Curriculum Vitae of Papi Nyapotse Family Name : Nyapotse First Name : Papi Khomotsana Date of Birth : 18 May 1970 Gender : Male Nationality : South African Education Institution Degree(s) or Diploma(s) obtained (Date from Date to) University of Cape Town 1989-1991 B.A University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg 1992-1994 LLB Admitted as Attorney of the High Court of South Africa 10 February 1997 Membership of professional bodies The Law Societies of the Northern Provinces The Gauteng Legal Circle Black Lawyers Association Former member of the Law Societies of South Africa Standing Committee on Company Law Professional experience Date (From To) (mm/yy) January 1995 December 1996
Organisation Position Description of duties Stowell Co Attorneys Pietermaritzburg Candidate Attorney Attended to commercial and conveyancing matters. On conveyancing, we did the local conveyancing work, which is conveyancing work relating to the properties situated in Pietermaritzburg, and agency conveyancing, which is when we lodge and attended to the queries for properties situated outside Pietermaritzburg. Also conducted deeds office and surveyor general searches. Also attended to the commercial litigation matters for various clients. Date (From To) (mm/yy) January 1997 June 1999 Organisation Position Description of duties Mathe & Zonde Inc. Durban Professional Assistant Formed and headed the property and commercial law department. Acted for various empowerment companies in Durban. Attended to advice Aucor Auctioneering on their empowerment transaction. Advised Transnet on the corporation and privatisation of Apron Services, and Transnet used that model for the corporatization and privatization of SAA. I was also involved in the development of the Durban Waterfront project. I also advised King Zwelithini and the Zulu Royal House on commercial and property matters. He also advised Ithala 2
Bank on various commercial, litigation and conveyancing matters. Date (From To) (mm/yy) July 1999 August 2000 Organisation Position Webber Wentzel Bowens Johannesburg Associate Description of duties advised MTN on its reverse listing on the JSE; advised on the MTN / M-Cell Share swap transaction; advised on the restructuring of Fabvest Investment Holding Limited; attended to project finance matter for the construction and development of the Louis Trichardt Private Prison; attended to the general corporate finance, commercial and company law matters to various companies and BEE groupings; and dealt with the entertainment law matters relating to music, films and sports. Date (From To) (mm/yy) September 2000 December 2004 Organisation Position Chuene Kwinana Motsatse Inc. Johannesburg Director Description of duties MTN Group (inter alia, drafting software development and licensing 3
contracts; special network services contracts; equipment supply and maintenance contracts; advising on and representation in disposition of assets; leases and deeds of sale; representation at hearings and undertaking litigation). Afrozone Telecomms (bid for the third mobile cellular telecommunication service licence); advised and drafted agreements for MTN on various telecommunication and commercial advised Coega Development Corporation on the construction of the harbour/port, industrial zone and the Container Terminal in Port Elizabeth; advised the Department of Public Enterprise on the Telkom Initial Public Offering; advised Spoornet on the corporatisation of the Blue Train; advised the City of Johannesburg, together with Goldman Sachs and Aloe Cap Corporate Finance, on its credit ratings and the first bond issue, which was initially aborted; advised Metrobus Johannesburg on various municipal, commercial and litigation advised various companies on internet, 4
entertainment and sports related advised on the restructuring of the Workers Investment Company (Pty) Ltd and Sadtu Investment Holdings (Pty) Ltd, and their acquisitions and mergers with other entities; advised Exelon Business Services Group Incorporated on the development of nuclear power station in Phelindaba area and the environmental areas; advised IFC, a corporate finance division of the World Bank, on various corporate and structured finance advised the Johannesburg World Summit Company on the preparation and hosting of the World Summit on Sustainable Development in South Africa for 2002; advised Mchunu Mashinini Associates and Consulting (Pty) Ltd in the management of the Nigerian National Elections; and advised Phamine Industrial Limited in its bid to list on the JSE. Date (From To) (mm/yy) Organisation July 2008 to date Nyapotse Inc. Johannesburg 5
Position Director Description of duties advised Amabubesi Capital in its acquisition of an interest in Goldplat Recoveries (Pty) Ltd; advises Norsad Fund, a Scandinavian Fund, on the commercial and litigation matters in South Africa; advises Abold Bur Furo Marketing Kommunikation, a German based company, on the litigation and commercial matters in South Africa; advises BECO on various commercial and litigation advises IHAWU investments, a Hong Kong based company, on commercial advised a broad based empowerment group on its bid to acquire 26% interest in Foskor; advised an empowerment group on its bid to acquire Java Capital; advises T.O.M Pictures on the entertainment and commercial advises Gauteng Enterprise Propeller (Pty) Ltd on various advises Johannesburg Roads Agency (Pty) Ltd on various advises the International Finance Corporation, a member of the World 6
Bank, on various commercial and litigation advises Mobile Mentor South Africa on its dealings in South African, including Mobile Mentor Limited, a New Zealand parent company, on various matters in South Africa; advises Africore Group on various commercial and litigation advises National Youth Development Agency on various commercial and litigation various advised Universal Service and Access Agency of South Africa on regulatory, commercial and litigation advised Sub-Sahara Aviation and Fairdeal, an Indian company, in the provision of the audio services to the South African Airways; advised Exelon Group PLC, an American based energy company, in the development of the pebble-bed modular reactor nuclear power station in Phelindaba, near Pretoria, in South Africa. Exelon, for strategic and business reasons, withdrew from the project; advised the black economic empowerment group on a bid, led by SUEZ Energy International and Decorum Investment Holding (Pty) Ltd, 7
for the design, construction, commissioning, ownership, financing, operation and maintenance of oil fined generation facilities, generally known as an IPP Leaking Power Generation Project. Our client was not chosen as a preferred bidder; advises Pebble Bed Modular Nuclear Reactor (Pty) Ltd on various matters from time to time; and advises various empowerment companies on energy, commercial, entertainment, corporate and litigation related matters from time to time. advised South African Bureau of Standards on the development of the new laboratory facilities building in Pretoria; advises the Health and Welfare SETA on various commercial and litigation advises the Public Protector on regulatory and other and advises various communities on their dealings with the mining companies operating in their areas; advises Eskom in regulatory, commercial, litigation and forensic investigation advises the National Credit Regulator on commercial, litigation and regulatory 8
advises the African Entrepreneurs Council on various commercial and constitutional advises the Black Business Executive Council on various advises the Johannesburg Chamber of Commerce Youth Commission on various commercial and regulatory advises a number of NGO s and Welfare organisation on pro-bono basis; advises the SABC on various commercial broadcasting. 9