Colin du Toit

Colin du Toit is a Partner based in Johannesburg, with over 20 years of experience. His primary practice area is Mergers and Acquisitions, and he specialises in public and private M&A (cross-border and domestic), equity capital markets, black economic empowerment transactions, corporate restructuring, corporate and transactional finance, securities transactions and general corporate and commercial law.

He has worked across a range of industries, including minerals and resources, telecoms, retail, gaming, property and manufacturing. He has worked throughout Sub-Saharan Africa, including on matters across Botswana, Cameroon, the DRC, Ghana, Mauritius, Nigeria, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

His recognition includes being named by Chambers Global 2010–2026 as a ranked lawyer; named by Best Lawyers 2011–2026 as a leading individual and Lawyer of the Year for Corporate Law 2026; named by Legal 500 2013–2022 as a legal expert; and named by IFLR1000 2010–2022 as a leading lawyer. He was one of the four shortlisted nominees by DealMakers for Individual Dealmaker of the Year 2016 and the only attorney nominee.

He holds an LLM in Tax (cum laude) from the University of South Africa, an LLB from the University of Cape Town (1994) and a B.Bus.Sci (Hons) (cum laude) from the University of Cape Town (1992). He is an admitted attorney of the High Court of South Africa.