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Johan B De Wet
Counsel Corporate & Finance
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Johan represents many of the largest and most prominent lenders in the fund finance industry on structuring, negotiating, documenting and syndicating multi-jurisdictional and multi-currency subscription facilities, hybrid facilities, umbrella facilities, open-end fund facilities, HNW facilities, and other nontraditional facilities and asset-level lending arrangements. He regularly advises banks and other financial institutions on large and complex syndicated financings to funds managed by some of the world’s preeminent fund sponsors.
Johan is a regular contributor to Fund Finance Friday, Cadwalader’s weekly fund finance newsletter. Before joining Cadwalader, he served as a senior associate in the banking and finance practice at Bowmans, one of the largest law firms in Africa, bringing a broad cross-border perspective to his fund finance work.
Recognition
Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America - Banking and Finance Law 2026
Credentials
Education
- Master of Laws, Georgetown University Law Center
- Bachelor of Laws and of Financial Accounting, University of Stellenbosch
- Bachelor of Commerce Honors in Management Accounting, University of South Africa
Bar admissions and qualifications
- District of Columbia
- New York
- South Africa (non-practicing)