Safia Fassi-Fihri

Practice Areas

Capital Markets

Corporate and M&A

Financing

Private Equity

Career

June 2021 - To date: Founding Partner, ADNA, Morocco

2016 – June 2021: BFR & Associés, Managing Partner

2013 – 2016: RMA Capital – FinanceCom Group (Casablanca), General Counsel

2011 – 2013: Gide Loyrette Nouel (Casablanca), Associate

2011: Ashurst LLP (Paris), Associate

2010: Bredin Prat, trainee Lawyer

2010: Debevoise and Plimpton LLP, trainee Lawyer

2009: Credit Agricole CIB (London), Inhouse Legal Counsel

2007: Bredin Prat, trainee Lawyer

Professional Memberships

Avocat à la cour

Member of the Casablanca Bar

Former Member of the Paris Bar

Personal

Safia is a leader in her field as a corporate lawyer focusing on both domestic and cross-border M&A deals including sales and joint-ventures and banking and finance. Safia’s clients include international institutions, private equity funds and multinational corporations across multiple sectors. Safia also regularly advises international clients with their employment issues as well as providing assistance on clients’ filings with the regulators representing them in relation to their litigation matters.

Safia recently advised on the acquisition of Engie Services Maroc and Cofely Tangier, the largest transaction of the 17 acquisitions of ENGIE Group in Africa operating in the fields of energy efficiency, maintenance, heating, ventilation and air conditioning, green mobility, multi-technical maintenance as well as facility management. This deal was recently shortlisted by Africa Awards 2022 for the M&A Deal of the year.

Safia is a board member of Confédération Générale des Entreprises du Maroc (CGEM) and has chaired the legal commission for several years. Safia is also a board member of ALN.