Mr Noureddine Ferchiou > Ferchiou & associés > Tunis, Tunisia > Lawyer Profile

Ferchiou & associés
34 PLACE DU 14 JANVIER 2011
1001 TUNIS
Tunisia

Work Department

Managing Partner

Position

Founding partner of Ferchiou & associés, Nourredine Ferchiou has over thirty years of experience guiding Tunisia’s most successful corporations in industry leading transactions and is recognized for his cross border expertise.

Career

Noureddine has over 30 years of government and institutional expertise and professional knowledge of the country’s opportunities, challenges, ongoing business and legal environment and he has developed a deep global network of relationship with International law firms and financial institutions making Ferchiou & Associés the most connected law firm in the country. Specializes in all sectors of business law, including corporate law, commercial law, administrative law, international trade, energy, oil and gas, mergers and acquisitions, foreign and off-shore investment, corporate restructuring and privatization, transactions, banking law, real estate law, labor and employment, intellectual and industrial property, telecommunications, agency and distributorship, domestic and international arbitration, tax law.

Recent Transactional Highlights:
Banking & Finance: Legal advisor of an international pool of banks, one of the arranging banks of a 1 Billion EUROS bond done by CBT acting on behalf of the Republic of Tunisia at a value of 850 million EUROS, legal advisor of 2 multinationals in relation to a 500 million USD sovereign bond done by CBT and guaranteed by USAID, legal advisor of a Qatari Bank in relation to its issuance of 1 Billion Euro Bonds, legal advisor of an European financial institution for providing a loan of up to TND 4 million to a newly established microfinance institution in Tunisia, legal advisor in relation to the preparation of the PPA applicable to wind project within the new legal framework. Corporate & M&A: advisor to a Tunisian  telecommunication operator on the $200M sale of its Mauritanian subsidiary through an international tender; advised an Emirati telecommunication operator with the sale of its $2B stake in a tunisian telecommunication operator; advised on the restructuring of an UAE Group, Tunis Sports City Project, estimated at $150M.

Languages

Arabic, French, English, Italian

Memberships

Admitted to Bar, Tunis in 1981.

Education

University of Tunis, Masters in Private Law (1978); University of Paris, D.E.A. in Business Law with a major in finance and taxation (1979), D.E.A. in Private Law with a major in Construction Law (1980).

Lawyer Rankings

Tunisia > Commercial, corporate and M&A

(Hall of Fame)

Noureddine FerchiouFerchiou & Associés

Multinational corporations from sectors such as pharma, automotive and energy seek out Ferchiou & associés for assistance with corporate and M&A work including local aspects of joint ventures, mergers and private equity investments. Commercial mandates ranging from the negotiation of commercial leases to the drafting of distribution agreements are further areas of strength. Omar Ferchiou, praised for his ‘solid international background’ heads up the team alongside Noureddine Ferchiou  and Rym Ferchiou, who is well versed in local regulatory constraints surrounding cross-border acquisitions.

Tunisia > Banking and finance

A key destination for domestic and global lenders, Ferchiou & associés‘ wide-ranging banking and finance offering encompasses in-depth knowledge of asset finance, syndicated loans and credit facilities. The team’s firm grasp of the local regulatory landscape is highlighted by its work as local counsel for the EBRD and the African Development Bank on major financing projects. Senior managing partner Noureddine Ferchiou has a strong record in transactional work. He leads the practice alongside Omar Ferchiou, who frequently assists international financial institutions with issues such as the drafting of Tunisian security documents, and competition law expert Rym Ferchiou.