EMEA. M&A and restructuring clients: - Tongaat Hulett - Agri-processing - Lonsa Group / Lonsa Everite - Building Materials - Stefanutti Stocks - Construction - Consolidated Infrastructure Group - Infrastructure - Extract Group (MCC) - Contract mining - Elgin Engineering - Engineering services - Ellerine Retail - Furniture retail - Ellerine Holdings - Insurance - Purple Group - Financial services - Group Five - Construction - Basil Read - Construction - Cape Orchard Company - Agriculture - Denel - SOE - Progress Milling (Louis Dreyfus) - Agri-processing - Mintails - Gold Mining

BSM Black is an associate company of Birkett Stewart McHendrie and is a natural resources focused merchant banking team combining M&A and distressed M&A expertise with a team of highly experienced operational-focused individuals including Mark Arthur (mining engineer) and William Black (chemist, hydrometallurgist and corporate financier).

Tenurey BSM is an associate company of Birkett Stewart McHendrie and is a property focused merchant banking team combining M&A and distressed M&A expertise with a team of highly experienced property professionals providing a broad range of property services including due diligence and lease reviews, asset and development management, disposals, capital raising and IPOs.

Hulisani is a renewable energy investment company that has recently been delisted due to a takeover offer.

Previously a member of the Investec Corporate Finance team, a division of Investec Bank Limited, an international investment bank focused on providing financial services to the emerging markets of Africa, China and India, with access to developed market capital. Investec Corporate Finance focuses on M&A transactions, with a generalist sector approach.

Previously a member of a boutique investment banking team (transaction size ranging from USD5m to USD200m), providing financial advisory for capital raising, Mergers & Acquisitions, restructurings, IPOs and other strategic matters, and providing investment fund management to integrate capital with advisory capabilities.

Member of the South African kayak sprint team specialising in K1 200m and K4 1000m with the goal of qualifying for the London 2012 Olympic Games.

- Initial 3 years spent within the audit services division in the Financial Services team.- An additional 4 months spent within the Special Services Group: Special projects for financial institutions. Advanced use of Microsoft Excel including financial modelling, use of pivot tables, macros and scenario analysis.- Range of clients extending from asset managers to boutique alternative investment firms, including collective investment schemes, pension funds, hedge funds and medical aid schemes.- Major clients: Allan Gray Life and Retirement Products, Direct Axis, Sanlam Personal Loans and Acsis Limited.