Riza Moosa

South Africa

CMS RM Partners
82 Maude Street, 3rd Floor
2196 Sandton, Johannesburg
South Africa

Tel: +27 (0) 83 675 3462

Email: riza.moosa@cms-rm.com
Web: https://www.cms.law

Riza is a banking and finance lawyer. He is instructed by local and foreign banks, development financiers, investment companies, private equity houses as well as corporates, listed companies and borrowers to advise on and structure high-end complex domestic and international banking and finance transactions.

With over 20 years of experience, he leads large multi-disciplinary teams across the full remit of banking and finance specialised services including asset finance, asset based lending, acquisition finance and corporate lending, Islamic finance, preference share funding, real estate finance, mining and resource finance, structured finance and transport finance including aviation, shipping and rail.

Riza’s keen commercial knowledge and calm pragmatism helps clients achieve the best commercial outcome around the negotiating table.

Education
  • 2000 – LLM , University of Stellenbosch, South Africa
  • 1998 – Derivatives Trading Training Programme, Financial Instruments Strategies, UK.
  • 1997 – LLB, University of the Western Cape, South Africa
  • 1996 – International Business Transactions, (University of the Western Cape in conjunction with Howard University School of Law, Washington, USA.
  • 1993 – BA, Religious Tradition, University of Cape Town, South Africa.
Memberships & Roles
  • Member, South African Restructuring and Insolvency Association
  • Member, Black Lawyers‘ Association.
  • Member, Law Society of the Northern Provinces, South Africa.

The global banking and finance industry is faced with increasing financial and regulatory pressures with new and more complex rules that you need to anticipate and take advantage of.

For your cross-border business, you also face potentially conflicting market practices and rules, which present new opportunities.

Whether you are a financial institution, corporate, asset manager, mutual fund or public entity, your business is only as good as the products and services you sell. That’s why we organise our teams along the business lines of your sector, giving us deep insight into the commercial and legal issues you face.

From general corporate lending to acquisition and leveraged finance, capital markets, derivatives and securitisations to real estate finance and corporate recovery, we can help you achieve the best business outcome, both locally and across jurisdictions.

With more than 70 offices in more than 40 countries and 4,800+ lawyers worldwide, we combine deep local market understanding with a global overview, giving us the ability not only to see what’s coming, but to shape it.

In a world of ever-accelerating change where technology is increasingly important in the deployment of global strategies, our clear, business-focused advice helps clients of every size to  face the future with confidence.

We’re immersed in your world. Your interests and priorities are at the heart of what we do. Our lawyers are genuine experts in their fields, with a grasp of detail that’s second to none. Our next-generation mindset is woven into all we do. It means we can anticipate the likely challenges, accelerate our pace and create the space to develop innovative solutions.

We’re diverse, supportive and inclusive, embracing our corporate social responsibility and creating a culture in which every one of our people, can maximise their potential and thrive.

“Head of the firm’s banking and finance practice Riza Moosa handles a range of financing and refinancing matters on behalf of borrowers, financial institutions and DFIs.”
Chambers & Partners