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Bennani & Associés

Corporate/Commercial

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Bennani & Associés

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Managing Partners:
Morocco – Mehdi M. Bennani
Algeria – Mourad Seghir
Tunisia – Lamia Harghem
Ivory Coast – Assemian Kouakou
Languages: Arabic, English, French

Firm Overview:
Founded in 2004, Bennani & Associes is a leading independent pan-African firm with offices in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Ivory Coast. If offers cutting-edge business law expertise to listed and unlisted companies as well as public entities. In each market, the firm has a particular expertise in representing foreign investors across a wide range of complex issues, including:

  • General corporate law
  • Mergers and acquisitions
  • Joint ventures and partnerships
  • Corporate restructuring
  • Competition/antitrust and other regulatory advice
  • Employment law
  • Financing
  • Commercial litigation and arbitration
  • White collar criminal law

Recent Highlights:

  • Counsel to Fater Spa (a Procter & Gamble and Angelini Group joint venture) in the exit from Morocco via the sale of a 100% stake in Fater Morocco
  • Counsel to Vivo Energy Maroc on purchase of a 49% stake in Sopétrole and related compliance matters
  • Counsel to global investment management firm Carlyle in a $404 million bankruptcy litigation procedure opened against the SAMIR refinery
  • Counsel to Daewoo Engineering & Construction in commercial litigation relating to the construction of power plants

Clients (25)

  • AMMC (The Moroccan Capital Market Authority)
  • Western Union
  • Phillips
  • Electrolux
  • Huawei
  • FIAT
  • Siemens AG
  • Groupe Bel
  • KBC Bank
  • Samsung C&T
  • Daewoo
  • Etisalat
  • Cheplapharm
  • Adidas
  • Akzo Nobel
  • Carlyle
  • Alstom
  • FATER Spa
  • Dell Group
  • TUI Fly
  • Middle East Radio Television Morocco (MRTM)
  • Casatram
  • ST MICROELECTRONICS
  • IQVIA
  • Lukoil Lubricants Africa

Industries (14)

  • Automotive
  • Pharmaceuticals and medical devices
  • Energy
  • Oil & Gas
  • Telecommunications
  • Private Equity
  • Consumer Electronics
  • Financial Services
  • Engineering & Construction
  • Food
  • Chemicals
  • Aerospace
  • Defence
  • Transport

Chambers Review

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Corporate/Commercial - Morocco

Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Bennani & Associés is a pan-African law firm whose Moroccan office frequently acts as local counsel on multi-jurisdictional transactions. The team advises on a range of corporate mandates, including acquisitions, joint ventures and competition issues. Headquartered in Casablanca, the firm is a significant player across the Maghreb and francophone Africa, with additional offices in Algiers, Tunis, Abidjan, Douala, Brazzaville, Conakry, Kigali and Kinshasa.

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Work Highlights

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  • Bennani & Associés acted as Moroccan counsel to Omnia Technologies in the context of its acquisition of Sacmi Beverage and its subsidiaries.

Strengths

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  • Bennani & Associés understands both the legal and business issues of a transaction.

    Corporate/Commercial respondentGlobal

  • The Bennani & Associés team is responsive, courteous and professional. The lawyers are overall a pleasure to work with.

    Corporate/Commercial respondentGlobal

  • Bennani & Associés provides excellent responsiveness and a very high-quality service.

    Corporate/Commercial respondentGlobal

  • The lawyers are highly reliable under tough deadlines.

    Corporate/Commercial respondentGlobal

Notable Practitioners

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  • Mehdi Bennani
    Mehdi Bennani

    Mehdi Bennani

    Mehdi Bennani is managing partner of the firm and is based in Casablanca. He is well rated for his significant international experience, having previously worked at law firms in New York. His recent work includes advising international clients on cross-border investment and M&A transactions, as well as merger clearance and exit issues.

    • Mehdi Bennani is great to work with and responsive.

      Corporate/Commercial respondentGlobal

    • Mehdi Bennani is a very good source of advice on how to deal with regulators.

      Corporate/Commercial respondentGlobal
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