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Bennani & Associés Offices
IMMEUBLE MINIAR
RUE DU LAC D’OURMIA
LES BERGES DU LAC, 1053, TUNIS
Tunisia
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Bennani & Associés > The Legal 500 Rankings
Tunisia > Commercial, corporate and M&A Tier 1
Independent law firm Bennani & Associés is regularly sought out by global corporations and foreign law firms for assistance with a range of corporate and financial activities. M&A, joint ventures and foreign direct investment all stand out as areas of activity for a team praised for its ability to handle ‘complex, time-sensitive transactions’. ‘Standout lawyer’ Lamia Harguem oversees matters and frequently wins plaudits for her ability to handle work connected to Tunisian subsidiaries such as due diligence and restructurings. Emna Msaad and Sarra Ben Salem are further names to note.Practice head(s):
Lamia Harguem
Other key lawyers:
Testimonials
‘Team has shown great responsiveness and engagement.’
‘Standout lawyer Lamia Harguem shows lots of commitment.’
‘Very reliable team, with a business minded approach – they are our go-to firm for international clients ’
‘It is very easy to work with the whole team. They are perfect partners for complex, time-sensitive transactions.’
Key clients
Abu Dhabi Developmental Holding Company (ADQ)
ADQ
Amphenol Corporation
Aptean
Ardian
Bolt
Development Partner International (DPI)
Essity
Five Arrows Principal Investments
Gruppo Florence
Japan Tobacco International
JUMIA
Maîf Avenir
Meta
Pfizer
Qatar Electricity & Water Company (QEWC)
Solix Group AB
Sopra Banking Software
STMicroelectronics
Umicore
Volkswagen
Work highlights
- Advised Development Partners International (DPI) on merger control clearance of its $165m acquisition of a controlling minority stake in Kazyon.
- Advised NYSE-listed Amphenol on its January 2023 acquisition of the CMR group from LBO France.
- Advised Aptean on its acquisition of NORRIQ Group’s Drink-IT business.
Bennani & Associés > Firm Profile
Firm overview: Founded in 2004, Bennani & Associes is a leading independent pan-African firm with offices in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Côte d’Ivoire and now also Democratic Republic of Congo. If offers cutting-edge business law expertise to listed and unlisted companies as well as public entities and international law firms active in the region. 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
Industries served: The firm has extensive experience in representing a range of major industry sector, including (but not limited to):
- Aerospace
- Automotive
- Chemicals
- Consumer electronics
- Energy
- Engineering and construction
- Financial Services
- Food
- Oil and gas
- Pharmaceuticals
- Private equity
- Telecommunications
- Transport
Recent highlights:
- Antitrust counsel to Alstom on filing of its €6.2bn merger with Bombardier (Morocco)
- Counsel to Sage Global Automotive S.R.L. on its acquisition of a 30% stake and voting rights in the Moroccan company, ERT Automotive Morocco Sarl-Au (Morocco)
- Counsel to Bunzl on Moroccan aspects of its acquisition of a 100% equity interest in Proin Pinilla, S.L., and Protec & Marti, S.L. (Morocco)
- Counsel to global investment management firm Carlyle in a $404m bankruptcy litigation procedure against the SAMIR refinery (Morocco)
- Counsel to Representing Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Morocco in commercial arbitration against its former distributor (Morocco)
- Counsel to Facebook on data privacy and payment instruments for new products (Algeria)
- Counsel to Hyundai on a new vehicle manufacturing joint venture with Tahkout Manufacturing Company (Algeria)
- Counsel to Evatherm AG in successful defence against penalty claims relating to a turnkey salt production plant (Algeria)
- Counsel to Enel Green Power on regulatory review of 5,000MW of photovoltaic and wind farm projects (Algeria)
- Counsel to Delfingen Industry in the acquisition of a 100% shareholding in Schlemmer group’s Tunisian subsidiary (Tunisia)
- Counsel to Volkswagen regarding merger clearance of its joint venture with Rimac (Tunisia)
- Counsel to Salama – Islamic Arab Insurance Company PSC on the sale of its Senegalese subsidiary, Salama Senegal, to Groupe Duval (Côte d’Ivoire)
- Counsel to Paystack Nigeria on regulatory authorisation of the company’s activities (Côte d’Ivoire)
Main Contacts
Department | Name | Telephone | |
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Arbitration and dispute resolution | |||
Banking and project finance | |||
Banking litigation | |||
Commercial litigation | |||
Corporate/M&A | |||
Energy | |||
Employment | |||
Intellectual property | |||
Labour litigation | |||
Litigation | |||
Private equity | |||
Real estate | |||
Stock exchange and capital markets | |||
Telecommunications | |||
Tourism and hotel projects |
Staff Figures
Number of lawyers : 53 At this office : 8Languages
Arabic English FrenchOther
Contact : Lamia Harguem Other offices : Abidjan (Ivory Coast) Other offices : Algiers (Algeria) Other offices : Casablanca (Morocco) Other offices : Kinshasa (DRC)- Commercial, corporate and M&A