There is a critical, often underappreciated, role that specialist conveyancers and notaries play in enabling large-scale renewable energy infrastructure projects in South Africa. Watson Attorneys successful completion of all conveyancing and notarial work was integral to achieving Financial Close and unlocking the R4.4 billion investment required to bring this landmark REIPPPP Round 4 project to commercial operation. The Roggeveld Wind Farm, located along the straddling boundaries between the Western Cape and Northern Cape Provinces near the towns of Laingsburg, Matjiesfontein and Sutherland, is designed to generate around 613 GWh per year, satisfying the energy needs of roughly 49,200 households while avoiding approximately 502,900 tons of CO₂ emissions annually, and was developed under the South African Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP), with Eskom as the primary purchaser of power generated. The project

On 1 July 2022, Arkema finalised the acquisition of Permoseal in South Africa, with Watson Attorneys successfully completing simultaneous conveyancing registrations across a seven-site, multi-provincial property portfolio. On 1 July 2022, Arkema finalised the acquisition of Permoseal in South Africa, a leader in adhesive solutions for DIY, packaging and construction. The transaction involved a multi-site property portfolio spanning seven underlying property transactions across the Western Cape, Gauteng, and KwaZulu-Natal. Renmere was engaged as independent advisor to structure the transaction, while Watson Attorneys managed all conveyancing aspects — including title due diligence, identification of encumbrances and servitudes, and coordination across the relevant Deeds Offices to align registration timelines with the commercial completion date. The conveyancing workstream required simultaneous registration of transfers across all seven sites to ensure that property rights vested in Arkema (or