Jonathan Schlosberg

Jonathan Schlosberg is a Senior Consultant in the Corporate Department at Bowmans in Johannesburg, specialising in mergers and acquisitions, corporate law, capital markets, and corporate governance. He was previously Chairman of the firm and has also headed the Corporate Department.

Jonathan led the firm's team in advising Standard Bank on the acquisition by Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) of a 20% interest in the bank, which was then the largest direct foreign investment in South Africa and, according to Bloomberg, the largest foreign investment outside of China by a Chinese corporate. Other representative transactions include advising on the merger of Standard Bank's asset management business with Liberty to form Stanlib; the disposal by Merrill Lynch of its private client investment business; Armgold's merger with Harmony Gold; Nampak's merger with Malbak; the acquisition by IBM of PwC's consulting business; advising on the financing of Incwala's acquisition of 16% of Lonplats; advising on the financing of Ponahalo's acquisition of an interest in De Beers; advising on the financing of Tshwarisano's acquisition of an interest in Sasol; advising Murray and Roberts on its BEE transaction; advising Associated British Foods on its acquisition of Illovo Sugar; and advising Tongaat‑Hulett and Hulamin on the financing of their respective BEE transactions.

Jonathan holds a BCom and an LL.B, as well as a Higher Diploma in Income Tax, from the University of the Witwatersrand.

He has been ranked in Band 4 for Corporate/M&A by Chambers and Partners (2018), and has been recognised by Best Lawyers for Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law, Empowerment and Transformation Law, and Mergers and Acquisitions Law. In 2013, he was noted by The International Who's Who of Corporate Governance Lawyers as one of the ten "most highly regarded individuals" globally, described as a "real heavyweight" in the South African legal market with "very sound legal knowledge".