What we do, arranged by where you are.
We provide specialized advisory services tailored to the unique realities of the agriculture, food, and property sectors.
You're ready to sell, or thinking about it.
- Sell-side M&A advisory
- Competitive buyer identification
- Valuation preparation
- Transaction negotiation
- Due diligence coordination
You're buying, merging or investing.
- Buy-side M&A advisory
- Target screening and due diligence
- Valuation and structuring
- Investment analysis
- Entry and exit valuation
You need capital to fund the next phase.
- Private equity advisory
- Equity and debt raising
- Investor materials preparation
- Term sheet negotiation
- Drawdown support
You need a number you can defend.
- Business & equity valuations
- Shareholder transactions
- Succession planning
- Restructuring advisory
- Dispute support
Selected Transactions — Team Experience
The transactions below were led or advised on by Wiebe van der Laan.Â
AGRICULTURE & FOOD
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Sale of a strategic interest in a leading fruit ripening and distribution business to a South African private equity investor
Lead adviser
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Sale of a controlling interest in a leading processor of ingredients for the South African wine industry to a private equity investor
Lead adviser to shareholders
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Cross-border acquisition of a European avocado products business by a multinational fruit group
M&A adviser to the acquirer
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Negotiations between a major citrus producer and exporter and a leading European agricultural group
Sell-side adviser
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South African acquisition strategy for a multinational listed producer, processor and distributor of fruit
M&A adviser
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Conceptualisation of an agri-sector food chain buy-and-leaseback fund, including preliminary term sheets with selected targets
Adviser to a South African asset manager
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Ownership structuring options for a major regional beverage bottler
Strategic corporate adviser to shareholders
WINE & HOSPITALITY
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Merger of a Cape wine estate, hotel and wine brand under common ownership
Transaction adviser
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Sale of a strategic interest in a premium Western Cape wine estate to a European investor
Lead sell-side adviser
OTHER SECTORS
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Sale of a pharmaceutical wholesale business to a listed national retail pharmacy group
Lead sell-side adviser
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Sale of a pioneering South African mobile application software developer to a listed financial services group
Lead sell-side adviser
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Disposal of a controlling interest in an industrial power solutions business
Lead sell-side adviser to shareholders
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Capital raising for the buy-out and delisting of a sub-Saharan financial services group
Capital raising adviser
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Cross-border share repurchase transaction of approximately US$40m
Transaction management and execution
Wiebe van der Laan
Director · CA (SA) · HonsBAcc, BAcc
Wiebe has spent 20 years in corporate finance, financial services and assurance, with a specialist focus on agriculture, food processing and manufacturing. He led the Corporate Finance division at PwC in Cape Town as Partner and Director, and served as the firm's national agriculture sector lead — responsible for buy-side, sell-side and capital raising mandates, negotiation support, transaction structuring, and taking transactions through to completion. Before that he spent six years at Stonehage Fleming, the international family office, where he was instrumental in establishing the firm's Corporate Finance division in South Africa and ultimately served as Director and Head of Corporate Finance. There he advised internationally wealthy families on private equity execution, restructuring, valuations and the strategy of family-owned investment entities, with client structures ranging from US$50m to over US$500m in net asset value. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant and Registered Auditor at PwC in the financial services and banking divisions, and holds HonsBAcc and BAcc degrees from Stellenbosch University. He has completed the JSE Sponsor Development Programme (with distinction) and a leadership programme at Cambridge Judge Business School.