Sibusiso Shabalala

Sibusiso Shabalala is an Associate at DLA Piper in Johannesburg, specialising in Banking and Finance Law. He has experience in a broad range of banking and corporate finance transactions, including leveraged finance, debt restructuring, public finance, and related security structures, with additional exposure to debt capital markets. He acts for both lenders and borrowers across public and private sector entities.

He has advised FirstRand Bank Limited (acting through its Rand Merchant Bank) on an English law governed mezzanine facility in the amount of USD 72,111,237 and the associated security arrangements across multiple jurisdictions, including Delaware and the British Virgin Islands. He also has experience in advising on complex cross‑border financings and debt restructuring, providing strategic legal counsel to clients across a range of industries.

He holds an LL.B (2020) and a BCom Law (2018) from the University of the Witwatersrand. He is an Attorney of the High Court of South Africa.