Simple | Elegant | Cost Effective | Uncompromising Quality | Customized Solutions | Lasting Business Relations

About Us

In today’s business world, it is important for a business to have a legal service that is cost effective, responsive to the specific business’ needs, and never compromises on quality.

At Novis Consulting we ensure that we have affordable, simple and elegant legal solutions that we customize for your specific business needs.

Novis Consulting works in collaboration with a number of top commercial attorneys, ensuring that your needs are always looked after and as a result we believe in creating long lasting business relations with our partners.

Our Services

Novis Consulting offers legal advice on various aspects of commercial, corporate, financing & banking arrangements (including cross-border transactions). We assist with legal due diligence, structuring, drafting and negotiating documentation required for your business needs. Our experience helps us create solutions and documentation that protects your interests. We have assisted businesses who are involved in FMCG, technology, construction & development, engineering, pharmaceutical, banking & finance.

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Commercial

  • Sale Agreements
  • Lease Agreements
  • Supply & Distribution Agreements
  • Franchise Agreements
  • Partnership Agreements
  • Disclaimers
  • Acknowledgement of Debt
  • DevMan Agreements
  • License Agreements
  • Turnkey Agreements
  • SLAs
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Corporate

  • Company Law advice,
    including directors' liabilities
  • Shareholders' Agreements
  • Rights Offers
  • Subscription Agreements
  • Share Swap Arrangements
  • Resolutions & Minutes
financeServices

Financial

  • Senior Loan Agreements (public & private)
  • Mezzanine Funding Arrangements
  • Standard Loan Agreements
  • Convertible Debenture Agreements
  • Security Agreements

About The Founder

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Sheroda McGivern (nee Novis)

BA LLB LLM MBA

Sheroda is the founder of Novis Consulting, specializing in corporate and commercial law, advising on all aspects of M&A activity, public and private financing, partnerships, empowerment ventures and project developments. Her experience is as follows:

  • Head of Legal at the Coast2Coast Group

  • Head of Legal at Retail Africa

  • Associate at Edward Nathan Sonnenbergs

  • Associate at Alan Allschwang and Associates

Sheroda has been involved in a variety of complex cross-border M&A and financing arrangements covering South Africa, other African jurisdictions, Australia, United Kingdom and other European countries. She has also been involved in a number of high-profile matters, including:

  • R850m acquisition of a FMCG company in Australia

  • R2bn sale and financing arrangement with OEM in Australia

  • Marsh’s acquisition of the Alexander Forbes risk business

  • Oceana Group’s acquisition of certain assets and rights of the Lusitania Group

  • R1.6bn PIC investment into Bounty Brands

  • R1.3bn PIC investment into Ascendis

Testimonials

I had the privilege of working with Sheroda on a number of complex transactions ranging from M&A in Australia to capital raising in the U.K. Sheroda has in-depth legal knowledge and strong attention to detail. Sheroda’s passion for her work is evident in her deep commitment and unwavering work ethic.

Tessa Flekser
 Director, Investment Risk Management
OMERS

Sheroda is one of the best M&A / banking attorneys I have had the pleasure of working with. I would definitely recommend her to anyone looking for legal advice

Micky Wostenholm
Director
Talent 10 Holdings (Pty) Ltd

Sheroda is a top class lawyer with a wealth of in-depth knowledge in M&A, banking and finance and litigation. She has headed many complex private equity transactions and is also an excellent manager . I would highly recommend Sheroda.

Robyn de Moor
Partner
Taylor Torrington Associates

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