PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS INC
Accountants in Port Elizabeth

Our in-depth knowledge and understanding of African operating environments enables us to put ourselves in our clients' shoes. We’re a network of firms in 157 countries with more than 208,000 people who are committed to delivering quality in assurance, advisory and tax services. With our African network, our people and experience, we’re ready to help you achieve that value wherever you do business. PwC provides industry-focused services for public and private clients. Other services include accounting and regulatory advice, and attest and attest-related services. In our Tax business, we understand the role tax responsibility plays in good corporate citizenship. We're able to offer the best advice by building a relationship with our client and gaining a thorough understanding of their business, whatever the size. By putting ourselves in the client's shoes, we're able to work with them to develop the best possible value-adding tax strategy for their business. Hosted in conjunction with Professor Matthew Lester, we provide an overview of the proposed legislative changes, case law and other important tax developments over the past year. The purpose of the awards is to promote transparency and full disclosure in tax reporting by listed entities, with the purpose of building public trust and to recognise the leading companies in this regard. Our experts will share their insights before and after the budget announcement. Africa's executives and boards are taking effective steps to address risk strategy and management, putting them ahead of their global peers when it comes to being leaders in managing risk. We help organisations execute successful deals and create value through mergers, acquisitions, disposals and restructuring. Doing deals in growth markets is a topic that features regularly in client growth strategies. For many companies doing a deal is the best, or only way, of tapping into growth markets largely because it is faster than going-it-alone. Deals in growth markets are not just about low cost manufacturing, access to natural resources, or market access to basic products. Doing a deal in a growth market can also provide buyers with access to best practice in core operations, innovation capabilities and capital. These attributes, coupled with a vast range of experience, have made PwC Deals a key corporate adviser in the South African market and our position has been reinforced through the completion of key local and cross-border deals. We also advise clients on originating and structuring key strategic partnerships, with a particular focus on BEE shareholding, private equity and capital raising. We are a registered JSE sponsor and as such have a full advisory capacity servicing the listed exchange regulatory environment. PwC has an experienced M&A desk in all key South African, African and international territories. We are therefore able to leverage this network, our experience and our specialist skills to ensure that we maximise value for our clients. The global PwC M&A practice has over the past ten years concluded on average 300 deals a year, almost a deal a day. We help our clients maximise the return on their deals and identify and manage associated transaction risks.