Chief Executive OfficerLUYOLO POSWA
Luyolo Poswa is the founder of Poswa Incorporated Attorneys. In March 2010 Luyolo commenced business under the name Poswa Incorporated Attorneys, Notaries and Conveyancers. In March 2010 Luyolo commenced business under the name Poswa Incorporated Attorneys, Notaries and Conveyancers. Luyolo currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the company as well as the Director of a successful Banking & Finance department.
Luyolo’s leadership has taken the company from strength to strength and will continue to drive Poswa Incorporated’s mission and vision. Luyolo is a Director for a number of companies within the Debt Capital Market space. Notably he is a Director for ED INL Investments (Pty) Ltd (Investec Limited BEE Company) and he is also a Chairman and Non – Executive Director of the board of ABSA Alternative Asset Management (Pty) Ltd.
1994-2013Academic Background
- University of Kwa-Zulu Natal (formerly University of Natal – Durban) 1992 to 1996
Luyolo obtained BA (Law) and LLB Degrees from the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal (formerly University of Natal – Durban) in 1994 and 1996 respectively. - University of Kwa-Zulu Natal 2004
He also obtained a Master of Laws Degree (LLM) in Maritime Law from the University of Kwa Zulu Natal in 2004. - University College London (University of London, UK) 2001
In 2001 he obtained an LLM Degree in International Business Law from University College London (University of London, UK). - Beaufort Institute 2000 and 2002
In 2000 and 2002 he obtained a Diploma in Import and Export and a Certificate in Mechanics of Financial Markets (Beaufort Institute) respectively. - University of Witwatersrand in 2013
He obtained Advanced Company Law I and II certificates from the University of Witwatersrand in 2013.
Experience
Luyolo served his Articles of Clerkship with Deneys Reitz Attorneys from 1998 to 1999 and was duly admitted as an Attorney in March 1999. He focused primarily on Maritime Law while at Deneys Reitz. He spent a year in the United Kingdom between 2000 and 2001 pursuing a Master of Laws Degree (LLM) (International Business Law) at the University of London (UCL).
In 2002 he joined Absa Corporate and Merchant Bank (Absa Capital) and worked in the Debt Capital Markets division specialising on securitisation, Domestic Medium Term Notes and Corporate Bonds, loans and asset backed commercial paper conduits. He also managed a ZAR 15 billion commercial paper conduit vehicle.
In April 2007 he joined Investec Capital Markets as an in-house Legal Adviser and worked in various areas of Banking and Finance law, including Aircraft finance, Acquisition finance, Property finance, Securitisation, Domestic Medium Term Note Programmes and Principal finance.
KEY PRACTICE FEATURES
• Term Loans (Secured and Unsecured)
• Asset Based Finance
• Corporate Finance
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Project Finance
• Securitisation
• Corporate Bonds
• Commercial Paper
• Domestic Medium Term Note Programmes
• Global Medium Term Note Programmes
HEAD OFFICE
First Floor Poswa House,
8 Gemsbok Lane,
Rivonia Extension 12,
Sandton,
2196
+27 11 783 8877
+27 11 783 4302
info@poswainc.co.za
