Philip GeromontFSACCI Vice-Chairperson

As FSACCI Vice-chairperson, Philip GEROMONT is leading Cape Town FSACCI Steering Committee.

Philip Geromont is an executive at ENSafrica in the corporate commercial department. He specialises in cross-border M&A and, more generally, in corporate and commercial matters. He has acted for a wide range of European and North American clients conducting business in South Africa, particularly in the automotive, aerospace, banking, cement, construction, defence, media, nuclear, retail, transport and wine and spirits sectors. He also assists South African and European clients in relation to their business dealings in French-speaking Africa, especially in the banking, energy, mining and telecoms sectors.
Philip’s experience includes matters related to competition law, including merger control and cartel investigations. He is a past member of the Competition Law Committee of the Cape Law Society. Philip is a member of the Paris Bar (Avocat au Barreau de Paris) and is the Chairman of the French South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

He co-authored the book L’Entreprise Face à la Mondialisation: Opportunités et Risques – Stratégies Juridiques (Business and Globalisation: Opportunities and Risk – Legal Strategies), published in 2006. This book was one of three finalists for the Prix du Cercle Montesquieu in 2007. He is fluent in English, French and German.

Philip is recognised as a leading/recommended lawyer by the following reputable rating agencies and their publications:
The Legal 500 Guide to Outstanding Lawyers 2010 – Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions (South Africa)
IFLR 1000 Financial and Corporate Guide: Leading Lawyer 2010 – Competition