About

Based in: United Kingdom

Principal practice areas: M&A, private equity

Admissions: England and Wales

Charles Jacobs is a leading high-end M&A partner and is renowned for his expertise on such matters, having led on many of the market’s most significant mergers and acquisitions and capital raisings. Carving out a particular niche in the global mining and metals sector, Jacobs has worked to become a leading light and has over the last 15 years been the outstanding name in the sector, encompassing a number of high profile deals in Africa. Jacobs advised beverage giant SABMiller on the disposal of its stake in South African hospitality group Tsogo Sun, as well as the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China on the US$5.5bn acquisition of a strategic stake in South Africa’s Standard Bank Group.