Corporate & Commercial Law, Healthcare Regulatory Law Jurisdictions, M&A, Private Equity, Transaction Support Services, Venture Capital

Simone Izzard

Admitted 2014 – South Africa 

Simone Izzard is a corporate commercial, M&A, private equity, venture capital and healthcare regulatory lawyer advising clients on transactions, investments, commercial arrangements and regulated-sector legal risk. Her work supports founders, investors, sellers, strategic buyers and healthcare businesses that need clear legal guidance across the full transaction lifecycle. Previously at Bowmans and Hogan Lovells, Simone brings strong large-firm experience and a practical understanding of how legal, commercial and regulatory issues intersect. Her background in accounting and law gives her a useful perspective on transactions where legal structure, commercial reality, governance and implementation need to align.

Years' Experience

10+ Years

Primary Practice

Corporate & Commercial Law, Healthcare Regulatory Law Jurisdictions, M&A, Private Equity, Transaction Support Services, Venture Capital

Jurisdictions

South Africa

Previously At

Bowmans, Hogan Lovells

Expertise

Corporate Commercial Law, M&A, Private Equity, Venture Capital, Healthcare Regulatory Specialist

Simone advises on corporate commercial law, mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital investments, and healthcare regulatory matters. Her work is suited to clients who need practical legal support on acquisitions, investments, founder exits, funding rounds, shareholder arrangements, restructurings, governance issues and regulated healthcare transactions.

She supports clients through the key legal stages of a transaction – from structuring, legal due diligence and regulatory workstreams to negotiation, transaction documentation, condition precedent management, closing coordination and post-transaction implementation. Her healthcare, life sciences and pharmaceuticals experience is particularly relevant where corporate activity must be aligned with sector-specific regulatory obligations.

Simone’s approach is structured, precise and commercially aware. She helps clients understand the legal position, identify transaction and regulatory risks, negotiate appropriate protections and put the right documents and processes in place to support confident decision-making.

  • Corporate & Commercial Law
  • M&A
  • Private Equity
  • Venture Capital
  • Healthcare Regulatory Law
  • Life Sciences & Healthcare
  • Transaction Support
  • Corporate Governance & Company Secretarial Law

Selected Expertise

Private Equity & Venture Capital · South Africa
Advises on private equity and venture capital investments, including seed, Series A and growth-stage funding rounds, investment and subscription agreements, preference share arrangements, investor rights and founder-side transaction support.
Private Equity · Venture Capital · M&A · South Africa
M&A · Transaction Support · South Africa
Advises on mergers and acquisitions, including share sales, business sales, asset acquisitions, secondary sales, founder exits, cross-border acquisitions and disposals, acquisition structuring, transaction implementation and closing coordination.
M&A · Transaction Support · Cross-Border Legal Services · South Africa
Transaction Risk, Due Diligence & Documentation · South Africa
Supports legal due diligence, vendor due diligence, disclosure letters, warranty and indemnity negotiations, deferred consideration arrangements, earn-outs, condition precedent management and transaction risk allocation.
Due Diligence · Legal Drafting / Plain Language · Transaction Support · South Africa
Corporate Governance & Shareholder Arrangements · South Africa
Advises on corporate governance, board advisory matters, Companies Act compliance, MOIs, shareholders’ agreements, shareholder disputes, governance deadlock mechanisms, minority shareholder protections, investor rights, and drag-along and tag-along arrangements.
Governance & CoSec · Shareholder Agreements · Corporate & Commercial Law · South Africa
Life Sciences, Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals · South Africa
Advises on healthcare, pharmaceutical and life sciences transactions, including legal and regulatory due diligence, change of control analyses, regulated transaction documents, healthcare commercial arrangements and transaction support for private equity and strategic investors.
Life Sciences & Healthcare · Regulatory & Compliance Law · M&A · South Africa
Commercial Agreements · Regulated Businesses · South Africa
Supports clients with commercial contracting, distribution, reseller and channel partner arrangements, strategic partnerships, collaborations, confidentiality arrangements and legal risk management in regulated business environments.
Commercial Law · Regulatory & Compliance Law · Legal Drafting / Plain Language · South Africa

Education

Qualifications

LLB (Cum laude)
University of Cape Town
2011
Bcom Accounting and Law
University of Cape Town
2009
Work with Simone Izzard

Available for ad hoc briefs, retainers, and secondments across South Africa and internationally.

Currently accepting new instructions

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Practice Areas
Corporate & Commercial Law, Healthcare Regulatory Law Jurisdictions, M&A, Private Equity, Transaction Support Services, Venture Capital
Jurisdictions
South Africa
Languages
English

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