Practice Expertise

  • tax
  • private equity
  • broad-based black economic empowerment ...
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Areas of Practice

  • broad-based black economic empowerment ...
  • private equity
  • tax
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Profile

Kristel van Rensburg is an Executive at ENS in the Tax practice. She specialises in corporate taxation.

She has advised clients in a number of sectors, including mining, financial services, renewable energy and private equity.

Kristel’s experience includes advising clients on direct corporate tax, withholding taxes, tax administration and tax compliance (including mineral royalty returns), as well as on tax e?cient acquisition, restructure and funding structures. She has also advised on new and existing employment share incentive schemes.

Kristel is an expert in advising corporates and broad-based black economic empowerment (B-BBEE) shareholders on the tax-e?cient structuring, re-structuring, ?nancing and re?nancing of B-BBEE investment and ownership transactions, including loans, equity, preference share funding and notional vendor ?nancing arrangements.

Kristel is also an expert in the South African tax aspects of local and international private equity fund formation and transactions as well as the South African tax aspects of venture capital structures.

In addition to her tax consulting experience, Kristel was also involved in developing and implementing legislation regarding funding for acquisition transactions utilising group relief provisions in the Income Tax Act.

Kristel is recognised as a leading/recommended lawyer by:

  • Best Lawyers® 2024, 2023, 2022 – Tax (South Africa)
  • World Tax Review – General Corporate Tax 2025, 2024, 2023 (South Africa)
  • The Legal 500 EMEA 2024, 2023 – Tax (South Africa)

Areas of Practice

  • broad-based black economic empowerment (B-BBEE)
  • private equity
  • tax

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