Pierre le Roux is a Director in the Corporate Mergers & Acquisitions, Disputes and Private Equity practice areas. He specialises in mergers & acquisitions in South Africa; structured loans and security; commercial property; agricultural commercial transactions; and black economic empowerment transactions. Pierre also has deep experience in corporate finance and structuring; corporate governance; listings/flotations; leveraged and management buy-outs; private equity; public offerings and private placements; and general commercial transactions. He is highly skilled in commercial transactions in a number of sectors – especially retail; short term insurance, food production; tourism; short term insurance; and agriculture – as well as large property transactions and the financing thereof.
Years of Experience: 40years
Corporate Mergers & Acquisitions
Private Equity
Mergers and acquisitions
Structured loans and security
Commercial property
Agricultural commercial transactions
Black Economic Empowerment transactions
Corporate finance and structuring
Corporate governance
Listings/flotations
Leveraged and management buy-outs
Private equity
Public offerings and private placements
General commercial transactions
Acted for the most prominent retailers in the RSA namely Pep Group and Shoprite Group since mid 1990's in numerous commercial transactions. Those transactions covered most parts of the businesses of those groups such as corporate financing, JSE, BEE restructuring, property and lease transactions, IT transactions, acquisitions, disposals, supply agreements, insurance agreements, cell phone agreements, etc. Some examples of those transactions are:
the sale of The Building Company Proprietary Limited to Cashbuild Management Services Proprietary Limited
the recent sale of the John Craig retail business
the acquisition of the PPC Clothing Company
the acquisition of Bradian; and
the acquisition of Shoe City
Advised Shoprite in respect of the acquisition of a retail group (identity of group confidential since not completed)
Advised Shoprite in respect of the sale of their DCs and lease-backs
Advised Shoprite in respect of its BEE Transaction during 2022
Advised Pepkor Holdings Limited in its disposal of its 100% equity stake in The Building Company Proprietary Limited (TBCo) to Capitalworks Private Equity and selected members of TBCo management for a purchase price of R1,2 billion.
Completed the Mediation course by the London School of Mediators
Admitted as a Notary, 1986
Admitted as a Conveyancer, 1986
Admitted as an Attorney, 1986
Grad Dip (Tax), University of Cape Town
LLB, Stellenbosch University
BCom (Law) Stellenbosch University
Previous managing partner of Jan S De Villiers Attorneys and Deputy Chairman of Werksmans
Named as a recommended lawyer in Corporate/M&A by PLC Which Lawyer (2009 - 2011)
Named as a recommended lawyer in Corporate M&A by the Legal 500 (2016)
Over 40 years of experience in commercial law in many sectors including banking, retail, insurance, tourism, both commercial and residential property, IT, and agriculture and has acted for many high profile businesses such as Shoprite, Pepkor, Santam and Pioneer.