Jacques Liebenberg

Jacques Liebenberg is a Partner at Bowmans in Johannesburg, specializing in Mergers and Acquisitions. He advises local and foreign clients on domestic and cross‑border M&A (both private and public), equity capital markets, and general corporate and commercial matters including company law, corporate governance, and securities law.

Jacques has played a pivotal role in numerous significant transactions, including advising the Joint Global Coordinators and Bookrunners on the listing of Cell C Limited on the JSE; advising Groupe Canal+ S.A.S. on its mandatory takeover offer for MultiChoice Group Limited; advising Pick n Pay Stores Limited on its two‑step recapitalisation plan comprising a ZAR 4 billion rights offer and the listing of its Boxer business; advising the independent board of Royal Bafokeng Platinum Limited on the takeover offer by Impala Platinum Holdings Limited; advising Barloworld Limited on the unbundling and listing of its Avis Budget car rental business; advising Sasol South Africa Limited on the disposal of its sodium cyanide business to Draslovka; and advising Lanxess on the ZAR 1.3 billion disposal of its chrome chemicals business.

Jacques holds an LL.B from the University of Stellenbosch and is admitted as an Attorney of the High Court of South Africa. He is fluent in English, Afrikaans, and German.

He has been ranked as a Leading Associate for Commercial, Corporate and M&A in South Africa by The Legal 500 (2026) and as a Rising Star by IFLR1000's Financial and Corporate guide (2025).